Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 7th of October.
Good morning, Hopkinsville.
Oak Grove Tourism has planned Halloween in the Grove to bring fun with hayrides, a haunted house, and a Trick-or-Treat Maze for families.
The free event will take place Saturday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. at 105 Walter Garrett Lane (Oak Grove).
The Depot, a new family-owned shop, opened in Crofton at 184 South Madisonville Street and now serves soft serve ice cream, milkshakes, dirty sodas, and other treats as a welcoming community hangout.
The owners plan early next year to add coffee equipment and invite vendors + live music.
Hopkinsville & Christian County shoppers can use code KOOFR to get 1TB of lifetime Koofr cloud storage for $129.99 during Deal Days, with the sale ending October 11 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
DarkHorse Technologies Inc. signed a power contract with Hopkinsville Electric System to secure 50 MW for its new superintelligence factory in town.
The 10-year deal (with automatic five-year renewals) funds a 65 MW substation that will boost grid stability for local customers.
Singer-songwriter Martha Redbone performs Guardian Spirit: The Words of bell hooks at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct.
16 at the Alhambra Theatre with soulful music and visuals honoring bell hooks’ Kentucky roots (promo code bell50). A workshop with $10 adult and $5 student tickets runs at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15.
Students paint a Kentucky-inspired mural with local artist Paula Gieseke during Pennyroyal Arts Council’s Fall Mural Camp on South Clay Street, and the public is invited to the unveiling at 10 a.m. Friday at Hudson’s Antique Store.
Hopkinsville Community College Foundation hosted its 36th Annual Mike Foster Golf Scramble on Friday, Oct.
2 at the Hopkinsville Golf & Country Club to raise funds for textbook scholarships. Nearly 80 sponsors backed the sold-out event to help offset student expenses.
Crews will pave a temporary widening on U.S. 68 (Seventh Street) in Hopkinsville on Thursday and Friday, Oct.
8-9 from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to support an upcoming traffic shift as part of an $11.6 million project to widen 1.07 miles between KY 91 and KY 1007.
The Hopkinsville Fire Department is seeking community input for its five-year strategic plan by inviting residents, business owners, and others to complete an online survey (open to all) that will help guide improvements in emergency services and outreach.
The Christian County Water District issued a boil water advisory Tuesday morning for addresses on the 15000 block of Dawson Springs Road and nearby side roads — residents had to boil water for at least three minutes before use until further notice.
Naomi Welborn, a Todd County Central senior, reached a new career low this golf season and became the first local golfer to play at the girls’ state tournament — she discussed her final high school round in a recent interview.
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