May 23, 2013
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun A bulldozer tears down apartments formerly owned by the Paducah Housing Authority on the corner of 14th Street and Martin Luther King Drive in May. The vacant land is on pace to be an office building for 5H Technologies, an environmental engineering group and the first commercial business to locate in the Fountain Avenue area.
More Fountain Avenue incentives planned
When the Fountain Avenue Project began in 2007, Paducah city officials concentrated on revitalizing a residential area that had seen better days. Five years later, 30 homes have been renovated and ...
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The Lineup
Today Senior Medicare Patrol, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive; 442-8993. Learn to detect potential Medicare errors, fraud and abuse. Report errors or suspected fraud to SMP. Paducah L...
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McCracken District Court
Jan. 19 Mary L. Frazier, 47, 440 Kinkead Street, Paducah, no brake light, failure by owner to maintain required insurance; 30 days conditional discharge 2 years. Pay $369 in fines. Anthony D....
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun Defense Attorney Del Pruitt delivers his opening statement during the first day of Betti Kern's murder trial in McCracken Circuit Court on Monday. Pruitt is defending Kern on a murder charge stemming from the fatal shooting of 50-year-old David Griffin on Aug. 4, 2011. Circuit Judge Tim Kaltenbach is also shown listening in the background.
Kern to testify in Griffin murder trial
Attorneys agree that no one has ever denied that Betti Kern pulled the trigger of the gun that killed 50-year-old David Griffin in August 2011. But it is up to a McCracken County jury to determi...
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun Jerry Walker Jr., right, stands with his defense attorney in Calloway County Circuit Court on Monday at an arraignment on several lesser felony charges associated with a fatal 1998 Murray State University dorm fire. Walker pleaded not guilty to the charges and Judge Dennis Foust set his next hearing for Sept. 7.
Prosecutor suggests Walker deal
MURRAY — As Jerry Walker Jr.’s defense team fights to throw out a series of lesser felony charges associated with a fatal 1998 Murray State University dorm fire, prosecutors are attempting to negot...
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Whooping cough policies won’t change
In response to a nationwide rise in pertussis, or whooping cough, some states are implementing new regulations for the 2012-2013 school year. For Kentuckians, however, laws regarding whooping cough...
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4 charged in recent robbery of pizza driver
Three men have been arrested in the Aug. 6 robbery of a pizza delivery man. Michael Crawford, 18, and Christopher Martin, 20, who told police they have no permanent address, and Tre-Shawn White,...
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Agenda
The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n Bardwell City Council — 5 p.m., City Hall. n Barlow City Council — 5:30 p.m., City Hall. n Caldwell Fiscal Court — 8 a.m., courthous...
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5 face drug charges after 2 raids
Five people were arrested in two separate incidents over the weekend by Graves County sheriff’s officers. Sheriff Dewayne Redmon said two people were arrested Friday afternoon when his office go...
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Motorcycle wreck injures 2
A motorcycle wreck sent two people to the hospital Saturday night, police said. McCracken County sheriff’s deputies learned of the wreck at about 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of John Puryear Dr...
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Car collides with building
A wreck on South Third Street in downtown Paducah on Sunday sent a vehicle into a vacant building and one driver to the hospital. According to Paducah police Sgt. Rob Hefner, Ellen Merrick, 17, of ...
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LAUREL BLACK | The Sun Neighbors Amyah Scott, 10, and Ty Holt, 8, look at the free books outside of The Egg & I yesterday. Scott has already borrowed a book of dessert recipes from the outdoor book exchange in Lower Town.
Community bookshelf offers books to passersby
Overdue library fees may be a thing of the past for some residents of the Lower Town Arts District. Carol Gabany, proprietor of The Egg & I Bed and Breakfast, 335 N. Sixth St., is welcoming neighbo...
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Agenda
The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n Arlington City Council — 5 p.m., City Hall. n Calvert City Council — 5:30 p.m., City Hall. n Fulton Fiscal Court — 9 a.m., judge-exe...
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Duplicate Bridge
ECHO DUPLICATE BRIDGE 1723 Kentucky Ave. 554-9853 ECHO NOTES: Open Team Game, 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Monday Night Open Pairs 1. Pam Fee and Dennis Affholter. 2. Jo Echols and Denni...
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McCracken District Court
Jan. 12 Steven F. Stacey, 22, 916 H.C. Mathis Drive, Paducah, possession of marijuana, 5 days conditional discharge for 2 years. Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol...
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