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Sun files Leigh Ann Renfro, artistic services manager for the Paducah Symphony Orchestra, looks at a page of the "L is for Louisville" children's book in her office in downtown Paducah. A similar book with a Paducah theme is in the works.
P is for Paducah seeking artwork
All 26 letters of the alphabet are accounted for in the Paducah Symphony Orchestra’s “P is for Paducah” book. Juliette Grumley, vice president of development for the PSO, said the book is schedu...
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Wilson gets permission to re-enroll at MSU
The former Murray State University student who pleaded guilty to charges related to having pipe bomb making material in Hester Hall dormitory may re-enroll in classes if he chooses. David M. Wil...
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REBECCA FELDHAUS | The 10th substation in Paducah Power System's coverage area is under construction. The facility will improve services to the community without a noticeable change when it comes online Aug. 1.
Construction of substation under way
Concrete, rebar and a blue and white sign are the indicators of Paducah Power System’s 10th substation in the area. The substation, being built near the intersection of Lone Oak Road and Lovelac...
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The Lineup
Today Senior Medicare Patrol, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive, Call 442-8993. Protect yourself from Medicare errors, fraud and abuse. Learn to detect potential errors, fraud and abuse. Rep...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Firefighters were able to save much of the Upper Salem Baptist Church in Massac County, Ill., save for an attached building behind the church, during a Saturday evening fire. The cause of the blaze remains undetermined.
Cause of Massac church fire undetermined
METROPOLIS, Ill. — An investigation continued Monday into the cause of a weekend blaze that destroyed a portion of a rural Massac County church. Mike Childers, chief of the volunteer Massac Coun...
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Same name
Todd Jones, featured in a Life story by Rebecca Feldhaus on page 1E on Sunday, is not the same Todd Jones who serves as McCracken County’s DUI prosecutor.
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Agenda
The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n Ballard Fiscal Court — 9 a.m., courthouse. n Calloway Fiscal Court — 5 p.m., Judicial Building, district court room. n Carlisle Fisc...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun University of Kentucky basketball player Anthony Davis signs a basketball for Ansley Singleton, 6, at Royal Oaks Chevrolet on Monday in Paducah, above. Singleton has left hypoplasty heart syndrome, a condition that caused her left heart ventricle never to open. She is scheduled for her seventh open-heart surgery later this month. Hundreds of people lined up to get an autograph before Davis' arrival, below.
Davis visit warms heart
More than 200 people lined up at Royal Oaks Chevrolet on Monday to see former University of Kentucky basketball player and prospective first-round draft pick Anthony Davis. Davis spent three hours...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun City Commission candidates listen to instructions before a debate at City Hall on Monday night. On the dais (from left to right) is Richard Abraham, Robert Cherry, Jeanie Embry, Mark Fogelsong, Carol Gault, David Guess, Raynaldo Henderson, Alan Rhodes, Frank Schuler, and Peter Steyn. Seated below are Eric Youngblood, Sandra Wilson and Lennis Thompson.
City commission candidates answer questions concerning city leadership
Addressing topics ranging from a Paducah-McCracken County merger to city payroll taxes, 13 of the 19 candidates running for City Commission participated Monday in a 60-minute debate. The Paducah...
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ADAM SHULL | The Sun
Sign of the times
Barkley Regional Airport Manager Richard Roof chats about the airport’s new welcome sign at the corner of Fisher Road and Old U.S. 60 on Monday afternoon. An important asset to the community deserv...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun Mayoral candidates Doug Harnice, Gayle Kaler and Charles Ringstaff listen to a question during a debate Monday at City Hall. Fellow candidate Robert Coleman was not able to attend.
Chamber hosts mayor, commission debates
City commission candidates answer questions concerning city leadership Voicing positions on a variety of business-oriented topics, three of Paducah’s four mayoral candidates faced off public...
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Board discusses new middle school
Paducah Public School’s board of education members looked over brick, limestone and aluminum samples for the new Paducah Middle School building and debated over what symbol should welcome students ...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun
Remembering the fallen
Members of the Paducah Police Department and McCracken County Sheriff’s Department gathered Monday to honor fallen officers around the country. The memorial service, which was held on the McCracken...
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ADAM SHULL | The Sun The Louisiana-based towboat named Crosby Renegade parked a barge carrying two cranes and a 322-foot replacement span on the Trigg County side of the Eggner's Ferry Bridge at Aurora on Monday. Workers with Hall Contracting hoped to move the span into position early Tuesday and lift the more than 300-ton span into place.
Hope floats
AURORA — The Crosby Renegade towboat accomplished what the Delta Mariner could not, and then parked its haul on the Trigg County side of the Eggner’s Ferry Bridge. After successfully guiding the...
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Principals selected for leadership training
Seven local principals will be back in a classroom, of sorts, for the year-long leadership training through the Kentucky Chamber Foundation. Nancy Mornar of St. Mary Elementary School, Greg Ross...
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