Hopkinsville Kiwanis Club

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Visit Hopkinsville director spotlights last year’s tourism spending numbers

In 2025, tourism spending in Christian County set a record, and Visit Hopkinsville Executive Director Amy Rogers spotlighted the milestone at Thursday’s Hopkinsville Kiwanis Club meeting. This is the fourth consecutive year where local tourism spending has risen reaching $245 million, a $1.6 million increase from 2024. Last year, tourism also generated $47.3 million in labor income, $16.4 million in state and local taxes and supported 1,798 jobs. Rogers says […]

todayJune 25, 2026 3

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Local Kiwanis Club invites community to annual golf scramble

To raise funds to support their mission in the community, all while having fun, the Hopkinsville Kiwanis Club is hosting its fourth annual Golf Scramble in May. Kiwanis Club President Amy Jones and members Nikki Chambers and Troy Adams recently appeared on WHOP to share how folks can register for the golf scramble and how the funds will be used to support local children. Jones says the golf scramble gets […]

todayApril 8, 2026 10

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Sanctuary Director spotlights events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April marks national Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, and Sanctuary, Inc. has a full calendar of events planned to spotlight the resources that are available to assault survivors. Sanctuary is a Christian County-based nonprofit that provides support and resources to empower survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault across the Pennyrile Region. Nonprofit Executive Director Heather Lancaster shared what events they have planned for April at Thursday’s Hopkinsville Kiwanis […]

todayMarch 19, 2026 5

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Local Kiwanis Club invites the community to annual Pancake Breakfast fundraiser

To continue their mission of supporting local youth, the Hopkinsville Kiwanis Club is inviting the community to their Pancake Breakfast next week. The pancake breakfast is an annual fundraiser the club hosts to continue their work in the community. Kiwanis member Nikki Chambers says the breakfast will be at the Hopkinsville War Memorial Building on February 7 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. For $7, folks can get all you […]

todayJanuary 28, 2026 5

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Consolidated CCHS Principal shares to-do list before the school opens

Construction of the consolidated Christian County High School began in September 2023, and Executive Principal Ken Carver talked about the work that needs to be completed before the school opens in August at Thursday’s Hopkinsville Kiwanis Club meeting. The new school is located off Lovers Lane near the Murray State Regional Campus, and it will combine the student bodies of Hopkinsville High School and Christian County High School. Before Carver […]

todayJanuary 22, 2026 4

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Lipstick After Dark member spotlights the program’s work, mission

Lipstick After Dark was established in 2019 to mentor teenage girls, and at Thursday’s Hopkinsville Kiwanis Club meeting, Jacqueline Porchia shared how the program provides guidance to girls as they enter adulthood. Porchia joined Lipstick After Dark in 2023 as a facilitator. The program was created by social worker Tangela Babb, and 25 girls are currently enrolled in it. Porchia says the mission of Lipstick After Dark is to create […]

todayJanuary 8, 2026 6

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Local Kiwanis Club spotlights its Warm the Children Initiative, invites folks to donate

The Hopkinsville Kiwanis Club launched the Willie Renshaw Warm the Children Initiative three decades ago, and this year, club members are asking for the community’s support to help them provide winter clothes for up to 300 local kids.    Kiwanis Club members Amy Jones and Nikki Chambers recently appeared on WHOP to talk about the initiative and how folks can donate. Chambers says when the initiative started in 1995, club […]

todayDecember 5, 2025 4

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Salvation Army lieutenants kick off Red Kettle Campaign, spotlight their local impact

The season of giving is underway, and the Hopkinsville-Christian County Salvation Army is inviting the community to donate to its largest annual fundraiser, the Red Kettle Campaign. Salvation Army Lieutenants Brittney and David Donegan shared their mission and sparked some friendly competition between civic organizations at Tuesday’s joint Hopkinsville Rotary and Kiwanis Club meeting. Funds from the campaign will go toward providing shelter, housing, food and other resources to those […]

todayNovember 25, 2025 3

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HRC Director spotlights the organization’s goals for the fiscal year

Raychel Farmer is the executive director of the Hopkinsville-Christian County Human Rights Commission and at Thursday’s Hopkinsville Kiwanis Club meeting she spotlighted how the organization promotes equality and what their plans are for the current fiscal year. The commission was established by the Hopkinsville City Council in 1963, and Farmer says they focus on mediating possible discrimination complaints concerning employment, housing, public accommodations and financial transactions. Farmer says a majority […]

todayNovember 7, 2025 9

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