Hopkinsville Community

An electric vehicle battery supplier has paused construction on a factory in western Kentucky.

For decades, the Attucks Building was the only place where Black students could get an education in Christian County. Now, a local group is working to renovate the more-than-a-century-old school and turn it into a community center.

Ascend and the U.S. Department of Energy have mutually agreed to cancel a $164 million federal grant for part of the manufacturing infrastructure at the company’s Apex 1 facility, the company announced.

A lawsuit opposing Jennie Stuart Medical Center’s acquisition by Evansville, Indiana-based hospital group Deaconess has resulted in a three-month delay of any agreement between the two hospitals.

In a study published earlier this year, the Kentucky Housing Corporation identified a need for 13% more units in Christian County than is currently available to meet the community’s needs. This translates to 3,430 rental and for-sale housing options – a number the organization projects will increase by nearly 1,000 units by 2029.

Hopkinsville civil rights attorney Louis P. McHenry — who died in April 1967 — was one of five individuals inducted Friday into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame.

The group lobbying to halt Jennie Stuart Health’s acquisition by a larger hospital group is continuing to assert its case to community groups — and now their message also appears on lawn signs cropping up around Hopkinsville.

Jennie Stuart Health in Hopkinsville hosted a town hall meeting Wednesday night to answer questions from the community about the hospital’s recent decision to seek affiliation with a larger health care system.

Jennie Stuart Health will host an informational session at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, concerning plans for Evansville, Indiana-based Deaconess Health to acquire Hopkinsville’s hospital.

The group filed articles of incorporation after Jennie Stuart announced a letter of intent to join Evansville, Indiana-based Deaconess.