This is from the Hopkins County Clerk's Office. Due to the election season, passports will not be issued from October 1st to November 16th. The Webster County Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of a man during a traffic stop. It occurred near Wheatcroft on State Route 109 North. The K9 named Boogie sniffed out...

If you think the Madisonville water tastes a little funny, you're not alone. In the spring and in the fall, the temperature change is what causes it. Does it harm the water? Not at all says Mayor Kevin Cotton. The governor says the first 46,000 qualified residents will have up to 100 million dollars in medical debt ...

The driver of a northbound I-69 vehicle who was following a semi dangerously close is facing five charges, as well as her passenger. After Amber Dearmond gave the officer permission to search her Mercury Milan, the officer located suspected fentanyl, a glass smoking pipe, suspected meth, and gabapentin. Facing nearly...

Wilma Jean Phelps, 81 of Mortons Gap passed away peacefully on September 17, 2026. She was born December 19, 1944 in Madisonville to the late Jake and Leota Skaggs Phelps. Jean enjoyed watching Andy Griffith and Sanford & Son reruns; The Young & the Restless; and Yellowstone. She loved her family and was of Chr...

Sherry Melton, 83, of Providence, KY passed away on Friday September 18, 2026, at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville, KY. She was born on December 6, 1942, in Owensboro, KY, the daughter of the late Mr. Charles Greenwell and Mrs. Alice Crask Greenwell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Drury Melton...

Eldon Lee James, II, age 55, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at his residence. Mr. James was born on September 10, 1971 to Eldon Lee James, I, and Rebecca Darnell James. He was a graduate of Dawson Springs High School, and received his Masters in Education from Murray State University...

Join Trevor Rice every Monday from 8-9 a.m. for 1-hour of news talk programming surrounding Madisonville and Hopkins County! This week, Chandler Ladd, President of the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce and Chet Timmons and Jason Hughes from Teen Challenge joined the show. Listen back to both interviews below!

Join Trevor Rice each week for 1-hour of local news talk and comments concerning events happening in Madisonville and Hopkins County! Mahr Park Superintendent, Ashton Robinson, joined Trevor this morning to recap Madisonville Illuminated and discuss the Hay Bail Trail and Harvest Fest! Listen below!

Join Trevor Rice every Monday for 1-hour of news talk and comments on 103.5 The Light and WTTLradio.com! Coalfield Comments has been a tradition in Madisonville and Hopkins County. Listen to this week's conversations! Teri Whitfield, who discusses a special 9/11 ceremony at the old courthouse in Madisonville on Septemb...

The Indy Car Series races at the Nashville Superspeedway this weekend! Trevor Rice had a phone interview with 2x-Indy Car Champion and 2018 Indy 500 winner, Will Power, ahead of this Sunday's race. Listen back to their conversation below!

We had a successful Madcon again! Year two was a lot of fun and we made new memories. Thank you to all attendees, vendors, and sponsors!

Trevor Rice and Dustton Walker hosted this years 2025 Noon Kiwanis Christmas Parade coverage, presented by Madisonville Garage Doors and Atmos Energy. Listen to this years festivities below! You can also go back and watch it all on our 106.9 Facebook page!

The Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix at the Nashville Superspeedway the weekend of July 18-19 is fast approaching! Trevor Rice had a phone interview with 2-time Indy Car Champion and 2-time Indy 500 winner, Josef Newgarden, who returns to his home city to try for his third win of the 2026 season. Listen to the i...

For the link to our Facebook live during the 2025 Veterans Day Parade, please go the link below!

AI is a big topic in every field, and in law, it's no different. Host, Tom Springer, delves into the benefits and worries of AI in his field in this week's conversation below!

Join Trevor Rice every Monday from 8-9 a.m. for 1-hour of news talk programming surrounding Madisonville and Hopkins County! This week, Chandler Ladd, President of the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce and Chet Timmons and Jason Hughes from Teen Challenge joined the show. Listen back to both interviews below!

The City of Madisonville was back for another 30-minute conversation on all things going on in Madisonville! They recapped Madisonville Illuminated at Mahr Park and went in depth on street and road infrastructure with Landon Gamblin. Listen to this week's program below!

Dolly Parton's life, music and humanitarian legacy will be celebrated in a two-hour live television special this fall. In an announcement made Wednesd...

Cody Johnson is back inside the top 10 of the Hot Country Songs chart as Take Me Back (Leave Me There) continues to gain momentum. Billboard's latest ...

Jelly Roll says music may not always be the center of his life, even after reaching some of the biggest milestones of his career. During a recent radi...

Madonna is returning to the MTV Video Music Awards stage for the first time in more than two decades. Organizers announced that she will open the 2026...

New Order keyboardist Gillian Gilbert has shared that she is undergoing treatment for cancer, clarifying recent confusion surrounding the health of he...

Bob Mackie spent more than five decades turning stage costumes into unforgettable pieces of pop culture. Following the designer's death on September 1...