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PEMBROKE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – A tobacco barn burned down Saturday evening, with smoke and flames visible for several miles. On Oct. 10 just after 6 p.m., the Christian County Sheriff’s Office reported that traffic on Long Pond Road was impacted due to a barn fire. Pembroke Fire Department confirmed that the fire took place a tobacco barn, with Fairview, Honey Grove and Oak Grove Fire Department’s also responding.

HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Christian County had an opportunity to build momentum heading into the postseason when it faced region foe Henderson County on Friday night. The Tigers fell to the Colonels in a 37-33 heartbreaker, dropping to 2-5. There was plenty of uncertainty surrounding Christian County entering its first season as a combined school. The Tigers showed plenty of fight in a back-and-forth battle with Henderson County, but they could not make the plays necessary to fin

Sarah Morrison felt like she should have made the first one. With just under four minutes remaining in a seven-point game Friday, the Lawrence County placekicker came up just short on a 41-yard field goal attempt that likely would have sealed a Senior Night victory against visiting Dickson County. Morrison...

Kentucky has now confirmed more than 100 cases of measles as the state grapples with its highest case load this century. According to the state’s measles dashboard, Kentucky has confirmed 104 cases of the highly contagious disease, more than half of which were confirmed in September.

Christian County deputies say a search of a North Elm Street apartment on Oct. 9 turned up methamphetamine, crack cocaine, marijuana, two guns and drug paraphernalia. Investigators say one of the guns was reported stolen from Clarksville, Tennessee. Kendrick also faces a charge of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, and deputies say he had an outstanding U.S. Marshals Service warrant.

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A bicyclist was hit by a car Friday morning on Trenton Road. At about 6:16 a.m., Clarksville Police responded to the vehicle vs. bicyclist crash at Spring Creek Baptist Church, 2760 Trenton Road, according to a CPD spokesman Scott Beaubien. The bicyclist, a 63-year-old man, was being transported to Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital.

* WHAT…East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE…A portion of Middle Tennessee. * WHEN…From 4 AM to 8 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Widespread showers and possible scattered storms are forecasted for this weekend in Hopkinsville and Christian County as a hurricane is anticipated to hit the United States. “Remnants of Isaias will bring rain to our region this weekend, with amounts ranging from one quarter...

The Kentucky Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials works to connect Black politicians across the state and engage with Black voters, and a couple Christian County officials were recently appointed as leaders in the organization. Oak Grove City Council Member Isaiah Spencer was elected to serve as the caucus’ vice...

CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Ky. – Two people are behind bars after a drug bust in Christian County. According to the Christian County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday, Oct. 9, the agency’s Anti-Crime Unit obtained a search warrant for an apartment on North Elm Street following a drug trafficking investigation.