Police department sees largest drug seizure in recent memory
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. — In the second quarter of this year, the Hopkinsville Police Department got 5.68 pounds of fentanyl off the streets of the city. That’s 1.2 million lethal doses of the drug that were seized in the weeks from April 1 to June 30, said Hopkinsville Police Chief Jason Newby, citing data from the U.S....
The Disappearance of Marqualus Davis
33 year old Marqualus Davis was last seen in Clarksville, Tennessee on June 15, 2018. He was last seen at the Marathon gas station, located at the intersection of Preachers Mill Road and 101st Airborne Division Parkway. Background. Marqualus Davis was born on February 1, 1985. He earned the nickname...
Cocaine & Meth Charges Lodged Against Hopkinsville Man
A Hopkinsville man was charged with trafficking drugs after being stopped behind a closed business on Skyline Drive Sunday night. Hopkinsville Police say they stopped a vehicle driven by 35-year-old Stanley Marcus, who was behind a closed business, and during the stop, a bag of suspected cocaine and meth was seen in...
Austin Peay’s paid Summer Internship Program yields early wins for students, employers
CLARKSVILLE, TN − Eleven Austin Peay State University students are gaining hands-on professional experience this summer through a new paid internship program connecting them with eight Clarksville-area employers, from tech companies to nonprofits. Austin Peay’s Career Success Center partnered with Workforce...
What to know: Deadline approaching for Clarksville residents seeking flood Federal Aid
For many Clarksville residents who were hit by April's heavy rainfall , federal relief could be here soon, as the Aug. 19 Federal Emergency Management Agency application deadline approaches. In April, Clarksville received continued rain, up to 10 inches over a weekend. The rain led to homes flooding , schools closing...
Two juveniles charged in assault, shots fired incident
Two juvenile suspects were arrested Saturday after a call of shots fired on Spain Lane in Christian County. According to the Christian County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a call of an assault along with shots fired in the 100 block of Spain Lane. While heading to the scene, deputies located a vehicle...
Clarksville races to reopen Dunbar Cave Road before the first day of school
In Clarksville, Dunbar Cave Road has been closed for weeks as they work to realign the street. That won't finish in time for the first day of school, but they do hope to reopen the existing road.
Side-By-Side Destroyed In Christian County Fire
A fire on Hensley Lane in Christian County destroyed a side-by-side and damaged a home Sunday night. Square Deal Fire Department Chief Keith Sholar says the side-by-side caught fire and spread to a wooden deck, causing minor damage to the home and destroying the side-by-side. No one was injured in...
HRC Director invites community to 8th of August Emancipation Celebration
The Hopkinsville-Christian County Human Rights Commission has some community events coming up and Executive Director Raychel Farmer recently appeared on WHOP talk about it all. The Eighth of August commemorates the emancipation of slaves in western Kentucky and Tennessee in the 1860s. The commission annually teams up...
Fort Campbell to conduct post-wide full-scale exercise this week
FORTCAMPBELL, KY − Fort Campbell will conduct a post-wide full-scale exercise Wednesday and Thursday, July 30-31. Fort Campbell typically conducts annual full-scale exercises designed to test the installation’s emergency preparedness in response to realistic scenarios. “This week’s exercise is a culmination of all...
