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Located in the most southwestern point in Kentucky, Fulton County is a community rich in historic tradition and gracious southern living.

11/10/2026

It is great to know that 100 more children around the world will receive the gift of Christmas from Hickman, Kentucky...members of West Hickman Baptist Church gathered Sunday night to pack 100 boxes for Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child...items stuffed into the boxes included crayons, pencils, towels, flashlights, puzzles, books, soccer balls, clothes and sandals...the Hickman boxes were taken to join those at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Fulton, where they will be sent for distribution...generous donations provided the items to be sent to the children, along with the $1,000 cost for shipping...a big "thank you" goes out to all who made this mission project possible...

10/27/2026

Great news from our Fulton County School System...Congratulations to our students, staff and administration!!

The 2025–2026 School Report Card and Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) highlights are here, and we are proud of the hard work and growth happening across Fulton County Schools!
Our goal last year was GREEN, and our students worked hard to make progress, with lots of GREEN reflected in our data! 💚📈
Growth takes teamwork, dedication, and high expectations. We are proud of our students, teachers, staff, and families who continue to make a difference every day.
We celebrate the progress we’ve made, but we aren’t stopping here! We will continue working together with compassion and high standards to achieve growth for all.💙💛

10/21/2026

Fulton County residents had the opportunity today to receive items at Mills Point Village in Hickman.
ARK Food Distribution Director Kathy Lane said this event was the annual Feeding America, sponsored by Anthem and the Purchase Area Development District.
Many volunteers were on hand to assist with the bagging of items, with bags of apples and potatoes also given out.
Over 20 Fulton County 4th and 5th grade Beta Club students were also assisting with the project.
Vehicles were lined up early in advance of the distribution.
Great job from Kathy and all volunteers, along with Police Chief Ryan Amberg who assisted with the traffic.

10/21/2026

Continued progress at the new grocery store on Seventh Street...and as it says on the sign, the name will be J&S Market.....

10/16/2026

The Hickman Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet ended in a very special way on Tuesday night.
With the final award presentation, the Chamber announced a new way in presenting their "Citizen of the Year Award".
Chamber president Charles Choate told the crowd the award would now be given in honor of the late Bro. James Roberson, a longtime resident whose ministry and guidance touched and changed the lives of many people.
After confessing to Christ at an early age, Bro. James began a 70 year ministry where he became known as a prayer warrior, teacher, encourager and Servant of God.
He served as pastor at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church from 1989 until retirement in 2013.
Bro. Roberson's son, Mark Roberson, was then called on to present the initial "Rev. James Roberson Citizen of the Year Award".
Here is that announcement:
"Our honoree tonight is well deserving of this recognition. He has long been admired by his family and friends for his achievements, and his dedication to helping others in times of need".
"His character is shown with his love of family, his efforts in mentoring young people, his church life, and his dedication to serving the public".
"We are proud to recognize this important member of our community".
"Our award winner this year is a 1989 graduate of Fulton County High School, who furthered his education at Murray State University. His chosen career path came with a motto of "Serve and Protect". This has included time serving as a police officer with the Hickman and Mayfield Police Departments, three years as a Fulton County School System Resource Officer, and 20 year's of service with Kentucky Fish and Wildlife".
"Our honoree now "Serves and Protects" as the elected Sheriff of Fulton County. It is with great honor to present the "Rev. James Roberson Citizen of the Year Award" to Chad Parker".

10/15/2026

We always appreciate Mark Welch attending our annual Chamber banquet and delivering his economic updates for those in attendance.
Mark is the Hickman/Fulton County Economic Development Partnership Director and has been in the position for over six years.
He announced some very exciting news for Hickman during his speech on Tuesday night.
Arcare, formerly known as KentuckyCare, will be moving into the Hickman Clinic building on Seventh Street with a full staff of care givers, along with a new pharmacy on site.
Welch said retrofitting of the Hickman location will include establishing the patient care section and the pharmacy, which will use the drive-thru window. Plans call for work to start next week.
The update also included discussion of the ongoing work at the new full-service grocery store on Seventh Street, and the announcement that private investment in Fulton County is approaching $200 million dollars since 2020.
The Economic Development Director said most of that investment has been in the western end of the county.
The Chamber appreciates Mark for being a part of our activities and events, and for his ongoing work and efforts to improve our community and county.

10/15/2026

The Chamber of Commerce made a "Presentation of Career Service" to Fulton County Judge Executive Jim Martin, who will be leaving office at the end of the year.
Judge Martin has made many contributions to Hickman during his career in his current position and previous time as Fulton County Economic Development Director.
Those contributions include landing Bermag in Hickman in 1992 with 20 jobs, the HIS Plant in 1993 with 600 jobs, and in 1994 the recruitment of Northwest Steel to Hickman which today is Insteel Wire.
Judge Martin was instrumental in the reopening of the Hickman Medical Clinic, and his grant project gave us the Mills Point Village and the return of the Hickman Health Department along with the Hope Center, ARK Food Pantry and the home of the Chamber of Commerce.
On behalf of the board, Chamber of Commerce president Charles Choate presented the appreciation plaque to Judge Martin.

10/15/2026

The Chamber of Commerce was glad to recognize and honor the Hickman/Fulton County Riverport Authority as the "Industry of the Year".
For decades, the Riverport has connected Hickman and Fulton County to markets far beyond our on backyard.
As Kentucky’s only operating public riverport on the Mississippi River, the Hickman location annually ships ove 500,000 tons of product out of the Elvis Stahr Harbor each year.
Behind every ton of those products are businesses, farmers, manufacturers and industries, who depend on a strong transportation network.
The riverport represents something Hickman, Fulton County and the Chamber of Commerce greatly values...and that is economic opportunity…

10/15/2026

We have more award recipients from Tuesday's annual banquet to announce today.
The Chamber of Commerce was proud to present a "Community Service Award" for the contributions of David Thomas and his Facebook site "Hickman City and Fulton County News and Events".
After 158 years of publication, Western Kentucky’s oldest newspaper, The Hickman Courier ceased operations in 2017.
One year later on September 9th of 2018, David launched his Facebook site.
With his own unpaid time, and personally purchased equipment, David began to fill the void left by the newspaper closure.
He began his project with video and audio of both city and county board meetings, along with Fulton County Pilots football and basketball games and the Hickman Methodist church services.
The site also includes many other features informing the community such as dates and times of activities, ballgames and special events, church and Senior Citizens news, sales papers from area businesses and other information.
He continually looks to improve the site to increase and provide information for area residents.
The growth of the site includes almost 7,100 followers and now includes a YouTube page.

10/15/2026

Chamber of Commerce board members want to say a special "thank you" to our friend Richard Holloway for being there to get our annual banquet underway.
Following our restructuring and enhancement of the awards banquet the past three years, Richard has always been quick to commit to attending and offering the opening prayer in advance of the meal.
He has also offered prayer time for our Chamber ribbon cuttings and other activities.
Richard is a City Commissioner and pastor at New Bryant's Chapel Church here in Hickman.

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808 Moscow Avenue
Hickman, KY
42050

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