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The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n Caldwell Fiscal Court — 8 a.m., courthouse. n Livingston Fiscal Court — 5 p.m., courthouse. n McCracken Fiscal Court — 5:30 p.m., wo...
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Family that flies together....
odd McBee’s resume is impressive and diversified with a degree in natural resource conservation management from the University of Kentucky and 10 years of experience with the Civil Design Group in ...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun McCracken County deputies close off the lot of the Travelers Inn & Suites on Lone Oak Road during a stand-off on Monday night. Sheriff Jon Hayden said the deputies were investigating a report of an armed man inside one of the hotel's first-floor rooms.
Armed man prompts SWAT investigation
A report of an armed man brought McCracken County’s SWAT team to a Lone Oak area motel late Monday night. Sheriff Jon Hayden said his department received a call about 9 p.m. from a woman who was...
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Police: Three face weapons, drug charges
Three men face multiple drug and weapons charges after a police search in Eddyville on Monday, police said. State police, probation officers, sheriff’s deputies and Eddyville police searched a r...
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Repair Affair program applications accepted
The Midtown Alliance of Neighbors’ Repair Affair program is now accepting applications through March 15. Repair Affair is a one-day event where teams of local volunteers help low-income homeowne...
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Three men face drug charges, police say
Three Paducah men face drug charges after allegedly selling marijuana near a school on Monday, police said. Sheriff’s detectives were investigating tips of illegal drug activity in the Forest Hi...
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lmost out of public view sits one of Paducah’s most charming bachelor pads
lmost out of public view sits one of Paducah’s most charming bachelor pads, and an equally charming bachelor to boot. It’s a long trek up the flight of stairs that lead to the loft where Fowler Bla...
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McCracken employee fired after theft arrest
A 12-year McCracken County road department employee accused of trading stolen county property for prescription drugs has been officially removed from his position. Fiscal Court commissioners una...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun Retired Kentucky Supreme Court Justice J.W. "Bill" Graves examines a portrait of himself after it was unveiled on Monday afternoon at the McCracken County Courthouse with his wife, Mary Ann Graves, and Paducah attorney Mark Bryant. The McCracken County Bar Association honored Graves with the portrait, which will be displayed in the courtroom.
Court honors Justice Graves with portrait
Belting out the lyrics of the jingle that made J.W. “Bill” Graves a household name in the 1980s, friends and colleagues of the retired Supreme Court Justice gathered inside McCracken Circuit Courtr...
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun The view from the attic of the Paducah Freight House, which is almost through with renovations and ready to welcome tenants shows the structure of the roof and a view of several downtown businesses. The organizations that occupy the Commerce Center on Kentucky Avenue -- Paducah Economic Development, Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce and EntrePaducah -- are slated to begin working inside renovated building next week.
Freight House building renovations nearly complete
On track with the architect’s estimated renovation schedule, the Paducah Freight House is almost ready for tenants to move in and start working. Once a hub of activity for the busy local rail sy...
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Duplicate Bridge
Echo Duplicate Bridge Center 1723 Kentucky Ave. Monday Morning Stratified Pairs Flight A 1. Jo Echols and Dennis Bristol. 2. Dennis Rose and Ron Brockman. 3. Joel and Jo Krin Pe...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Lisa Stephenson (right), director of the community scholarship program at West Kentucky Community & Technical College, passes a handful of pencils and candy to McNabb Elementary student Rakwon Robinson, 8, during the annual Super Sunday college fair at Harrison Street Missionary Baptist Church in Paducah on Sunday. Super Sunday college fairs were hosted in 16 communities across the state, encouraging African-American students to continue with post-secondary education.
Fair inspires careers
Ask Taliyah Hamilton what she wants to be when she grows up and without skipping a beat the 14-year-old Paducah Middle School student beams ear-to-ear when she says a registered nurse. “I’ve wan...
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Agenda
The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n Barkley Regional Airport Board of Directors — 3:30 p.m., Midwest Aviation, 200 Hardy Roberts Drive. n Fulton City Commission — 5:45 p.m...
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Photo contributed by Tommy Thompson Lexie Helgerson plays Viola, a woman who disguises herself as a man and inadvertently wins the affections of Olivia, played by  Stephanie Holladay Earl, in William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." The American Shakespeare Center will stage two performances of "Twelfth Night" in Lovett Auditorium as part of the Murray Shakespeare Festival early next month. 
Education key for Murray Shakespeare Festival
Many adults feel daunted when faced with a play by William Shakespeare, so the idea that kids in middle school can understand and enjoy the Bard may seem unusual. But a few educators in the Murr...
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The Lineup
Today AARP with IRS offers free tax service to low- and moderate-income individuals, with special attention to those age 60 and older, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Paducah-McCracken County Senior Center, 1400...
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