Good morning, Hopkinsville.

Downtown Halloween trick-or-treating turned South Main Street into a candy-filled alley Friday evening, with about 45 businesses handing out treats and Parks and Recreation estimating roughly 3,000 attendees (up from last year).

The Committee of the Whole forwarded a proposal Tuesday to name Westside Park for longtime Christian County Circuit Judge John Atkins after speakers highlighted his work preserving westside history, and the Hopkinsville City Council will vote Monday on whether to rename the park.

Kentucky health officials say 201 measles cases have been confirmed statewide as of Thursday, Oct.

29, 2026, with Christian County reporting the most at 65 and nearby counties also affected; officials urge families to check MMR records and call a provider before visiting if exposed (to avoid spreading the virus).

Kentucky has confirmed 201 measles cases so far this year; Christian County leads with 65 cases while Laurel has 56, Trigg 31, Bath 15, and Caldwell and Todd have seven and three respectively, per state totals reported Thursday, Oct.

29. Health officials urge residents to check MMR vaccination records and call before visiting a clinic if exposed.

The Christian County Lady Colonels won the regional volleyball championship Thursday night, beating Henderson County in four sets, and libero Peyton Owens said after the match she was glad her sister could watch.

Trigg County senior Grant Gallogly will make his third and final run at today's (Class 1A) state cross country meet in Lexington as he chases his first sub-19-minute time after posting his fastest races this month.

Christian County eighth-grader Gracelyn Clark earned her first trip to the state cross country meet with a top-20 regional finish and will try to beat her personal best today at the Kentucky Horse Park (she missed it by four seconds).

After Thursday’s Region 2 final at Trigg County High School, the All-Region Team included Christian County’s Bailey Brown, Madysen Taggart, Peyton Owens, standouts from Heritage Christian and University Heights Academy, and others; veteran referee Scott Colley was named to work the KHSAA state tournament at George Rogers Clark.