socialfacebooktwitteremailrssiPhoneDroid
From the Weather Edge: Staff Meteorologist David Bryant says there is a daily chance of thunderstorms through Friday. The best chance for strong storms appears to be Tuesday and Wednesday............................................................................................CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2013 AT TRIGG COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Feature Archive
Past Weeks:  

School Board Hears Numbers Behind Scenarios

While a decision regarding school boundaries and redistricting in Christian County is still about a month away, the School Board now has numbers to put into the equation ...Read More

Glass Door Solutions Opens In Elkton

A building being used for storage on Main Street in Elkton will now be utilized as a factory to make glass doors after an announcement Monday afternoon by Governor Steve Beshear about the new company Glass Door Solutions ...Read More

Allison Grimes Talks About Possible Senate Run

Kentucky Secretary of State Allison Grimes says she is gauging support for a possible U S Senate campaign ...Read More

Disadvantaged Business Forums

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is seeking public input on proposed goals for increasing Disadvantaged Business Enterprise involvement in highway projects ...Read More

Christian County Deputies Make Rape Arrest

The Christian County Sheriff's Department arrested a Greenville man over the weekend after allegedly raped a woman on Antioch Road ...Read More

BACH Streamlines Lab Services To Better Serve

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital's Laboratory service is shifting laboratory technicians schedules earlier in the day beginning Monday, May 13 to better meet the demand of the patient population ...Read More

Man Arrested After Fleeing Police

A local man is facing multiple charges after allegedly leaving his daughter and fleeing from police ...Read More

NTSB To Hear Eggners Ferry Bridge Investigation

The National Transportation Safety Board will meet Tuesday to hear the detailed findings from their investigation into the Delta Mariner's collision with the Eggners Ferry Bridge ...Read More

Man Injured In Sawmill Accident

One person was reportedly injured Monday morning in an accident at a Christian County sawmill ...Read More

Hopkinsville Man Arrested On Burglary Charge

A Hopkinsville man was arrested on burglary charges Saturday night after an incident on West 7th Street ...Read More

Man Arrested After Dog Bites Officer

A Hopkinsville man was arrested Saturday night after his dog allegedly bit a Hopkinsville police officer ...Read More

Dunn Going To Youngstown State

After the Murray State Board of Regents voted for the second time on Friday not to renew the contract of school president, Dr ...Read More

Hopkinsville Man Arrested In Princeton

A Hopkinsville man faces charges following his arrest Sunday afternoon in Princeton ...Read More

Two Arrested For Crofton Business Burglary

A Crofton man and a Cerulean man are facing burglary and theft charges after they were arrested in connection with a recent burglary in Crofton ...Read More

Crime Stoppers Fugitive Of The Week

The Cadiz-Trigg County Crime Stoppers Program is asking for the public's help to locate a wanted fugitive ...Read More

Eight Killed In Highway Accidents

State Police say eight people died in eight separate crashes on Kentucky highways last week ...Read More

I-69 Interchange Project In Benton

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has announced that it has finalized plans for the reconstruction of the Purchase Parkway-KY 348 interchange at Benton ...Read More

Dossett Concerned About Budget Situation

Ninth District State Representative Myron Dossett is expressing serious concerns about Kentucky's current and future financial situation, after news last week that the current state budget could face a potential shortfall ...Read More

Hoppers Getting Ready To Kick Off Season

The Hoptown Hoppers baseball season will officially kick off in June, but team officials are planning several local events to get the team name out there before that first ball slides over home plate ...Read More

Teddy Bear Drive For Fort Campbell Soldiers

As part of his job promoting local tourism in the surrounding area, Trigg County Tourism Director Bill Stevens serves on the Chamber of Commerce's Military Affairs Committee ...Read More

Suspect Shot By Homeowner During Robbery Attempt

Oak Grove Police say a robbery suspect remains in critical condition after he attempted to break into a home on Gail Street Sunday night ...Read More

Eggners Ferry Investigation Winding Down

Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board have termed Tuesday's discussion of the Eggners Ferry Bridge collapse as "basically the conclusion of the investigation" ...Read More

Expert Calls Grimes Viable Candidate

A political scientist at the University of Kentucky believes that Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes could be a strong challenger in next year's U ...Read More

KWC To Offer Degree Options

One western Kentucky college is going to offer students the chance to get a degree and save thousands of dollars on the cost of a college education ...Read More

Todd County Economic Development Announcement

Governor Steve Beshear is scheduled to be in Todd County Monday afternoon for an economic development announcement....Read More

101st Combat Aviation Soldiers To Return Sunday

It will be an extra special mothers day for 280 families, who will be welcoming home their soldier Sunday evening ...Read More

Trigg Arrowcats National Champs Again

The Trigg County Arrowcats have brought home another national championship for the high school, along with an individual national title for middle schooler Clay Stevens ...Read More

Accident Injures Woman Outside Walmart

A Hopkinsville woman is recovering after an accident Friday afternoon in the Walmart parking lot in Hopkinsville ...Read More

Counterfeit Money Surfaces Again

Hopkinsville Police are again looking into counterfeit 100 dollar bills after an incident on the westside of Hopkinsville Saturday ...Read More

