Hopkinsville

(Age 71, of Hopkinsville) Funeral service will be Friday, July 10th at 1pm at Lamb Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Henderson Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 11am till the service hour at Lamb Funeral Home.

Hopkinsville firefighters and a police officer, along with two law enforcement canines were sworn in at Tuesday’s Hopkinsville City Council meeting. From the Hopkinsville Fire Department, Fire Chief Steve Futrell presented the graduates of Recruit Class 26-1: D’Torian Isabella, Austin Stumbaugh, Dalton Horn, Nicholas Sanderson, Reginald White Jr., Jeffert Salsedo and Matthew Ramos. The seven recruits were sworn in as firefighters by Hopkinsville Mayor J.R. Knight. From the Hopkins

The United Way of the Pennyrile is now in the thick of things, as their annual fundraising campaign is officially underway, and dynamic duo Amy and Derrick Watson are putting out the call for support. The Watsons are serving as co-chairs for this year’s campaign, and they’ve already hit the ground running just a week into the campaign. Both are somewhat recently retired from their long-running careers, which means they’re able to devote their nearly full attention to the cause, which i

A resolution is still up in the air in the case against murder suspect Anthony Moore, who appeared alongside his defense attorney in Christian Circuit Court Wednesday morning. Moore himself entered a motion requesting that he receive a mental health evaluation, but Moore has already undergone an evaluation for competency to stand trial before. His attorney, Daniel Sherman, informed the court that he did not file the motion for a reevaluation because nothing about his client makes him think a

A Hopkinsville woman has been charged following a pursuit that began on Clinic Drive in Hopkinsville Tuesday and ended on Mechanic Street.  According to the Hopkinsville Police Department report, officers responded to the Walmart Supercenter on Clinic Drive around 12:45 p.m. for reports of an alleged shoplifter who had fled the store. A vehicle matching the description of the one the suspect was driving was located near the Pennyrile Parkway and McLean Avenue.  Officers attempte

The 2026 season resumes tonight for the Hoptown Hoppers, who have been off for the last two nights.  Hoptown, which has not played a full game since Friday night due to weather and scheduled off days, is scheduled to play the Paducah Chiefs at 6:30 p.m. today at Brooks Stadium.  The Hoppers enter tonight’s game 19-7 and trailing Henderson by a half-game in the OVL standings. The Chiefs are in fourth place at 12-14 and are eight games back. 

Former University Heights Academy pitcher Thomas Hallmark has committed to play at Brescia University, according to Blazers’ Head Baseball Coach Michael Crow.   Hallmark, who just completed his senior season, is a 6-foot-4, right-handed hurler who helped UHA win the All “A” State Tournament and advance to the KHSAA State Baseball Tournament quarterfinals.   He went 2-0 with a 4.27 ERA with 29 strikeouts and 18 walks this season for UHA. He joins his&nbs

Marie Hughes was sworn in at Tuesday’s Hopkinsville City Council meeting to fill the Ward Five vacancy following Amy Craig’s resignation. Craig resigned in early June, and not too long afterward, Ward Five residents were invited to apply to fill her vacancy. Hughes was reportedly the only candidate who applied, and city council members unanimously approved her selection for the position. Hughes says she became interested in joining the city council after she heard that Craig wasn’t

Fort Campbell soldiers Sgt. Maisen Temple and Sgt. Jacob Paz recently received citizen commendation certificates from Clarksville Police Chief Ty Burdine for restraining an armed suspect. According to a Fort Campbell news release, on May 14, Temple and Paz were at an establishment on Riverside Drive in Clarksville when an intoxicated person entered and was armed with a pistol. The pair reportedly restrained the armed individual and prevented any shots from being fired. Temple says he rush