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Paducah Tilghman High School
The origin of the Paducah Tilghman High School mascot, the Blue Tornado, revolves around the dominance of the school’s football and basketball teams during the 1920s. The first reference to the ...
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How to train your best friend
DEKALB, Ill. — When Marcia Poff first acquired Quincy, he was a terror. The Doberman pinscher was wild and out of control. But with a little love and a lot of training from Poff, he has grown to...
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Lone Oak High School
Lone Oak High School has had two costumed mascots, Peppi the mouse and the Purple Flash. One was an invention of the cheerleading squad, the other was a winner of a school-wide contest. Accordin...
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McCracken County High School
When the new McCracken County High School opens this fall, students will have a new mascot to cheer for — the Mustang. The community involvement committee, comprised of 51 students, faculty, sta...
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Rich history found among local school mascots
As another class of high school seniors graduate this spring, it will also be the last year for three local school mascots. The Purple Flash, Greyhound and Pirate mascots of Lone Oak, Reidland a...
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Heath High School
The Heath High School pirate mascot began as an ode to a popular school play and grew into an ode to the entire school. In 1929, the Heath High School state champion basketball team was referred...
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Reidland High School
The history of the Reidland High School mascot began in the 1930s but the story behind the choice of a greyhound remains a mystery. Because of first-hand accounts from graduates of Reidland High...
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Births
Rousseau — Beau Allen Rousseau and Holt Mason Rousseau, twin sons of Stephen and Jennifer Simmons Rousseau of Paducah, April 4, 2013, Baptist Health Paducah. Grandparents are Daryl Simmons of Kevil...
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Ferrari to limit sales to boost brand
MARANELLO, Italy — Ferrari will limit sales of its high-performance street cars this year to protect the brand’s aura of exclusivity, Chairman Luca Montezemolo said Wednesday. Wealthy people aro...
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Associated Press People walk outside the Shanghai Museum on May 8 in Shanghai, China. Many items from its extensive collections of porcelains, jades, paintings and bronzes were donated by families that fled to Hong Kong following the 1949 communist victory but have since reconciled with the mainland.
Shanghai: Freebies from Bund to art districts
SHANGHAI — China’s biggest city and financial hub is known for designer boutiques and fine dining. Yet wallet-draining shanghai also offers activities that cost nothing, from walking on the riverfr...
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