Health Department Director Denise Beach said that her office has recently received a lot of concerned calls from restaurants and citizens about people running restaurants out of their homes without permits.
Two former Madisonville Community College Medical Information Technology program students have followed in their coordinator’s footsteps, going on to assume the same role on other college campuses around the area.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has advised boat title owners that there will be a slight delay in the boat registration period this year due to problems in the printing of 2023 boat tags. Boat registration requests will be accommodated at all county clerk offices starting April 3.
During this week’s meeting of the Madisonville Regional Airport Board, members discussed a variety of topics, including the emergency landing of a plane that went down in a cow pasture in Webster County earlier this month.
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As if the devastation of the Dec. 10, 2021 tornado and the loss of the ball fields at the beloved Dawson Springs City Park were not enough, the Dawson Springs Youth League (DSYL) has suffered another heartbreaking setback as organizers discovered that nearly $14,000 in equipment, all of whic…
You may notice some daffodils starting to bloom, at Loch Mary Reservoir in Earlington, as spring is just around the corner. The reservoir is home to a variety of fish, a sitting area, and a new kayak launch all for the public to use and enjoy.
Two month after a lightening strike resulted in a fire that forced the Burger King on the north side of Madisonville to close, management of their parent company has officially announced their plan for the future.
This Saturday there will be a free women’s conference for all those who are seeking God and how He can change your life.
The American Red Cross and AmeriCorps NCC will be in Hopkins County throughout March giving out free weather radios and tornado safety information kits for anyone who is interested.
As every pet parent knows, one of the worst feelings is losing a pet because of a storm or someone leaving a door open. The Hopkins County Humane Society is hoping owners will take advantage of their microchip event this Friday and Saturday that benefits the humane society, while helping you…
A pretrial conference for the upcoming murder trial of Dennis Stone Jr. was canceled on Wednesday in Hopkins County Circuit Court, marking another delay in a case that has been going on since August of 2020.
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Leonard Lance Menser appeared in Hopkins County Circuit Court on Wednesday and entered a plea of guilty to two counts of 1st Degree Wanton Endangerment.
Jason Bishop will be bringing his illusionist show to the Glema Mahr tonight at 7p.m.
At Monday’s meeting of the Dawson Springs Board of Education, Kent Workman, the district’s Director of Pupil Personnel, provided an update of the current school year’s calendar.
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Prom can get expensive, from the dress to shoes, jewelry to hair and make-up. A new program is looking to lend a helping hand to students in the Dawson Springs school system.
A new 4-H led council known as The Area Teen Council, met this week to go over the goals of the club and what the council members are responsible for in the way of serving their respective county.
The Madisonville Police Department will soon be welcoming a new lateral hire, Steven Krueger, who was sworn in by City Clerk Kim Blue, Tuesday evening at the Madisonville City Council meeting. Krueger has three years of law enforcement experience from Augusta, KY Police Department.
Mayor Albert Jackson has some big plans for downtown Earlington, and in just a few months they may start to come to fruition.
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Henkel Corp. LHC in Bowling Green will be donating plastic needed to make benches for the Dawson Springs City Park.
The Dawson Springs City Council worked its way through a lengthy agenda on Tuesday evening during its monthly meeting.
The Dawson Springs Parent Teacher Organization is bringing a little color into people’s lives through a Panther Dash Color 5K run and one-mile walk.
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department released the following report:
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Hopkins County Circuit Court Clerk Tanya Michelle Bowman, a Mortons Gap native, has been overcoming obstacles all of her life, but that has not stopped her from dedicating that life to helping and serving others in the community. Along the way she also became the first African American elect…
Updates on a comprehension rebuilding plan was the name of the game for the Dawson Springs City Park Board of Directors on Tuesday evening.
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The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office released the following report:
The Glema Mahr Center for the Arts will present The Last Five Years, a community dinner theatre production, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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Communities around Hopkins County will now have access to an automated notification system already in use by the county, making it much easier to keep the public informed in the event of an emergency.
The goal of the Family Resource Youth Service Center is to remove nonacademic barriers to learning and enhance each student’s academic success, and it is the FRYSC Coordinators at each school that parents and students can go to for help with these needs.
Dawson Springs Planter’s Bank branch recently donated $8,420.71 along with collected pantry items to the Dawson Area Personal Services Food Bank (DAPS).
