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🌱 How Hopkinsville Middle students will turn a new garden into meals

Hopkinsville, Kentucky Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hi Hopkinsville! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Hopkinsville Middle students will turn a new garden into meals
  • What Hopkinsville’s next data center and pool plans could mean for you
  • What’s next in the Calvin Drive murder case in Christian Circuit Court?

Also on today's calendar: Western Kentucky Tournament of Champions and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why was the pilot so easily distracted ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Event coming up? Post it by 8 pm — it's in tomorrow's AM.

⛅ Weather forecast

  • Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots — high 93, low 61. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Windy — high 67, low 45.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sunshine — high 63, low 41.

Since Tuesday in Hopkinsville

  • 10 events hit the calendar this week (four new since Tuesday) — see them

🧩 Hopkinsville Games

Fresh daily puzzles built from today's local news.

🌀 Squiggle → unscramble 5 words from today's newsletter
🐂 Bogus Detector → three events are real, one is not
🕵️‍♀️ Word Sleuth → find 8 hidden words from today's news

Play today — the day's best solver gets a shout-out in the next AM.

📰 News we're reading

• Hopkinsville Middle teacher secures grant to help students grow produce for community

A Hopkinsville Middle School agriculture teacher has secured a $1,500 Kentucky FFA grant to build raised garden beds on campus, with students growing vegetables for a community produce box. The project aims to fight hunger locally while teaching kids hands-on gardening and food production skills that directly support Hopkinsville families. (christiancountynow.com)    

• Hopkinsville Mayor talks about data centers, the future of Bluegrass Splash

Hopkinsville Mayor J.R. Knight is outlining how a planned DarkHorse Technologies data center and new substation could boost local power capacity while requiring careful zoning to protect nearby neighborhoods. He’s also weighing options for the Bluegrass Splash site, including a proposed $5 million indoor pool and $3 million splash pad, with taxpayer funding and recent community survey feedback guiding what ultimately gets built. (whopam.com)    

• Discussions for a possible resolution underway for Calvin Drive murder suspect

Christian Circuit Court attorneys are weighing a possible resolution or trial date for De’Quavion Bronaugh, charged with murder and related offenses in a June 22 Calvin Drive shooting. Hopkinsville police say the victim, Naveah Gill, and two other Hopkinsville teens allegedly entered Bronaugh’s apartment and took a firearm before shots were fired as they fled. A new court date is set for November 10. (whopam.com)    

🗳 Hopkinsville questions

We covered a proposed rule limiting where Hopkinsville can allow computer server buildings. Read the story

Should Hopkinsville limit new computer server buildings to areas set aside for heavy industry?

○  Yes, heavy industry areas only ○  No, consider other areas too

So far 60% say "Yes, heavy industry areas only" · 5 votes. One tap to weigh in.

Every Hopkinsville question, with results →

📸 Around Hopkinsville

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⭐ Featured Event

Madisonville-North Hopkins at University Heights

Thursday October 15 · 7:15 pm
1300 Academy Dr, Hopkinsville

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Featured events run right here, in every issue while they're live. Feature yours →

🗓 Upcoming events in Hopkinsville

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💬 Chatter

  • 💼 Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Team Member in Hopkinsville. Apply here.
  • 💼 Toyota Boshoku America, Inc. posted a job opening for Manufacturing Team Leader in Hopkinsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopkinsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oak Grove

  • Four more spots secured in Road to Oak Grove Derby and Oaks – U.S. Trotting News (ustrottingnews.com)
  • Christian County Unity Breakfast Moves to Oak Grove for 52nd Annual Event (wkdzradio.com)
  • Oak Grove Butterfly Festival wins two international awards (kentuckynewera.com)

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Ok Hopkinsville! Now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh — and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!.

— The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the pilot so easily distracted ?" — "She had her head in the clouds ." (Thank you GARY M. for sending it in!)

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