The Messenger Newspaper, Madisonville, Ky

01/19/2025

01/12/2025

All Hopkins County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay tomorrow, Monday, January 13, 2025. There will be no AM preschool.

01/10/2025

01/08/2025

Due to the hazardous driving conditions and the latest forecast from the National Weather Service, Hopkins County Schools will be closed on Thursday, January 9, and Friday, January 10, 2025.

Thursday will be an HCS@Home Day. Students should complete their HCS@Home Day 5 assignments.

Friday will be a traditional snow day. The day will be made up at a later date.

01/07/2025

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01/06/2025

This just in from Hopkins County Schools:

Due to hazardous driving conditions, all Hopkins County Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. This will be an HCS@Home Day. Students should complete their HCS@Home Day 3 assignments.

01/06/2025

The ice and snow have moved on, but Hopkins County is dealing with the aftermath. Government offices are closed today, as are Hopkins County and Dawson Springs schools. All evening events for both districts are cancelled or postponed, including the Panthers and Lady Panthers All-A double header. Those games are now scheduled for Tuesday.

We would love to see your winter weather photos. Post them in the comment section below with the location and names of people pictured. We'll choose some of them to run in the print edition Tuesday.

Be safe and warm.

01/06/2025

01/06/2025

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A huge THANK YOU to the Madisonville City Departments who are working diligently to keep the city running, you are appreciated!

01/05/2025

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01/05/2025

Check Kentucky courts website for closings,
schedule changes during winter weather



FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 5, 2025 – The public can check for court closures and schedule changes on the Kentucky Court of Justice website as the commonwealth experiences inclement weather this winter.



Weather-related closures and scheduling adjustments for judicial centers/courthouses in each county are determined locally by the chief circuit judge in consultation with the chief district judge and circuit court clerk. To check for closings and schedule changes, see the top of the Kentucky Court of Justice homepage at kcoj.info/KCOJhomepage.



For more information and to verify the operating hours of a judicial center/courthouse not listed on the homepage, please contact the circuit court clerk’s office in that county at kcoj.info/Counties.



As of this writing, the Administrative Office of the Courts is scheduled to operate on its regular schedule Monday, Jan. 6. If there are any changes, the AOC will issue an additional news release.

Administrative Office of the Courts
The AOC in Frankfort is the operations arm of the state court system. The AOC supports the activities of nearly 3,300 court system employees and 412 elected justices, judges and circuit court clerks. As the fiscal agent for the state court system, the AOC executes the Judicial Branch budget.

Kentucky Court of Justice Resources and Information.

01/05/2025

Current outages:
Counties:
Hopkins County, Kentucky - 873 out of 16,652 tracked meters (5.24%) are without power in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Visit link for breakdown by utility -

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01/05/2025

This just in from Hopkins County Schools:

Due to the National Weather Service's Ice Storm Warning and the Governor's declaration of a state of emergency for Kentucky, all Hopkins County Schools will be closed, and all school-related activities will be canceled on Monday, January 6, 2025.
This will be an HCS@Home Day. Students should complete their HCS@Home Day 2 assignments.