Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 17th of October.
Good morning, Hopkinsville.
Hopkinsville will host several family-friendly trick-or-treat and trunk-or-treat events ahead of Halloween (with gatherings at Hutson Inc. on Oct.
23, Ruff Park and War Memorial Walking Trail on Oct. 24, and additional events on Oct. 25, 27, 29 and 30) to bring the community together for candy and fun.
Hopkinsville will host the largest KMEA marching band competition at the Stadium of Champions today.
The event will feature over 22 bands, more than 1,500 student performers, upgraded turf and a new parking shuttle from 1 Tiger Way before finals begin at 6:15 p.m.
Trigg County Schools reported district attendance above 95% with behavior referrals lower than last year and early federal Impact Aid funding offsetting education costs.
The district celebrated extracurricular wins and the Wildcat Marching Band will perform at Hopkinsville’s Stadium of Champions this weekend at 12:30 p.m.
The school board approved over $213,500 in additional purchases at CCHS on Oct.
15 to buy new furniture, batting cages, bleacher upgrades, and more using remaining contingency funds; officials said the changes accommodate more than 2,000 students settling into the facility.
Hopkins County Central held its Cross Country Senior Day yesterday, highlighting Jenna Fairchild and Maria Kerby ahead of Thursday's HCCHS Regional Tune-Up in Mortons Gap (YSE captured the key moments).
Hopkins County Central hosted its final cross country meet on Thursday—a warmup for the KHSAA Regional Meet in Cadiz on Oct.
24—and YSE captured photos of the event.
After a tough loss last week, the Christian Co. Tigers will host the McCracken Co. Mustangs tonight at the Stadium of Champions at 7 p.m.—a Homecoming event with a tailgate for CCHS students starting at 5 p.m.
Madisonville-North Hopkins topped University Heights Academy 3—1 at Blazer Gym Thursday night in the local volleyball matchup.
Bailee Chestnut recorded 23 assists and the Lady Blazers will face Heritage Christian Academy Monday in the 8th District Tournament.
The Christian Co. Lady Tigers picked up their 21st win with a 3-1 victory over visiting Crittenden Co on Thursday night, winning sets 26-28, 25-11, 25-10, and 25-8.
The team is set to compete in the Apollo Tournament this weekend and will face Ft. Campbell Monday in the semi-finals of the 8th District Volleyball Tournament.
UHA’s Boys Cross Country Team placed 5th in the Purple Strider Invitational at Ephram White Park Thursday night + will run next at the Region 1 Class 1 A Regional Meet at Trigg Co. on Oct.
24.
Today, three Christian County runners finished in the top seven at the inaugural Todd County Central Rebel Run in Elkton, with senior Tyson Cavinder finishing third in a 3.1-mile race moved up to avoid bad weather.
The Tigers secured third place in the boys' team standings with 72 points.
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