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Annual Plant & Tag Sale
The Dawson Springs Museum & Art Center annual Spring Tag & Plant Sale at the Museum Annex (next door to Main Street Sweets & Treats) is on: April 10 2024 9am-4pm April 11 2024 9am-4pm April 12 2024 9am-12pm Attendees can browse a great selection of plants, from vibrant flowers to lush greenery, perfect...
7h ago

Hopkins County Board of Education will move in 2026
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Mostly Sunny and 66. The Madisonville Lions Club honors its man and woman of the year this evening with a dinner at Mahr Park Arboretum. Last month, Chuck Shockley and Cheri McNary were announced as this year's recipients. The awards date back to 1945. A 40-foot shipping container transfo...
12h ago

House Bill 4 making talks in Kentucky
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Sunny and 63. The Madisonville driver who ran a red light in the presence of a police officer is facing four charges. The incident with Austin Vanimatre (Van MAY-tur) occurred on Thursday evening on North Main. In no time, the officer learned that Vanimatre was not wearing his seat belt,...
Mar 24, 2025

Webster County Schools address an inaccurate social media post
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Increasing Clouds and 60. The Madisonville driver who failed to use a turn signal Wednesday morning just after 3 o'clock is now aware that he is not allowed to carry firearms. The officer who did the traffic stop on North Main noticed a Smith and Wesson Shield handgun in the vehicle. The ...
Mar 21, 2025

Free Mobile Dental Unit open in Providence for Thursday
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Mostly Sunny and Windy and 48 This is the busiest month of the year at the county clerk's office. In Hopkins County, Clerk Keenan Cloern addressed the fiscal court. A mobile dental unit is available today in Providence. Health First Community Health has partnered with KARE Mobile Dentistr...
Mar 20, 2025

River Valley Behavioral Health to receive money to enhance network
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Breezy with Showers and 69 The Madisonville police are reporting the arrest of a man with a history of drug abuse. His sister informed the police that Michael Benton had been acting out of his mind which led her to believe that he had relapsed. After investigating his condition, the police...
Mar 19, 2025

D-U-I arrest after Saturday collision
The senator who serves Hopkins County in Frankfort is describing the just completed legislative session as very consequential. Robby Mills says over the next few weeks, he will be reviewing many of the decisions on his Facebook page. He also wants to thank voters for allowing him to serve. In Madisonville, there are ...
Mar 18, 2025

Highway 41 railroad crossing will impact traffic in Webster County
The operator of a motor vehicle with no headlights or tail lights should expect to stopped by the police. When that happened to motorcyclist Trent Teague on Hall Street Thursday evening, the officer discovered that he also did not have a motorycle operator's license or a registered vehicle. The cop also discovered th...
Mar 17, 2025

The Regional Education Partnership Excellence to hold teaching awards
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Sunny, Breezy and 80 The big project involving GE Aerospace includes Madisonville. The nearly one billion expenditure will include over 4 million dollars for the Madisonville plant on Nebo Road. They say the facility will receive new and upgraded machinery for producing precise metal part...
Mar 14, 2025

A Madisonville man is facing three charges
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Partly Sunny and 73 The state will begin construction this summer on a state of the art law enforcement training center in Madisonville that will compliment the one in Richmand and make it more convenient and less expensive for the law enforcement agencies in our state. M-P-D Major Jason M...
Mar 13, 2025

A Madisonville driver faces seven charges
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Sunny and 75 The National Weather Service says cooler conditions will return on Sunday. In Madisonville, the driver going over twice the speed limit is facing 7 charges. Devin Branscum was arrested on Sugg Street on Monday during the 1 AM hour. His vehicle was using an outdated license pl...
Mar 12, 2025

Career labs being added to Hopkins County Middle Schools
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Sunny and 73 The National Weather Service says we can expect warm weather this week with a chance of showers on Wednesday night. The Hopkins County Schools are announcing what they call a game changer. Starting in the fall, one new Middle School Career Lab will be located in each of the fo...
Mar 11, 2025

Hopkins County Schools in search of a new superintendent
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Sunny and 67 In Hopkins County, the school board is beginning the search for a school superintendent. This group will form a screening committee and will oversee a survey involving staff, parents, and community members regarding the qualities the new superintendent should possess. The sur...
Mar 10, 2025

The Kentucky Sports Factory will have its grand opening
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Partly Sunny and 61 The National Weather Service says by early next week, a significant warming trend will have temperatures rising into the 60s and 70s. Severe Weather Awareness Week includes the annual tornado drill this morning. All storm sirens will sound at 9-0-7. The drill will incl...
Mar 07, 2025

A Slaughters motorcycle rider is recovering
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Sunny and 48 The National Weather Service has the new time for the tornado drill. The event had to be postponed due to weather conditions. The new time for the tornado drill be tomorrow (Friday) morning at 9-07. In Frankfort, the senator representing Hopkins County says the Commonwealth i...
Mar 06, 2025

Madisonville, Kentucky Announces Lineup for Annual 4th FEST & PRAISE IN THE PARK
The City of Madisonville, Kentucky, is proud to announce the 4th Fest and Praise in the Park lineup at Madisonville City Park, July 4th through July 6th. The annual event is the largest 3-day outdoor music festival in the region. It is FREE to attend and will feature world-class concerts, food trucks, various vendors, ...
Mar 05, 2025

Budget cuts to Mine Safety Health Administration office
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Breezy and turning cooler with showers. The budget of the Mine Safety Health Administration office in Madisonville is being cut. The Department of Government Efficiency says it's part of the agency's national budget cuts, and is one of 19 Kentucky offices facing reductions. Sources indica...
Mar 05, 2025

Tech issues affecting transactions at the Hopkins County Clerk's Office
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Wind and Rain and 64. In Madisonville, a driver who was slumped over the steering wheel in the Lowe's parking lot on Sunday afternoon is facing four charges. Nicholas Thomas could not prove he had auto insurance. After failing the sobriety test, the officer discovered residue in a meth p...
Mar 04, 2025

Spring Severe Weather Awareness Week in the Commonwealth
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Today: Sunny and 53. The Madisonville Lions Club is out with the Man & Woman of the Year awards. Chuck Shockley of First United Bank and Cheri McNary of Independence Bank and help lead Hopkins County Happy Feet. The Man and Woman of the Year began in 1945 to honor individuals making a...
Mar 03, 2025

As Heard in the Madisonville News for Friday, February 28
This is Boyce Tate. Today: Sunny, Breezy and 64. The Hopkins County Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of a shooting suspect after a nearly week-long search. Calvin Long Junior has been arrested without incident and lodged in the county jail for shooting a Nortonville man in the hip. The Madisonville resident ...
Feb 28, 2025