The Messenger Newspaper, Madisonville, Ky

12/02/2025

From Hopkins County Schools:

Due to hazardous driving conditions, Hopkins County Schools will be closed on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. This will be an HCS@Home Day and students should complete their HCS@Home Day 2 assignments. Decisions about school-related activities for tomorrow will be made at a later time.

12/02/2025

MCC Announces Delayed Opening

MADISONVILLE, KY – Due to inclement weather, all MCC campuses will operate on a 2-hour delay on Tuesday, December 2, and will open at 10 AM.

12/01/2025

With the possibility of bad weather tomorrow, it's possible that Dawson Springs students won't be able to turn in their Santa Letters before the deadline. So to make sure they have the opportunity, as well as home school students and those who haven't had the chance to turn one in, all students 5th grade and younger can email their letters to [email protected] or type them in the comments below.

12/01/2025

From this evening into Tuesday morning across much of the Quad State, snow and sleet accumulations up to 1 inch and a light glaze of icing will cause slippery road conditions. Further north, a burst of light snow around an inch (or two for the Evansville area) is possible, but travel impacts will be limited.

11/21/2025

Is your church or organization hosting a free Thanksgiving meal to the public on Thanksgiving day? If so, please post your church or organization name, address where the meal will be served, and the times. Include any special instructions for those who would like to join you. Let us help you get the word out.

11/18/2025

Support Local Churches each week in the Messenger, Dawson Springs Progress and Providence Journal Enterprise. Contact Dawn TODAY to sign up. [email protected] or 270-228-2851.

11/13/2025

For the first time since 1787, the US government will no longer press the penny. How do you feel about the change? How many pennies do you think you have in jars and other containers around the house? Will you still spend them or will you hold on to them? Let us know your thoughts.

09/08/2025

08/26/2025

Childcare in Hopkins County has been an issue raised by the general public and government officials alike the past few years. While moves are being made to improve the long-term outlook, the process is involved. Meanwhile, parents are looking for the answer to their own unique situations.

Are you one of those people trying to figure out how to juggle work and finding a way for your kids to be taken care of, day or night? Please send us a message or email [email protected]. We would like to discuss your issues for a series on childcare and how it affects you.

07/25/2025

Ramps Closed on SB I-69 in Madisonville Tonight

There will be no marked detour

MADISONVILLE, Ky. (July 24, 2025) – As work continues along the I-69 corridor in Madisonville, motorists should prepare for three ramps in the area to be blocked overnight.

While crews are working on the southbound lane, they will close the ramp from U.S. 41 to I-69 SB, as well as I-69 SB to KY 281 (Island Ford Road) and KY 281 to I-69 SB, both by Lowe’s.

The closures are expected to be in place during the planned 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. work tonight.

A contractor working for the KYTC is in the middle of a project that is paving all four lanes, as well as on and off-ramps from the 118.15 mile point (KY 2657/Fowler Road overpass) to the 113.81 mile point (in front of the mall)

07/18/2025

If you host any kind of musical entertainment, whether at a club or church function, country to rock to gospel, please let us know. We want to highlight the various musical offerings around the Hopkins County area. You can send your schedule to [email protected] and we will include the dates in a special weekly breakdown.

07/18/2025

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