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Coming in Wednesday???s Sun: Ray Black & Son submitted the low bid to renovate the Julian Carroll Convention Center. Black???s bid of $3.965 million was among eight opened Tuesday. Work could begin next week ??? Judge Jeff Hines will retire to senior status on Saturday but will continue to serve as special McCracken Circuit Court judge until his replacement is appointed by Gov. Beshear. Hines, 53, said his retirement pay will be same as his gross salary of about $125,000, but he won???t have to pay health insurance, state income tax, Social Security tax, Medicaid tax or city payroll taxes ??? McCracken Circuit Judge Craig Clymer rules that Darryl Samuels, 26, of Memphis, is mentally competent to stand trial on rape and assault charges.

NEWS

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Paul King, an architect with Paducah��s Peck Flannery Gream Warren, reads information from one of the bids submitted for the Julian Carroll Convention Center project at the Marcum Engineering offices Tuesday

Renovating the Carroll Center

State House control tilts east

Circuit court judge seat opens as Hines retires to senior status

City opposes RV park zoning variance

AP STATE NEWS

SPORTS

Garner rescues Calloway

JOHN WRIGHT | The Sun
Jamie Dowdy (left) of Marshall County tries to ward off Lone Oak��s Clayton Thacker during the first half of Tuesday��s 70-58 victory over Lone Oak in Draffenville Tuesday. The win keeps the Marshals unbeaten (3-0) against First Region competition this year.

Wilson's Fulton teammates pick up pace against Graves

Warriors' turnovers offset rebounding edge

OPINION

WRONG TURN

Western Baptist HEALTHBREAK video

Paul Park's Story Part II
Dr. Keung Ung, M.D.

VIDEO TEEN OF WEEK

Chloe Keeling, Community Christian Academy

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