The Hopkins County Fiscal Court has approved funding for 2026 road improvements and a request for topsoil work at the new sheriff’s department facility.
Miles Puckett from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Central City office outlined over $1.25 million in funding for the 2026 Rural Secondary Road Program projects.
click to download audioHe noted that Kentucky 813 and Kentucky 112 are the two roads most likely to be resurfaced in 2026, with plans to repave just over three miles of Kentucky 813.
click to download audioHe explained that two separate sections of Kentucky 112 are planned for paving.
click to download audioPuckett also gave an update on the Kentucky 138 bridge project, which is expected to be completed in 2027.
click to download audioThe Fiscal Court also received updates on additional road, bridge, and paving projects.
click to download audioMagistrates unanimously approved the 2026 funding for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Rural Secondary Road Program..
In other action, the Fiscal Court approved a request from Sheriff Matt Sanderson for more than $37,000 to begin topsoil work at the new facility.
click to download audioHopkins County Jailer Mike Lewis and Humane Society Director Dustin Potenza also presented reports to the Fiscal Court. WFMW’s News Edge will have details from those reports in the coming days.
