Oh, Kentucky (1969)

Have you been wondering what Joe Namath has been up to since Super Bowl III ended?

Well, the Associated Press reports carried in Hopkinsville's Kentucky New Era in the first days after Jan. 12, 1969 say that he is contemplating retirement. But he's going to be on Ed Sullivan tonight 1969, and he doesn't mention anything about such thoughts during his interview.

Among the other highlights on tonight's Ed Sullivan is Tommy James and the Shondells' performing the No. 2 song in the nation, per Cash Box, "Crimson and Clover."

More from the Jan. 8-26 editions of Hopkinsville's Kentucky New Era:

The 8th District in 1975

And to wrap up our coverage of the 1975 district tournaments, here are the results from the 8th District, which has long been dominated by the Hoptown schools:

Christian Co. 101, Ft. Campbell 44

Hopkinsville 62, Todd Co. Cent. 55

Christian Co. 64, Hopkinsville 52

Two years after this tournament, University Heights opened, and U-Heights has been a thorn in the side of Christian County and Hopkinsville ever since.

Prior to the 1967-68 school year, Hopkinsville had a historically African-American high school known as Hopkinsville Crispus Attucks.

Prior to the 1964-65 school year, Todd County had a historically African-American high school known as Todd County Training.

Prior to the 1963-64 school year, Todd County Central was formed from a merger of Todd County High, Clifty, and Guthrie.

Fort Campbell High School came into existence in the 1962-63 school year.

Christian County High School opened in the fall of 1959 after a merger of the Crofton Cougars, the Lacy Wildcats, the Pembroke Owls, the Sinking Fork Panthers, and the South Christian Green Dragons. (South Christian had been formed in the fall of 1941 from a merger of Howell and LaFayette High Schools).

Oh, Kentucky

Read at least to the courthouse-cats story. "As God as my witness, ..."

County-by-county health rankings. First place: Boone. One hundred-twentieth: Owsley. (Thank you for the referral more than three months ago, HP follower!)

Continuing to catch up, let's go back to this 2003 item that goes back to 1959 and recalls the coming to be of County: "The first Colonels squad was destined to be great. It was formed from the consolidation of Pembroke, South Christian, Lacy, Sinking Fork and Crofton high schools."

Drugs stink.