Hopkinsville, Kentucky -
Memorial Manhole Cover

Manhole cover with the likeness of past newspaper publisher Joe Dorris (Member of the Kentucky Journalism Hall Of Fame) placed at the intersection of 9th and Main Streets in Hopkinsville KY. Joe Dorris was. in his later years, a daily columnist for the Kentucky New Era newspaper and he liked to write about old outhouses (privys) that were still in use in Christian, Todd, Trigg, and Caldwell counties in Kentucky. Because of this interest, he became known in the region as "The Privy Editor". The manhole cover has his likeness and the words Privy Editor on it and was dedicated in the early 90s by past Kentucky Gov. Happy B. Chandler. [George McCouch, 11/30/2002]