​The office of Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, the Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts and the Kentucky Association of Food Banks have joined forces to create a friendly food and fund drive competition among Kentucky’s Area Development Districts to support hunger relief efforts in Kentucky. The competition is October 16 - 20, 2017.Cheri Farmer, Team Leader for Penny...  Read More

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T​he USDA Children and Adult Care Food Program annual training is scheduled for Saturday, September 23 at 9:30 am (CDT). For additional information, please contact Jill Collins or Amanda Stokes at 270-886-9484 or via email at [email protected] or [email protected]. Click the image below to enlarge the flyer....  Read More

​The PADD Board of Directors held their monthly meeting on Monday, August 14, 2017 at the PADD Office in Hopkinsville. Federal, state and staff reports were provided. Guest speaker Holly Hopkins Scoville, Ledcor Group, gave a slide presentation overview of the Middle Mile Project, securing easements for Kentucky Wired Fiber Network. This is the first P3 telecom project in the United States and KY ...  Read More

​The Pennyrile Area Development District has been awarded a $1,699,067 grant ($2.2 M total project) from the Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA), the Department of Defense’s field organization responsible for supporting state and local governments to respond to major defense program changes.  The community adjustment assistance grant has been given in response to previously announced force reducti...  Read More

​We are pleased to announce the Pennyrile Area Development District is an official host agency for AmeriCorps. We are partnering with Green River Area Development District to expand the AmeriCorps program into the Pennyrile Counties. We are currently looking for a qualified individual to serve as a member (volunteer)  to be placed in our agency. They will receive a living allowance of $12,630, edu...  Read More

​Cindy Tabor, Pennyrile Long Term Care Ombudsman presented centenarian, Marguerite Fox with citations from Representative Will Coursey and Senator Stan Humphries in recognition of “Celebrating Centenarians” on Wednesday, July 26, 2017.  Ms. Fox is 104 years old....  Read More

​The 31st Annual Pennyrile Senior Games will take place from September 18th through September 20th at the Debow Complex. This yearly event is planned by Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation with the assistance of many sponsors in our community. This event allows individuals to be put in brackets by age that are 50 and over to compete in events. This event is not only for fun but it helps promote soci...  Read More

​The Todd County 911 Dispatch was awarded $66,015 from the Kentucky 911 Services Board for the 2017 CMRS Grant Funding Cycle. These grant funds were awarded for the replacement of their current dispatch console equipment along with updated software for the Todd County Dispatch. Likewise, the Trigg County 911 Dispatch was awarded $70,000 from the Kentucky 911 Service Board. Trigg County’s grant fun...  Read More

​The PADD Board of Directors held their monthly meeting on Monday, July 10, 2017 at the PADD Office in Hopkinsville. Reports were provided from representatives of U.S. Senator Rand Paul, U. S. Senator Mitch McConnell, U.S. Congressman James Comer, Representative Melissa Prunty, and the Department of Local Government. Senator C.B. Embry, Jr. stated the General Assembly is waiting to see if the Gove...  Read More

The Kentucky Department for Aging and Independent Living urges everyone to be safe in the heat!  They list simple steps to follow in their July 2017 Senior Health and Wellness Newsletter....  Read More

A ceremonial ribbon cutting was held on June 15, 2017 in Muhlenberg County to identify Paradise Park Industrial Park as certified AT&T Fiber Ready.  Hood Harris, AT&T President, was joined by many local officials and representatives for the event at the Career Advancement Center in Powderly.  The designation is a tool for economic development personnel to utilized when talking to potential industr...  Read More