Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 24th of September.
Good morning, Hopkinsville.
Seven unclaimed veterans were laid to rest at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West on Wednesday morning; the Missing in America Project organized a service that read each name and folded flags to honor veterans from the Army, Air Force and Marine Corps.
Sanctuary, Inc. will host events during Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October in Hopkinsville to raise awareness and support survivors; activities include Wear Purple Wednesdays, an online pet costume contest (Oct.
12 to Oct. 26), proclamation readings at local councils and Halloween t-shirt sales with proceeds benefiting the capital campaign.
Historic tool fragments and pottery found during Commerce Park II work have found a home at the Trail of Tears Heritage Center in Hopkinsville & volunteers plan to preserve them for future study.
Diesel prices in Hopkinsville reached a record high at $6.29 on Sept.
20, with the average diesel now at $6.26 and regular fuel at $3.99 compared to last month and last year. Farmers have faced higher costs during harvest season.
The Christian County Sheriff's Department invites community members to apply for its Citizen's Sheriff Academy (classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays from Oct.
13) with applications due by Oct. 1 at 701 West Seventh Street in Hopkinsville or online; applicants must be 18+ residents and spots are limited to 25.
Heritage Christian Academy senior volleyball player Bralee Fowler was named Player of the Week after posting six kills, 16 digs, two blocks and two aces in a loss at University Heights Academy; she was interviewed after the game against Christian County earlier this week.
Kaydon Coats scored her 100th high school goal on Wednesday during senior night with a hat trick in the win over Franklin-Simpson + her penalty kick completed the milestone.
The achievement marked a memorable moment for her team.
University Heights earned a 9-0 shutout against Hopkins County Central in Mortons Gap Tuesday night in just 40 minutes, with seven players scoring.
The team will face Marshall County on Monday as coach Josh Nichols prepares for a challenging match.
At Tuesday’s Region 2 golf tournament at the Hopkinsville Golf and Country Club, Madisonville-North Hopkins finished sixth while Harper Frizzell advanced to the KHSAA State First Round; she will play next Wednesday, Oct.
7, at the Bardstown Country Club.
During Tuesday's match at Lee S.
Jones Park, Christian County's Lady Colonels won 8-1 over the Lady Lyons — the team improved to 8-5 and will host Franklin-Simpson for Senior Night Wednesday.
The Christian County Tigers blanked Muhlenberg County 4-0 Tuesday night in a boys' high school soccer match, with Jamiah Shanklin scoring a goal and making an assist.
The team improved to 9-6 and plays Calloway County today in a Senior Night home game.
Anslee West made history on Tuesday as the first golfer from Christian County High School to play in the Region 2 tournament.
She scored 106 to finish 35th, marking a 22-shot improvement from two years ago.
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