Good morning, Hopkinsville.

Haven 12:10 Animal Sanctuary raised about $3,000 at its Horseshoes and Heartbeats benefit trail ride on Sunday, when roughly 40 riders plus many supporters attended for drawings, a rainbow-bridge memorial, and a Blessing of the Animals.

William Battle won the KBA Excellence in Broadcasting Rookie of the Year award Sunday night at the Galt House in Louisville, and the Your Sports Edge team won the KBA Overall Digital Presence award; Your Sports Edge covers high school and college sports in Christian, Trigg, Todd, Caldwell, Hopkins, and Lyon counties.

The South Western Kentucky Economic Development Council's Industry Appreciation Luncheon will be Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Bruce Convention Center; only a few seats remain after about 450 RSVPs and 25 industries confirmed, and Kentucky Machine & Engineering will celebrate its 55th anniversary Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Cadiz with a free lunch.

Robert Webb, Dr. Whitney Holland and Dr. Twan Doan are running for the District 5 CCPS board seat on the Nov.

3 ballot after Tom Bell resigned; they appeared at a League of Women Voters forum on Oct. 19 discussing teacher pay + communication, and the winner will be sworn in soon to fill the vacancy.

Christian County Public Schools placed head football coach Dustin Lopez on administrative leave in a news release on Oct.

26 (the leave runs through the next scheduled varsity game); assistant coaches will run practices and games, and Lopez is expected to resume his head coaching duties after that contest.

Judge-Executive Jerry Gilliam says a bridge over the CSX tracks on KY 115 to reroute semi traffic is expected to begin in November, though dirt work will come later.

The fiscal court applied for a Land and Water Conservation Grant and is working with TVA to upgrade Ruff Park, including playground and parking updates + up to six pickleball courts.

Christian County's confirmed measles cases rose by 10 to 63 as of Oct.

26, part of Kentucky's 193-case outbreak; health officials urge residents to ensure MMR vaccination and call their provider if exposed, and the Christian County Health Department offers immunizations at 1700 Canton St. (270-887-4160).

A measles outbreak continues in Christian, Trigg, Caldwell and Todd counties (63, 31, 7, and 2 active cases), and the Christian County Health Department has administered more than 400 MMR doses since early July while offering vaccines to anyone regardless of age, race, sex, or religion. The Board of Health will next meet in January 2027.

Hopkins County Central placed ninth in the Class 2A Region 1 boys cross country meet Saturday at the Trigg County Recreation Complex, led by junior Jaxon Adcock, who finished 32nd in 20:16 as the Storm’s five scorers averaged 22:40.

The Class 2A state championship will be run at 1:15 p.m. at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.

Madisonville-North Hopkins sophomore Kaleb Dunkley placed fourth in the Class 2A Region 1 cross country race Saturday at the Trigg County Recreation Complex, running 3.1 miles in 17:18 to earn an individual berth at the state meet at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.

Christian County will play Paducah Tilghman on Friday without head coach Dustin Lopez, who was placed on administrative leave Monday after the district said he failed to meet coaching standards, and assistant Chris Ezell will serve as acting head coach for the game.

Webster County placed fifth in Saturday's Class 2A Region 1 boys cross country meet at the Trigg County Recreation Complex with 113 points, led by senior Landon Higdon's second-place 16:44, and the Trojans will run in Saturday's Class 2A state meet at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.