Employees and inmates on work release stacked 1,5000 sandbags around the Christian County Jail to protect the hundreds of people inside the faculty and prevent an emergency evacuation.
Oak Grove does not have an available shelter for residents that are currently displaced as neighborhoods recover from floodwaters.
Employees at Lowe’s in Hopkinsville spent Monday distributing supplies to people in the community who needed extra assistance as a result of the flood.
Businesses on North Drive and around the Hopkinsville community are assessing damage from this weekend’s historic flooding.
A Flood Warning has been issued for Christian County through 11 a.m. on Monday, with a Freeze Warning also in place after midnight tonight through 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Information from the National Weather Service in Paducah shows that over the past 72 hours, areas of Hopkinsville and Christian County received nearly a foot of rain.
Areas of Hopkinsville and Christian County are submerged in high floodwater as continued showers subside after multiple days of downpours.
Here’s a look at the top local news stories from Christian County Now this week.
A Flash Flood Warning is in place until 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, with the Flood Watch expiring early Sunday morning.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – As floodwaters settled Friday during a break in […]