KET’s Renee Shaw inspires at Christian County Chamber of Commerce 135th Annual Dinner | PHOTOS

The goal of this yearly event is to highlight the small businesses in Christian County and celebrating their accomplishments alongside the community.

By Daynnah Carmona June 21, 2024 6:43 am

Christian County NowChristian County Chamber of Commerce 135th Annual Dinner. June 20, 2024 (Daynnah Carmona)

HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – The Christian County Chamber of Commerce held their 135th Annual Dinner at The Bruce to come together and award outstanding members of the chamber. Chandler Ladd, the director of membership for the chamber told Christian County Now that the goal of this yearly event is to highlight the small businesses in Christian County and celebrating their accomplishments alongside the community.

“There is a lot of grateful for, there is a lot to thankful for. I hope when you all walk out of here tonight, you all feel proud about where you’re from, who you are, and what’s happening in this community,” said Taylor Hayes, the Christian County Chamber of Commerce president during the event.

Ladd said the chamber was thrilled to get this year’s guest speaker Renee Shaw from KET, the PBS station for Kentucky. Shaw hosts KET’s weeknight public affairs program Kentucky Edition, the signature public policy discussion series Kentucky Tonight, the weekly interview series Connections, along with KET forums.

During Shaw’s time in Hopkinsville, she hosted a taping of Kentucky Tonight at the Alhambra Theater, featuring a Q&A session with community leaders.

“You are delivering hope, and that is hard to bottle and that is hard to manufacture, but you’re doing it here,” said Shaw to the chamber members. “It has been my pleasure to be with you the past two or three days, I hope to be back with you. We’ve got a great inventory of stories to share, all of you have been so kind.”

Three awards were presented during the event with the President’s Award, Young Professional of the Year Award, and the Ambassador Award. The event concluded with new chamber chair Nikkie Chamber accepting the gavel and saying, “Tonight we celebrate because tomorrow we begin the work to move Christian County forward.”