The landscape of Hopkinsville has changed in recent years, and that’s likely to continue as local governments looks to address older buildings and make their own flood mitigation efforts.
Since historic levels of flooding have plagued Christian County in 2025—starting with icy floods in February, then over a foot of rain falling in April that caused long-lasting flood issues—officials in both city and county governments are looking for ways to help alleviate the problems.
At a recent Christian Fiscal Court meeting, magistrates approved a grant in the amount of $313,000 to go towards debris clean-up from Little River, with the total project cost $416,000. Speaking with WHOP Wednesday morning, Judge-Executive Jerry Gilliam says it’s all in the effort of trying to mitigate flooding issues as much as possible.
Gilliam says it’ll be a big undertaking that will start as soon as they get the project out for bid and those bids approved.
Weber Street in Hopkinsville, where the old and Treasurer’s Office is located, will soon look very different, as magistrates are set to vote on demolishing those buildings. Both that office and the Christian County Judge-Executive’s Office have since moved to the former Christian County Sheriff’s Department building, and Judge Gilliam says the older buildings have only fallen into disrepair.
He says it’s likely they’ll make the soon to vacant spaces into additional parking downtown, which he calls a need for that area.
Renovations are set to take place on other county buildings, including some minor repairs to the Chapel of Love following some water damage, and gearing up to begin the design work on a major renovation to the Christian County Clerk’s Office and Courthouse.