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Training camp boosts kids’ fitness
Paducah Tilghman football coach Randy Wyatt rushed students into the school’s gymnasium. “Come on, it’s a speed and agility camp. Let’s go. Let’s go,” Wyatt said. The enthusiastic group of eleme...
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In our schools
n Paducah Tilghman High School SBDM — 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the library. n McCracken County Board of Education — special meeting, 4 p.m. Monday, board office. n Calloway County Board of Educat...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Andy Jeffers searches for a memorial brick in honor of his brother, Ralph Jeffers, who died in 1945 during World War II on Wednesday afternoon at the Dolly McNut Plaza. Jeffers had no luck recovering a brick carrying his brothers name, but plans to purchase one in his honor in the near future.
Brother honors Iwo Jima casualty
A local man’s search for information on his brother has brought him a step closer to honoring the Paducah Marine who died during the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima. Pvt. Ralph Cecil Jeffers of Paducah ...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun John Jenkins of Symsonia enjoys a tobacco cigarette Friday at Mid-Town Drive-In in Mayfield. City officials hope to regain support for an ordinance that could keep smoking out of public places.
Officials weigh Mayfield public smoking ban
The future of a statewide smoking ban may have been extinguished this legislative session, but officials in Mayfield hope to rekindle support for an ordinance that could keep smoking out of public ...
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Huddle House reports theft
Police seek a man who reportedly took a bank bag holding $67 from Huddle House, 5425 Cairo Road, on Friday evening. Angela Harmon, the assistant manager, told police the man came to the counter ...
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Photo contributed Paducah native Jon Cowherd started his musical career at a young age, encouraged by his parents, Ron and Janice Cowherd. Now a successful jazz pianist and composer, Cowherd will be making a rare stop in his hometown for a performance with Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band at the Carson Center on Monday.
Bringing the music home
Paducah marks just one stop on a 17-day tour of Brian Blade & the Fellowship Band, but it will be a special one for jazz pianist, composer, and band co-founder Jon Cowherd. The New York-based mu...
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History of USEC
n 1976: Department of Energy breaks ground at Piketon, Ohio, on a $4.4 billion gas centrifuge technology plant to replace the gaseous diffusion process of enriching uranium. n 1985: DOE briefly...
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The Lineup
Monday  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. to 1 p.m., Paducah-McCracken County Senior Center, ...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Toby Jackson, 4, of Paducah and his father Blake Jackson get a thrill from taking a ride on "Little Obie" on Saturday during the seasonal grand opening of the Paducah Railroad Museum. Toby says he loved his first ride on the miniature train.
Little Obie pulls into Paducah
The faces of children and adults lighted up as they took rides on the Canadian National Railroad’s “Little Obie” at the Paducah Railroad Museum’s seasonal grand re-opening. The miniature train o...
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Vehicle rollover on Blandville Road injures one
Deputies with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department responded late Friday afternoon to a single-vehicle wreck on Blandville Road, near Womble Road. According to Deputy Jerry Jones, the inves...
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Dylan to perform at CFSB Center in Murray
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for “An Evening with Bob Dylan” at Murray State University’s CFSB Center. The concert is set for 8 p.m. April 27, according to Dylan’s website, bobdylan.com....
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The Lineup
Today SNbSMilitary Order of the Purple Heart for Western Kentucky, Chapter 585, monthly meeting, 9 a.m., Smokies Restaurant, Fifth Avenue, Calvert City. Veterans of Foreign Wars hamburger s...
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Shawnee tours barking up the right tree
Wildlife enthusiasts will have a new view of Shawnee National Forest near Marion, Ill., thanks to a zip line tour service. Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour will open an eight-line service stretching a...
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McCracken District Court
Feb. 13 Alicia L. Jackson, 22, 521 California Court, Paducah, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to render aid or assistance; seven days, two year conditional discharge, pay restitution u...
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Students, professionals discuss careers
Area schools are taking part in a statewide effort encouraging students to become career conscious in high school. Operation Preparation, a joint effort between Department of Education and Depar...
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