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Today’s edition · Sat., Nov. 14

Attucks High School's Brick by Brick event is today

Plus, an HCC ribbon-cutting date and data center rules moving ahead.

The 5AM Hopkinsville team2 stories12 sources5 min read

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Attucks High School opens its doors today to show how the rescue effort is going

$1 millionfundraising goal to save the historic building

The donor thermometer shows how much has been pledged toward that goal so far.

Sources: WHVO Radio, WHOP Radio

If you've wondered how the effort to save is going, go see it. The Attucks "Revive to Thrive" Steering Committee has invited the community to its Brick by Brick event today, and the new donor thermometer gets unveiled at 2 p.m.

Visitors can hear stories from people whose lives were shaped by Attucks, browse the "Lives Shaped at Attucks" displays and watch demolition work from a designated safe viewing area. Construction is continuing on the back of the building. The school closed in 1988 after more than seven decades and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • When: Sat., Nov. 14, 2 to 4 p.m.
  • Where: 712 East First Street
  • Cost: free, and no RSVP is required
  • Save a Brick: sponsor a preserved brick or reserve one for engraving

Attucks has gone from closed school to rescue project

  1. 1988 closes after more than seven decades.
  2. 2025Men 2 Be starts working to restore the school as a community center.
  3. Nov. 2026Demolition of the school's rear portion is announced as starting.
  4. Nov. 14Brick by Brick event runs 2 to 4 p.m. at the school.

Sources: WHVO Radio, WHOP Radio

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Hopkinsville Community College is adding space as its trades programs grow

If you've been eyeing a trade, HCC is making room. Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs Dr. Dale Leatherman said at Thursday's Trigg County Chamber of Commerce Lunch & Learn that diesel technologies and CDL training are seeing recent success and need more space. HCC procured the old salvage yard and an extra parcel between Elm and Main streets. Construction has started on a space to bring electrical, plumbing, construction and HVAC training together, with a goal of finishing "in the next few years."

  • Ribbon-cutting: 1:30 p.m. Tues., Dec. 1
  • CDL training now: about 10 miles from the main campus
  • Diesel technology: to move into one of the buildings later

HCC has been educating students since 1965 and now spans five counties and nearly two dozen two-year programs. Students who call Trigg County home account for 10% of enrollment.

HCC grew from the 2022-⁠23 to the 2025-⁠26 school year

27%
rise in high school dual credit enrollment
Nearly 11%
rise in overall school population
More than 21%
rise in Trigg County enrollment
18%
rise in credentials obtained

Source: WKDZ Radio

Trigg County High has 129 students in dual-credit courses. In the career technical pathway, 40 are in welding, which came online in the last year. Another 18 are in early college and can graduate with an associate's degree the same month as their diploma.

Welding has the most students among Trigg County High's career tech dual-credit programs

Source: WKDZ Radio

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Early childhood1

News Notes

Data centers

The Christian County Plan Review Committee voted Friday to forward the revised data center zoning amendment to the full Planning Commission without requesting additional changes. It also advanced a comprehensive update to the county's subdivision regulations. Kentucky New Era

Senior meals

Officials are seeking a 45-day extension of the 90-day suspension of home-delivered meals for seniors in the nine-county Pennyrile region. Since Aug. 17, 328 of 693 clients have been suspended, 352 are being served, and another 8% cut is to come. Kentucky New Era

Warm the Children

The Kiwanis Club of Hopkinsville and The Crusty Pig kick off the campaign Monday, Nov. 16 with an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 4 to 8 p.m. on East Seventh Street. Tickets are $12, and you can eat in or take a meal to go. The club hopes to raise $30,000 to buy winter clothing for 300 children. WKDZ RadioWHOP Radio

Kiwanis aims to help 300 children, up from 160 in year one

$16,000Money raised$30,000
160Children helped300

Source: WKDZ Radio

Football

The Christian County Tigers' inaugural season ended Friday night with a 44-0 loss to No. 2-ranked South Warren in a Class 6-A, District 1 playoff game. The Tigers finished 4-8, and the Spartans held them to 48 total yards. WHOP Radio

Hoops

Basketball season tips off today with the Christian County boys hosting a four-team shootout at Rotary Gym: Henderson County plays Marshall County at 5 p.m., then the Tigers face Webster County at 7:30 p.m., and admission is $5 cash. The Lady Tigers open at Madisonville against Graves County, with varsity at 10:30 a.m. Kentucky New Era

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The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County are wrapping up their year of History on Tap with a look back at how Hopkinsville celebrated Christmas through the decades. Museum Director Alissa Keller leads the free talk at Hopkinsville Brewing Company on Thursday, Dec. 3. It's a first Thursday this time, not the usual fourth. Cheers to old holiday memories.

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Past issues

  1. Fri., Nov. 13Tigers face No. 2 South Warren in Friday's playoff round
  2. Thurs., Nov. 12Tigers face South Warren Friday; Attucks demolition begins
  3. Wed., Nov. 11Christian County has 66 of Kentucky's 207 measles cases
  4. Tues., Nov. 10Tigers roll past Daviess County 52-7; Tiger Band's send-off is tonight
  5. Mon., Nov. 9Veterans Day service at VFW Post 1913 is open to all Wednesday
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5AM Hopkinsvilleto me · Sat., Nov. 146:00 a.m.

Attucks High School's Brick by Brick event is today

Plus, an HCC ribbon-cutting date and data center rules moving ahead.

The TLDR

  1. Attucks High School's Brick by Brick event runs 2 to 4 p.m. today
  2. HCC has a ribbon-cutting set for 1:30 p.m. Tues., Dec. 1
  3. Data center rules move on to the full Planning Commission
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