Mission
TO ENGAGE IN INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING THE CITIZENS OF HOPKINSVILLE AND AT TIMES SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, THROUGH RELIABLE, IN-DEPTH, FAIR AND SOLUTIONS ORIENTED JOURNALISTIC REPORTING ESSENTIAL TO THE ENGAGEMENT OF HOPKISNVILLE CITIZENS. TO RAISE AWARENESS OF BUSINESS, ARTS, CULTURE AND HISTORY UNIQUE TO DOWNTOWN HOPKINSVILLE: TO HELP PRESERVE DEMOCRACY AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH SUCH REPORTING; TO ENGAGE PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS AND OTHERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE WORK; TOWORK COLLABORATIVELY IN SHARING THE RESULTING WORK;TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS ISSUES IN MORE IMPACTFUL WAYS THAN PRIVATE SECTOR NEWS MEDIACAN AND WILL DO IN A CHANGING NEWS MEDIA ENVIRONMENT; TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ABOUT THE KENTUCKY OPEN MEETINGS AND OPEN RECORDS ACTS AND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AS ESSENTIAL TOOLS TO ENSURING OPEN AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.