TCHS Arrowcats Win National Title

Trigg County High School has won the National Archery in Schools Championship for the second straight year, while two other Trigg teams finished second ...Read More

Trigg Relay Raises 106-thousand Dollars

Trigg County will contribute more than 106-thousand dollar to continue fighting cancer through the American Cancer Society ...Read More

Three Transported After Lyon County Crash

Three people were transported following a three vehicle accident Friday afternoon in Lyon County ...Read More

Chander To Head Humanities Council

Former Congressman Ben Chandler has found a new job, just months after losing his seat in the House of Representatives ...Read More

Residents Asks Courts To Handle Redistricting

Five Kentucky residents are asking federal judges to draw the state's new legislative boundaries ...Read More

Trigg Relay Continues Despite Rain

The 16th annual Trigg County American Cancer Society Relay for Life continues this morning at Perdue Field, despite some overnight rain that began during Friday night's Luminaria Service ...Read More

HCC Celebrates Graduation Friday Night

The 47th Hopkinsville Community College Commencement was heavily attended and while Commencement Speaker, Alumnus and army veteran, Aaron Carew was well received, it was the honoring of the late Jason Sholar that brought the most rousing of applause ...Read More

UPDATE - State Police Release Name Of Bus Driver In Bus Accident

State Police have now released the name of the bus driver in the accident involving a school bus carrying the Union County High School softball team to a game Friday afternoon in Livingston County....Read More

Grant For Trigg County Sheriff's Department

The Trigg County Sheriff's Department will be getting some new equipment after being awarded a 34 hundred dollar grant by the Law Enforcement Protection Program ...Read More

Friday Afternoon Vehicle Fire

The Trigg County Sheriff's Office and Cadiz Fire Department responded to a car fire Friday afternoon near Wallace Avenue and Will Jackson Road ...Read More

Ag Commissioner Returns Hopeful

Agriculture Commissioner James Comer is returning to Kentucky confident the federal government will act to legalize industrial hemp production in the near future ...Read More

KSP Memorial Planned For Wednesday

In commemoration of National Police Officers Memorial Week, Kentucky State Police Post 2, in Madisonville will honor fallen troopers at a ceremony on Wednesday, May 15, at 10:00am at the cemetery at Salem Missionary Baptist Church ...Read More
Lexington Artist To Be Featured Locally Next Week

The Hopkinsville Art Guild and the Princeton Art Guild will be hosting a plein air painting workshop May 16, 17, and 18 ...Read More

Cabinet Moves Forward With US 641

A relocated US 641 from Marion to Interstate 69 is likely to begin as a "super two-lane" highway with the possibility of eventual widening to four lanes ...Read More

NTSB To Discuss Eggners Ferry Bridge Collapse

The National Transportation Safety Board has announced that it will hold a board meeting to discuss the collapse of the Eggners Ferry Bridge, after it was struck by the cargo ship, Delta Mariner ...Read More

Trigg School Board Approves One Percent Pay Hike

The Trigg County Board of Education will be handing out a one percent raise to employees next year as well as adding a new entrance to the primary and intermediate addition plans ...Read More

Two Arrested In Thursday Armed Robbery

Hopkinsville Police say two men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery Thursday afternoon at West End Mobile Home Park ...Read More

HCC Board Discusses Budget

The Hopkinsville Community College Board of Directors is proposing a 30 million dollar budget for next year to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Board of Regents for approval ...Read More

MIssouri Man Killed In Boating Accident

Authorities have now released the name of a Jackson, Missouri man who was killed Thursday in a boating accident on Kentucky Lake, underneath Eggners Ferry Bridge ...Read More

Senator Westerfield On What He's Learned

Senator Whitney Westerfield says his first General Assembly session was eye opening in many good and bad ways ...Read More

Trigg Tourism Expects Busy Weekend

As the Cadiz-Trigg County Tourism Commission awaits the second reading of a proposed restaurant tax by the Cadiz City Council in June, they continue to make plans for a busy summer season ...Read More

Croft Named TCHS Basketball Coach

An assistant coach at Hopkinsville High School has been selected to be the next head basketball coach at Trigg County High School ...Read More

Hopkinsville Armed Robbery

Hopkinsville Police are on the look out for suspects involved in an armed robbery Thursday afternoon ...Read More

State Ordered To Explain Redactions

Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd has given the state of Kentucky 30 days to inform the Louisville Courier Journal and the Lexington Herald Leader why it redacted and removed information from more than 140 case files of children who have been killed or who were nearly killed from abuse or neglect ...Read More

Senior Center Of The Year Awards

The Pennyrile Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living presented the 2013 Senior Center of the Year Awards Wednesday at Lake Barkley State Resort Park Convention Center ...Read More

Kiwanis Presents $1,000 Scholarships To 4 Seniors

With graduation looming for hundreds of seniors in Christian County, four are being honored by a local club for their outstanding efforts ...Read More

Dawson Springs Officially "Trail Town"

