Stop Sticks Help Deputies End Another Pursuit
According to an email the Standard received last week, from Media Relations Coordinator, Paulette Redman with the Stewart County Sheriff’s Office, there was yet another high speed chase in the county. We received an email the day before about someone running from deputies, Monday, September 22, reaching speeds of...
Jennie Stuart Health celebrates merger alongside hundreds of employees at event
HOPKINSVILLE, KY – Hundreds of Jennie Stuart Health (JSH) employees, physicians and community members gathered the morning of Oct. 13 for a celebration marking JSH’s official affiliation with Deaconess Health System. The event, held in the outdoor space adjacent to the hospital on West 18th Street, was themed...
Nashville State helps Dickson students stay local, fast-track their careers
Through its brand-new Dickson Campus, officially opening in Fall 2026, Nashville State Community College is working to help those students still achieve their career goals, and many times quicker than you might expect.
Visit Clarksville announces new board appointment and officer
CLARKSVILLE, TN – Visit Clarksville announces the appointment of Col. (retired) Jonathan (Jon) Hunter to its Board of Directors. Hunter was jointly appointed by the Clarksville and Montgomery County mayors to fulfill the term vacated by former Austin Peay State University Athletic Director Gerald Harrison, who...
Christian County Fiscal Court Approves JSH Loan Agreement
Christian County’s relationship with Deaconess Health Systems and Jennie Stuart Health took on a deeper meaning Tuesday morning, when fiscal court and its magistrates unanimously approved Resolution 2025-13 — approving the transferred loan agreement on the Hopkinsville campus. Before approval, however, Deaconess...
Christian County among top 10 in state for deer collisions, Antler Alert issued for...
HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Fall brings peak deer activity on Kentucky roadways with nearly half of all wildlife collisions occurring during the last three months of the year, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Christian County is among the top ten counties in the state with deer related...
Flood basin at Industrial Park to be excavated, with dirt going to Office Park
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Digging holes to fill holes may seem like busy work in some professions, but for the Clarksville-Montgomery County Industrial Development Board, an upcoming dig-and-fill operation will save taxpayers money and help resolve flooding issues at the Industrial Park. In February and...
Fentanyl, drug paraphernalia found during welfare check of woman in Christian County
HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – A woman was arrested in Christian County the afternoon of Oct. 11 after she was found driving while intoxicated with fentanyl in her vehicle. Deputies with the Christian County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on the suspect’s vehicle near the intersection of...
Darlene Drive homicide victim identified
The Clarksville Police Department has identified the man killed on Darlene Drive on Sunday, Oct. 5 as Nolan Jackson, 31, of Memphis. After receiving a 911 call about a shooting that had just occurred around 2 a.m. that Sunday morning, officers located Jackson who had been shot. He was transported to Tennova...
Interstate blocked by oversized load stuck near the Tennessee-Kentucky line
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WSMV) - Officials are reporting that an oversized load, which has become stuck, is blocking both lanes of Interstate 24 in Christian County near the state line. The load became stuck in ongoing bridge work over the Red River Bridge on I-24 West. Here are instructions on how...