Christian County Fiscal Court opened its February Tuesday morning, mostly reflecting on what wound up being a jam-packed January for the community.
Of note:
Judge-Executive Jerry Gilliam called last week’s Kentucky Association of Counties conference “one of the better conferences” he’s attended during his tenure, noting the information gleaned could help shape “the future” of Christian County.
A foremost topic of discussion: jail reform.
Data centers, Gilliam added, also continue to gain traction across the country, particularly in Texas, and it is only a matter of time before they gain more foothold in the Commonwealth.
Gilliam also noted that University Heights Academy graduate and Warren County Judge-Executive Doug Gorman gave a strong presentation on artificial intelligence, and its uses for Bowling Green urban planning and prospective population growth.
These talking points, Gilliam said, coincidentally align with Hopkinsville hosting the Tennessee Valley Authority’s first quarterly meeting of 2026 — with listening sessions planned for Tuesday night, and the board gathering Wednesday morning at the Bruce Convention Center.
Magistrate John Bruce noted that Hopkinsville-Christian County airport has “more than made up” being closed to flights the last two weeks, as TVA’s officials arrive from all over the southeast United States.
In other fiscal court news:
+ Gilliam said he was informed this week that Christian County received a $1.7 million grant through the Kentucky Product Development Initiative and the Cabinet of Economic Development. It will be used for a Commerce Park II sewer study in conjunction with HWEA.
+ Gilliam also said the road cooperative funding was impacted earlier this week, and not positively. It comes in tranches — 60%, 30% and then 10% — but allotments, he said, have suddenly changed.
+ Gilliam also confirmed that after last week’s press conference about road conditions, many ideas are going with him back to the Kentucky General Assembly during this critical biennium budget session.
+ Bruce also mentioned that last month’s Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport Board dissection with fiscal court was “well reported” and “well received,” and that a similar presentation on Western Hills Golf Course will come next month.
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