History comes calling: 50 years at the Pennyroyal Area Museum
byJennifer P. Brown
The late Julia Henry, a popular Hopkinsville radio personality in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, was among several notables featured in a celebration of the museum's 50th birthday.
Miss J Turner
bell hooks way street sign
bell hooks’ 'Communion' is having a moment
byJulia Hunter

Hoptown 

Pennyroyal Area Museum
bell hooks Book Club has next gathering on July 20
byHoptown Chronicle
literacy book mobile
Christian County Literacy Council launches a book mobile for young readers
byJennifer P. Brown
memorial building exterior
Hopkinsville museum's birthday celebration moving to Memorial Building
byHoptown Chronicle
Showbox theater
Library support group plans Gatsby Gala event at The Showbox
byHoptown Chronicle

Regional & State 

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Food stamp changes will cost states billions, raising fears about SNAP’s future
byKevin Hardy
McConnell rehab feature
McConnell moves to a rehabilitation center after hospital stay, shares photo with wife
byMcKenna Horsley
mitch mcconnell in front of mic
McConnell’s hospitalization continues as Kentucky officials, constituents demand transparency
byMcKenna Horsley
cannabis greenhouse
No longer able to purchase out-of-state, Ky medical cannabis patients suffer sticker shock
byLisa Autry

Arts & Culture 

sparklers-fireworks-feature
Independence celebrations in and near Hopkinsville planned for nation's 250th anniversary
byJennifer P. Brown
Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History
Events in Frankfort to celebrate 'America250' on Fourth of July
byTom Latek
chair with fairies and moss
Best seats in Hoptown: Chair Project raises $3,680 for Sanctuary
byJennifer P. Brown
soul food mural
Pennyroyal Arts Council campers paint 'Soul Food' mural for downtown restaurant
byJennifer P. Brown

Views 

Commentary: Nation’s future depends on finding things in common
by Al Cross
Commentary: Kentucky’s open door on government transparency is closing
by Caleb O. Brown
Commentary: Kentucky leaders should look to history to solve data center controversies
by Kathryn Hargraves

History 

Rev War Bios_Feature
They brought forth a new nation: Christian County's Revolutionary War soldiers
byYvette Holmes
Grace Abernethy
Local architecture topic for June 25 History on Tap
byHoptown Chronicle
Frederick_Douglass_(circa_1879) feature
Juneteenth is a reminder of Black Americans’ long struggle for education following end of slavery
byRodney Coates
Betsy Ross
What Betsy Ross’ real story tells us about women’s work in the Revolution — and why it still matters 250 years later
byMarla Miller