First Lady Jane Beshear was in Dawson Springs Thursday to announced that the community had been selected to be Kentucky's first "Trail Town," which is part of an effort to promote and develop adventure tourism opportunities across the state ...Read More

Bond Motions Denied In Christian Circuit Court

A change of bond motion was denied for two individuals in separate cases Wednesday after hearings in Christian Circuit Court ...Read More

HWEA Among Lowest Water Rates In State

According to a 2012 Water Rate Survey conducted by Cannon and Cannon, Inc, of Bowling Green, the average cost for 4,000 gallons of drinking water in the State of Kentucky is 27 dollars and 01 cent ...Read More

HCC Foundation 2nd Annual Award Luncheon

Hopkinsville Community College Foundation recognized donors and scholarship award recipients Thursday afternoon at their 2nd Annual Scholarship Award Luncheon ...Read More

Cadiz Police Identify Cough Syrup Thieves

According to new information from the Cadiz Police Department, within two hours of posting the pictures, officers received a tip and confirmed the identity of all three people in the photos from the Hancock's Market theft case ...Read More

Pass It On Project Volunteers Still Needed May 18th

Volunteers are still needed to complete a number of projects that are planned for the Lake Barkley State Resort Park Pass It On Project Saturday May 18th ...Read More

Chick-fil-A Ribbon Cutting

Hopkinsville welcomed a partner in business, and the community, Thursday morning with a ribbon cutting at Chick-fil-A on Fort Campbell Boulevard ...Read More

Hopkinsville Man Arrested In Assault Case

A Hopkinsville man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly assaulting his wife and then detaining her against her will ...Read More

Governor Announces Upgrade At Hancock Plant

Governor Steve Beshear Thursday announced that Domtar Paper Company plans to upgrade and add equipment at its Hawesville facility, retaining 452 jobs and investing up to 20-million dollars in capital improvements ...Read More

New Morton's Gap Municipal Building

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Wednesday in Morton's Gap for the construction of a new municipal building ...Read More

Police Investigate East 1st Street Burglary

Hopkinsville Police are investigating a burglary that occurred sometime over the past week at an East 1st Street residence ...Read More

Former Fugitive Of The Week Arrested

A former Crime Stoppers Fugitive of the Week is in custody after being arrested Wednesday afternoon ...Read More

Alexander Threatens Corps Funding

Tennessee United States Senator Lamar Alexander says he is ready for the Corps of Engineers to start listening concerning barricades above and below ten Cumberland River Dams, including Barkley Dam ...Read More

Attempted Kidnapping Reported In Clarksville

Clarksville Police are investigating an alleged attempted kidnapping that happened Wednesday morning in the Paradise Hill Road and Hietts Lane area ...Read More

Cadiz Police Looking For Cough Syrup Thieves

Cadiz Police are on the look out for three people involved in the theft of cough syrup from a local grocery store ...Read More

Former Fire Chief Sentenced For Theft

The man accused of stealing from the Westside Volunteer Fire Department will sit in jail every weekend until restitution is made to the Fire Department ...Read More
Dawson Springs Man Guilty On Weapons Charge

Formal sentencing is scheduled for August for a Dawson Springs man who entered guilty pleas to weapons charges in federal court ...Read More

MSU President's Contract Again Subject Of Vote

The Murray State University Board of Regents will again vote on the contract of President Randy Dunn at the behest of Regents Chairman Constantine Curris, following a ruling from Attorney General Jack Conway ...Read More

Wisdom Sentenced, Mother Arrested For Disorderly Conduct

Despite objections from the defense attorney, 56th Circuit Judge CA Woodall sentenced Dwight Wisdom to 25 years in prison for the murder of Eric Jones ...Read More

Judge To Hear Motions In Claude Russell Case

Claude Russell's attorney is filing a motion to dismiss the murder charge against Russell in the 2002 death of Chantel Humphries ...Read More
Hopkinsville Christian County Crime Stoppers Featured Fugitives of the Week


This week police are looking for 50 year old Roy Michael Merritt and 44 year old Ken Lavinshi Wheeler.

Camping Out For Chick-fil-A

In preparation for the official opening Thursday of the new Chick-fil-A in Hopkinsville, more than 150 people equipped with tents, chairs, games, and more, came out bright and early Wednesday morning for a chance to win a year's supply of Chick-fil-A...Read More

Asphalt Projects Announced

Governor Steve Beshear Wednesday announced that asphalt rehabilitation projects totaling more than 64-million dollars have been awarded by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet ...Read More

Gemmill To Address League Of Women Voters

Education will be the focus during the May meeting of the Hopkinsville Christian County League of Women Voters ...Read More

Talley Named SEC Freshman Of The Year

A big honor this week for former Caldwell County High School golfer Emma Talley ...Read More

Police Investigating Theft Of Fencing

Hopkinsville Police are investigating the theft of fencing from the area of South Liberty Street ...Read More

Chattanooga Couple In Stable Condition

Two Chattanooga, Tennessee residents remain hospitalized in stable condition following an accident Tuesday afternoon involving a motorcycle and two pickup trucks, at the intersection of Lakota Drive and US 68 in Cadiz ...Read More