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Legislators consider revamping corrections
A corrections reform bill that passed in 2011 impresses legislators with the amount of jail cost savings that resulted, but discussions concerning details of the lengthy act continue. “It’s a li...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Patty Bell (left), Jennifer Smith, Benny Turner, Frank Hutson, Robert Courtney and Elizabeth Smith protest in front of Chick-fil-A on Hinkleville Road on Friday on behalf of gay rights. The group of six started at 8 a.m. and protested for gay rights.
Group advocates rights for same-sex couples
National Same Sex Kiss Day brought a smaller number of patrons looking for something besides waffle fries at one of Paducah’s Chick-fil-A restaurants Friday.  The event, also known as Kiss Mor C...
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Contributed photo Paducah city officials turn over the first dirt on Friday for the second phase of the city's Greenway Trail Project. 
Ceremony opens Greenway Trail’s second phase
Turning dirt for the next phase of the Greenway Trail not only came from golden shovels but from a large backhoe. The ceremony Friday along the floodwall levee at the end of Campbell Street in P...
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The Lineup
Today Wickliffe Masonic Lodge breakfast, 6-10 a.m., Buck Road. $7.   Spaghetti dinner benefit for Hope Unlimited, 5 p.m., $5 and $20 per family, First Baptist Church in Metropolis.   Dan...
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Secretary of state discusses potential legislation
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes revealed a list of legislative suggestions Friday to a group of judicial-minded senators and representatives. Grimes and adviser Tom Rutledge, who are ...
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Correction
In the caption of Thursday’s story about Paducah Improv in the Current section, Todd Holloman is identified incorrectly as Chris Holloman.
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun Agriculture Commissioner James Comer talks to a group at Kirchhoff's Bakery in downtown Paducah on Thursday. At left is former State Rep. Fred Nesler, who now works for the Department of Agriculture. Comer will serve as emcee Saturday at the annual Fancy Farm Picnic.
Comer: Food as crucial as national defense
Agriculture Commissioner James Comer has been faced with a significant challenge in his first year in office, but he wants farmers across the state to know he is working for them. “We all know t...
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Correction
A story in Thursday’s Paducah Sun on page 1A on The Paducah Sun’s Florence Paxton Memorial Ladies Golf Championship contained some comments by tournament winner April Butler. The statements near th...
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Calls target credit union customers
Paducah police are warning about a telephone scam. A representative of Paducah Federal Credit Union told police about fraudulent calls that several customers had reported which requested account...
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Poetry recitation contest seeks schools
Applications are open for schools that want to be a part of Poetry Out Loud, a national poetry recitation competition funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation and the Ke...
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Reps discuss expected Fancy Farm turnout
In an election off-year, Saturday’s Fancy Farm Picnic stage is set to be a little heavier with Republican state and federal representatives, but several Democrats said they are not worried about th...
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Feel the rhythm
Dancers perform a routine Thursday during a session of “Company Intensive” camp at The Rhythm Factory School of Performing Arts on Broadway. The week-long camp assists dancers wanting to try out fo...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun McCracken Circuit Judge Craig Clymer addresses defense attorney Bard Brian and Brian's client, Katelynn Teague, during a hearing Thursday. Teague is charged with murder after her newborn was found dead in a shopping bag in her closet.
Pretrial postponed in newborn death
A hearing for a Paducah teenager accused of killing her newborn baby was delayed, but the prosecution has released new information in the case. Katelynn Teague, 18, was arrested and charged with...
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Meth lab found in apartment
A strong smell led to the discovery of a methamphetamine lab at Highlands Terrace Apartments in Paducah on Wednesday night, police said. Paducah police said neighbors complained of the smell. Po...
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Massac deputies raid meth lab
The discovery of an active methamphetamine lab in Metropolis, Ill., on Thursday led to three arrests, Sheriff Ted Holder said. Holder said the lab was discovered by deputies on Johnson Street a...
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