When the Hopkins County Fiscal Court meets this morning, one of the items on the agenda will deal with a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant agreement involving the Madisonville Soccer Club Complex. The meeting begins at 10 at the Government Center in Madisonville. The Dawson Springs City Council welcomes resident...

In Hopkins County, the United Way of the Coalfield is taking applications for Heidi Badgett Grants. Eligible nonprofits are encouraged to work together to support the health and educational needs of children and their families. Applications are due on the 25th. Details are on the Facebook page of the United Way of th...

The contact two police officers had with the driver of a vehicle that was blocking a boat ramp caused them to remember him as having a history with illegal narcotics. The officers reported that Mitchell Kenneth's vehicle had a small amount of an unknown, unidentifiable substance in the seats, as well as a lot of US cu...

Wendell Owen Bennett, 77, of Madisonville, KY, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2026, at the Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson. He was born on May 4, 1949 in Ilsley, KY to the late James Elbert Bennett and Anna Louise Terry Bennett. Wendell worked as a finance manager and was veteran of the United States Mari...

Byron Ross Pruitt lived every bit of his 72 years until Saturday, September 12, 2026. He was born August 11, 1954, to George Edward and Edna (Hayes) Pruitt in the Randolph, Kentucky community, who have previously left this life. He has an older sister, Elaine (Leon) Wilson of Glasgow. Byron was a graduate of Metcalfe C...

Felicia White Hawkins, 56, of Madisonville, KY, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at her home. She was born on July 25, 1970, in La Mesa, CA, to Hilda Beasley White and the late Philip White. Felicia was the manager of Dollar General and was a kitchen manager at Brighton Cornerstone Healthcare. She enjoyed ...

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!

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!

This week on Law Talk Episode 72, Trevor speaks with Tom Springer from Springer Law Firm about what a master commissioner does and how you can buy a home that has been sent back to the courts or vacated.

Dolly Parton received a warm tribute during the 2026 Emmy Awards, bringing together two familiar names from her long career in entertainment. During t...

Ella Langley's Dandelion is back at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, giving the country singer another week at the top several months after the album's rel...

Brian "Nashville" Neil Duckworth, a member of the country music trio Taylor Made, has died at age 56. His family announced that he died at his home in...

Dolly Parton received a warm tribute during the 2026 Emmy Awards, bringing together two familiar names from her long career in entertainment. During t...

ICEHOUSE will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its landmark album Man of Colours with a major Australian tour in 2027. The band confirmed the anniver...

Cline Dion marked a major return to live performance on September 12 with the opening night of her Paris residency at La Dfense Arena. The concert pla...