June 18, 2013
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun A mural portraying the Strawberry Queen and strawberry picking season in Paducah is shown on Friday at the foot of Broadway on the flood wall. Strawberries were a prosperous crop in the '40s and in that spirit the town of Cunningham plans to reintroduce a Strawberry Festival.
Strawberry fest returning to Cunningham
There is no written history that describes the Cunningham Strawberry Festival. The oral history, however, varies depending on whom you ask. Some people say it took place for several years, others c...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun David Boggs (left) hands flowers to Ashley Storie (middle) and dance partner Tracy Childers (right) after receiving a perfect score for his dance performance during Dancing With Our Stars on Saturday night at Harrah's in Metropolis. Boggs danced in honor of Storie, a brain cancer survivor, who was unable to perform.
Dancing for a cause
METROPOLIS, Ill. — Friendship and fundraising partnered to benefit cancer research at Lourdes hospital’s annual Dancing With Our Stars at Harrah’s Metropolis Casino and Hotel ballroom Saturday nigh...
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Paducah students take honors at speech tournament
Michael Ellen Walden, of Paducah Middle School, won the Kentucky State Middle School Speech Championship in Interpretation of Literature, while two Tilghman students placed second and third at the ...
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Contributed photo The air traffic control tower at Barkley Regional Airport was one of 189 contract towers nationwide marked for closure after sequestration cuts took effect on March 1. Airport officials wrote an appeal to the Federal Aviation Administration, but the FAA announced that the tower would be among those to close April 7.
Barkley Airport control tower to close
Despite an appeal to the Federal Aviation Administration by local airport officials, the air traffic control tower at Barkley Regional Airport has been scheduled to close as early as April 7. Th...
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Correction
The Easter Egg Hunt and pancake breakfast at Broadway United Methodist Church will begin at 9 a.m. today at the church, 701 Broadway. The egg hunt after breakfast is for all children of the church ...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Jorge Martinez points out some of the badly water damaged areas of the roof at a building he recently purchased on downtown Kentucky Avenue on Friday. Martinez plans to take advantage of an ordinance being drafted by the Paducah Renaissance Alliance which would provide financial assistance to building owners in need of a roof replacement.
The roof up above our heads
Buying one of Paducah’s large downtown buildings isn’t for the timid. When partners Jorge Martinez and Paul Gourieux purchased 210 and 212 Kentucky Ave. — more than 9,800 square feet of space meant...
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Barbee indicted in 3-year-old’s shooting death
A McCracken County grand jury indicted Nicholas Barbee on Friday on a second-degree manslaughter charge stemming from the shooting death of 3-year-old Braydion Matlock. Commonwealth Attorney Dan...
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The Lineup
Today 4-Rivers Military Officers Association of America, 8:30 a.m., Lone Oak Little Castle Restaurant. 415-9959. Dance, 7-10 p.m., American Legion Post 26 Hall, Mayfield. Just Friends. $5. ...
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Woman accused of break-in, drug possession
A Paducah resident was arrested on drug and  trespassing charges after she was accused of breaking into a house in  the 2200 block of Lovelaceville-Florence Station Road East. Kelly Christian, 3...
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MSU Regents’ social prompts questions
A gathering of regents the night before a vote on Murray State University President Randy Dunn’s contract continues to draw questions on whether it violated state open meeting laws. A social gat...
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Driver charged with murder stemming from 2012 wreck
A McCracken County man who escaped from a wrecked vehicle in a 2012 crash is now charged with murder in connection with the death of his passenger. A McCracken County grand jury indicted Shane C...
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JODY NORWOOD | The Sun Heath High School students (from left) Kristi Street, Caliegh Propes and Jonathan Emmons, along with Heath Middle School students Henrietta Ransdell, Hannah White and Connor Tilford, discuss the upcoming international competition of Future Problem Solvers. The Heath High School team placed third and the Heath Middle School team placed first in state competition.
Problem solvers prepare for international competition
Seventeen Heath middle and high school students will compete on an international stage to pose solutions to global problems. The Future Problem Solvers teams qualified for the June 6 competition...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun
Repair of navigation lights, wiring may cost $50,000
Thieves may have ruined up to $50,000 of bridge navigational lighting on the Canal Bridge at Grand Rivers. Nearly 1,800 feet of wire used on the Ky. 453 Canal Bridge was been stolen during the w...
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Dogwood tree sale to benefit memorial garden
Six local nurseries will sell dogwood trees Saturday in preparation for the Dogwood Trail’s 50th anniversary in 2014. Ro Morse with the Paducah Civic Beautification Board said that Blooms & Gard...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun Audience members take their seats at Lourdes' annual Dancing with Our Stars fundraiser at Harrah's in Metropolis last spring. The fundraiser typically draws in about 900 guests. Last year's event raised $220,000.
Organizers hope for bigger, better dancing
Lourdes’ Dancing With Our Stars fundraiser for the American Cancer Society grew from Madison Hall to the giant ballroom of Harrah’s Casino in Metropolis in four years. Last year, the event raised $...
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