Good morning, Hopkinsville.

Christian County Tiger Band advanced to KMEA State Finals in Class 5A and finished sixth at the state contest in Bowling Green Saturday night.

The Tigers will take their New Kids on the Block show to BOA Grand Nationals in Indianapolis Nov. 12-14, and Trigg County finished 12th in Class 3A semifinals.

With winter approaching after Halloween and the time change, the Tennessee Valley Authority is urging residents to prepare now by scheduling heating tune-ups, checking vents and ceiling fan rotation, and adding thermal curtains; TVA offers a rebate for tune-ups & posts contractor resources online.

The Nature Conservancy purchased the 253,000-acre Cumberland Forest Project in 2018 to protect and restore lands across Virginia, Tennessee, and southeastern Kentucky.

In 2024 it sold permanent easements on 54,000 Kentucky acres and will transfer stewardship as soon as 2028 while partners expand hunting, trails, and community grants.

Heritage Christian Academy placed 21st of 36 teams Saturday at the Class 1A state cross country meet in Lexington with 607 points, led by junior Aaron Hensley who finished 93rd in 18:41 in the boys' 5,000-meter race.

Easton Bourland won Dawson Springs' first individual state cross country title Saturday, taking the boys 5,000 at the Kentucky Beef Council Class 1A meet at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington in a school-record 15:40; it was his second individual state title of 2026, finishing more than 16 seconds ahead of Grant Greenwell.

University Heights Academy finished eighth among 36 teams at the Kentucky Beef Council Class 1A state cross country meet in Lexington on Saturday, scoring 299 points; sophomore Graham Conrad led the Blazers with a personal-best 17:05 for 3.1 miles (21st of 261), and the five scorers averaged 18:16.

Christian County ran at Saturday's KHSAA Class 3-A state meet at Kentucky Horse Park, where the boys placed 24th with 698 points and Cayden Cline led the team in 83rd at 17:10, while eighth-grader Gracelyn Clark shaved nearly a minute off her best with a personal record of 21:34.

Caldwell County lost 30-17 to Murray on Friday to finish the regular season, and the Tigers (8-2) will host Hancock County in a playoff game next week.

Trigg County junior Veyda Grinols finished eighth in the Class 1A girls state cross country meet in Lexington on Saturday in 19:28 — the best Lady Wildcat state finish since 1993; Trigg County placed 13th of 31 teams with 399 points.

Christian County opens KHSAA State Tournament tonight when the Lady Tigers travel to face Region 1 champion McCracken County at 6 p.m. The winner advances to Friday's quarterfinals at George Rogers Clark High School to play the Louisville Assumption–North Oldham winner.

Trigg County finished 16th out of 36 teams at the Class 1A state cross country meet Saturday in Lexington (Kentucky Horse Park), scoring 419 points after early falls cost runners positions; Grady Oliphant led the Wildcats with a personal-best 18:13 and five runners placed among the top 140.