The primary election in Hopkins County has just three local races on the ballot for Tuesday. All are for seats on the Madisonville City Council, with Wards 1, 2, and
Hopkins County Schools hosted a community leadership meeting Thursday night at Madisonville City Park to garner support for its $1.5 million Kentucky Community Schools Initiative (KCSI) grant. The meeting, the
Hopkins County School Board approved changes to three projects during last night’s board meeting. All together the three ongoing projects come with a combined pricetag of $48 million.
Louis “Lou” John Zirko, Jr., 69, passed away Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in Madisonville. Louis was born Dec. 10, 1953, in Elgin, Illinois to the late Louis John Zirko, Sr.