Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 29th of October.
Good morning, Hopkinsville.
A proposal to rename West Side Park (Judge John Atkins West Side Park) is moving to City Council for consideration after a Committee of the Whole meeting where supporters highlighted his decades of volunteer work and service on the bench.
At the Bruce Convention Center, SWK EDC honored three leaders at its Industry Appreciation Luncheon, awarding Derek Poor, Anne Fugate, and Mike Foster, and marked retirements plus business milestone anniversaries across Trigg, Christian & Todd counties.
Hopkinsville's Committee of the Whole initially approved on Tuesday, Oct.
27 creating a 25-mph school zone on Lovers Lane and a pedestrian crosswalk near the new Christian County High School to slow traffic and protect students. The measures will go to Hopkinsville City Council for final approval.
PeADD says a $1.3 million summer shortfall forced meal suspensions; as of Oct.
5, 252 clients receive home-delivered meals, 246 remain suspended, and 48 in Todd and Trigg are slated for a pilot, with slots to be refilled as clients leave to stay within budget.
Christian County senior Madysen Taggart was named Region 2 Player of the Year after recording 330 kills, 126 blocks, and 70 digs this season, and she and the Lady Tigers play Crittenden at 6:00 p.m. at Trigg County High School with the winner advancing to Thursday night's championship.
Christian County High's soccer players earned postseason honors on Tuesday: senior Anthony Evangelista was named Region 2 Defensive Player of the Year.
Joseph Lopez and Erick Hernandez made All-Region First Team; Nick Horst, Mikel Ramirez, and Evangelista made Second Team, and Lester Macario and Ethan Fabian received honorable mention.
Tuesday night's 2nd Region volleyball quarterfinal saw the Caldwell County Lady Tigers face the Lyon County Lady Lyons, and a highlight video with key plays was posted Oct.
28.
University Heights Academy (sophomore) Graham Conrad was named this week's Humphries Physical Therapy, HES Energy Net and Michael Venable State Farm Player of the Week after finishing runner-up at the Class 1-A, Region 1 cross country meet Saturday at the Trigg County Complex and helping the Blazers win consecutive region championships.
Crittenden County senior Braelyn Merrill reached two milestones in Monday's region semifinal win over Madisonville-North Hopkins: she notched her 500th career kill and set a single-season attack record with 269, surpassing Carly Porter.
Todd County Central junior Ethan Johnson became the first Rebel to qualify for the state cross country meet after finishing 17th in the Class 1A Region 2 race at Phil Moore Park in Bowling Green, setting a school record of 19:02 as his team placed sixth with 149 points.
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