The Zion Temple A.M.E. Zion Church will be hosting their annual Black History Spectacular this Saturday at 205. N. Church St. in Madisonville. Themed “History Will Erase the Mystery”, this event will kick-off at 2 p.m.
The Madisonville Police Department released the following report:
For the past four years, the Earlington General Baptist Church (EGBC) has been providing hot meals and grocery boxes to those in need, free of charge, and tonight will be no different.
The Dawson Springs Board of Education conducted its first regularly-scheduled meeting of the new year on Monday night with an election of a Vice-Chair first on the docket.
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Hopes of bringing a new businesses into the former Walmart Super Center building in Madisonville could have a major hitch after Madisonville Code Enforcement was been called in to address the current state of the structure.
B&B Like Mother Like Daughter LLC is a new food truck based out of Earlington that serves communities throughout Hopkins County and the surrounding area. Friday they will be setting up shop in downtown Earlington.
When the Maples family started roasting coffee in their garage in Madisonville, it would have been hard to imagine that they would turn that businesses into a company that had not only multiple locations in Madisonville, but also a store in Christian County. On Wednesday, it was the later lo…
When the Maples family started roasting coffee in their garage in Madisonville, it would have been hard to imagine that they would turn that businesses into a company that had not only multiple locations in Madisonville, but also a store in Christian County. On Wednesday, it was the later lo…
While bringing a newborn into the world can be the happiest time for a family, one of the scariest topics during pregnancy is birth defects, but awareness of those possibilities and how to prevent them are an important issue to tackle.
Once home of the Nortonville Pharmacy, one Nortonville business is now a new coffee shop, as of last week. ‘Fill My Cup’ is excited to be open and serving the community, according to owner Gracie Pennington.
On the first day of the new year, Governor Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear debuted the Spring Exhibition 2023 installment of the Team Kentucky Gallery.
Nick Bailey, Hopkins County Emergency Management Director, shared during this week’s Fiscal Court meeting, the statewide grant program and $26,000 in funds that are available for Hopkins County.
Although January is blood donor awareness month, the blood bank at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville is always looking for donors.
FEMA has approved almost $3 million dollars in federal funding to reimburse Hopkins County for debris removal and cleanup efforts stemming from the Dec. 10, 2021 tornadoes.
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The rumors you have heard over the past two years are true, a brewery will be making its way to Madisonville by end of March 2023, and it will be setting up shop inside the structure that once housed one of the city’s oldest industries. This is the latest development in the Ruby Junction pro…
The Hopkins County Happy Feet has launched a new initiative, “Happy Seats”, in partnership with Toyota of Hopkinsville and Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Foundation in order to provide new car seats for new mothers in need.
Starting January 16, 2023, there will be a new way to interact with Madisonville Mayor Kevin Cotton. A new weekly radio show will air on 103.5 The Light each Monday. The radio show will also be streamed live via The City of Madisonville’s Facebook page.
Joyce Blalock Cotton, 90, of Ocala, Florida and formally of Dawson Springs, passed away in Ocala, Florida. She was born May 22, 1931, in Hopkins County to the late David H. and Trean Blalock. She graduated from Dawson Springs High School and Kentucky Baptist Nursing School. She worked as a R…
Irwin Timothy “Timmy” Luttrell, 60, of Madisonville died, Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Bowling Green Medical Center in Bowling Green. Mr. Luttrell was a long-haul truck driver.
Virgil Deon Ladd, 81, of Dawson Springs, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at his residence. He retired with Westate Construction and was a member of the Lafayette Baptist Church.
Ms. Carolyn Sigler of Dawson Springs went to be with the Lord on Dec. 10, 2021, at the young age of 78. She was born to the late Hugh D. Swatzell and the late Gertie Mae (Huddleston) Swatzell on Jan. 6, 1943, in Trigg County. She was one of seven children. Ms. Carolyn graduated from Caldwell…
Wanda J. Thompson, 85, of Madisonville, passed away Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. She was born in Suthards on Thursday, Jan. 16, 1936, to the late William “Chester” Crook and the late Susan Mae Knight. She was a member of Soul’s Harbor Baptist Church in Madisonville. Mrs. Thompson had worked at Reg…
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Editor’s note: This is an open letter from Dawson Springs Superintendent Lenny Whalen to all parents and guardians of kids in the Dawson system.
Has anyone ever had any success in handling a situation by shouting, “Everybody just calm down!” Didn’t think so.
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