HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Jeffers Bend Environmental Center invited in the community on Saturday night to hear the Bell Witch Legend by local historian William Turner and educator Wayne Goolsby.
In its twelfth year, the Torchlight Tales event has brought youth and families out to enjoy spooky supernatural stories, participate in an 1800s period costume contest, and enjoy hot chocolate, all around a fire to keep warm on a crisp autumnal night.
Hosted annually by the Pennyrile RC&D Steering Committee, the event has seen a growing turnout throughout the years, with more and more families making the story time an established tradition. For the first time, two more storytellers joined the tradition: Ann Roseberry and Scott Mayes, both telling other superstitious legends.
Throughout the telling of legends, individuals dressed in 1800s attire were seen interacting with the crowd, adding to the eerie setting. Turner, who has told the Bell Witch story since the late 1960s, said that the community enjoys this story because of how close the story took place to Christian County…