Western Kentucky
VisitHopkinsville.com; @VstHopkinsville—If there is something sweet about Hopkinsville, it might be the Ghirardelli brownie mix in the air. Krusteaz pancake mix, Cracker Barrel biscuit mix, Red Lobster Cheddar Bay biscuit mix, and other products are produced in the city known as the “Batter Capital of the World.”
Hopkinsville is also home to Fort Campbell and the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division, 5th Special Forces Group, and 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Many restaurants, hotels, attractions, and retail outlets offer special military discounts, according to Visit Hopkinsville.
Convenient to cities like Louisville, St. Louis, and Nashville, Tenn., for drive-in meetings, Hopkinsville offers a variety of venues, including James E. Bruce Convention Center, with 40,000 square feet of flexible indoor space, a terrace, and patio. The adjacent 104-room Holiday Inn & Suites Hopkinsville Convention Center has a boardroom for 30 guests. Also adjacent, Planters Bank Jennie Stuart Health Sportsplex, a 54,000-square-foot indoor sports complex, includes a 70-person meeting room.
Offsite event spaces include Silo Event Center, with reception or meeting space for 400 in the main room, plus an upstairs space seating 70; and Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park Lodge, with 24 guest rooms, 13 cottages, and meeting space for 120 guests. The Hopkinsville campus of Murray State University has classrooms, an auditorium, and event spaces.
