Hopkinsville, KY, USA / WHOP 1230 AM | News Radio
Jan 21, 2021 1:19 PM
According to a news release from Christian County Public Schools, Hopkinsville’s boys’ basketball game at Daviess County scheduled for Saturday has been canceled and Christian County’s girls game with Apollo scheduled for Saturday is also canceled. Both cancelations are due to Covid protocol involving Daviess County and Apollo.
Webster County High School’s Lady Trojans basketball team has paused activities until February 1st. According to a social media post from the school, covid exposure from another team led to the halt of activities.
Trigg County’s girls’ basketball game with Webster County on January 30th has been canceled due to Webster County’s pause in basketball activities. Trigg County will now face Madisonville on that date.
Three schools within the Christian County Public Schools system were placed on an instructional lockdown Tuesday afternoon. Superintendent Chris Bentzel said
Christian County Public Schools announced Thursday that it will return to in-person instruction on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The district was previously scheduled to return to in-person instruction two weeks ago but moved the date due to the spike in COVID-19 cases in the county.
At the time of the decision to remain in NTI, Jennie Stuart Health was at maximum capacity. The district cited the hospitals current capacity â back down to normal wintertime numbers â as one reason that it is returning in-person.
The district currently has 21 staff members and 25 in-person students with active virus cases. Those individuals are in quarantine.
District staff have also started receiving the vaccine this week.
Hopkinsville, KY, USA / WHOP 1230 AM | News Radio
Jan 15, 2021 10:12 AM
Christian County Public Schools announced Thursday in person classes would resume on Tuesday. It was also announced that athletic events will also take place beginning Monday.
The schedule includes Christian County girls basketball hosting Caldwell County Monday night and Hopkinsville’s girls playing Apollo.
Tuesday night Hopkinsville boys basketball plays at Trigg County and the Tiger Swimming team has a meet at Allen County Scottsville.
Thursday night has Hopkinsville’s swim team hosting Fort Campbell.
Friday night Christian County girls basketball meets Hopkinsville while the Hopkinsville boys basketball team faces University Heights.
Credit Julia Hunter / Hoptown Chronicle
The first doses have gone to health care workers and, more recently, Christian County school staff, as local health officials gradually open vaccinations to local residents who fall within the next phase of the state s distribution plan.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the Christian County Health Department had administered COVID-19 vaccinations to approximately 1,500 Kentuckians, according to department spokeswoman Amanda Sweeney.
County Health Director Kayla Bebout said that 600 more appointments were scheduled for Thursday at the James E. Bruce Convention Center, where the department began operating one of Kentucky’s 33 regional vaccine clinics on Tuesday.
The first doses have gone to health care workers and, more recently, Christian County school staff, as local health officials gradually open vaccinations to local residents who fall within phase 1b of the state’s distribution plan. Those who are coming to the site from outside the c