Sam’s thefts lead to arrest A southern Illinois woman suspected of stealing more than $4,000 from the Paducah Sam’s Club earlier this month has been arrested. Veronica S. Stout, 32, of Herrin, Ill., was arrested in Herrin ...
Beacon Dragway revs up Time has crawled for local drag racing enthusiasts during the more than 20 years since an established drag strip hosted races off Shemwell Lane. And everybody knows drag racing fans don’t care f...
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By Adam Shull ashull@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
Harrison named to lead Graves County schools Kim Harrison has been named school superintendent in Graves County. Harrison was assistant superintendent and elementary instructional supervisor. She replaces Pete Galloway, who is retiring aft...
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By Paul Schaumburg Graves County schoolsThe Paducah Sun
McConahie faces murder indictment in Mayfield MAYFIELD — The case of a Tennessee man accused of strangling his ex-wife to death on New Year’s Eve is headed to a Graves County grand jury. Robert McConahie, 54, faces a murder charge stemming ...
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BY MALLORY PANUSKA mpanuska@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
Bolden home demolished McCracken County building officials have begun demolishing the late Teresa Bolden’s infamous Ogden Landing Road home. The crooked, ramshackle structure at 7865 Ogden Landing Road made of pallets...
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BY MALLORY PANUSKA mpanuska@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
Garbage truck catches fire, halts traffic (PHOTO 1) WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Firefighters climb atop the smoldering remains of a Waste Path garbage truck cab to aim a stream of water into the full trash compactor that caught fire abou...
Rotary show enjoying 25th anniversary Quilters are no strangers to carrying bags. With the sheer volume of vendors in the Paducah Dome Pavilion and other retail opportunities strewn across the city, if someone is a true quilt enthusias...
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BY CORIANNE EGAN cegan@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
NRC to discuss USEC plant The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday to discuss results of the agency’s most recent review of regulatory performance at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion P...
Economic development director resigns The Graves Growth Alliance is looking for a new executive director after Don Dorris resigned from the position. Dorris and Marty Nichols, FNB Bank president and CEO and the alliance’s president,...
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By Adam Shull ashull@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
Agenda The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n - Murray City Council - 6:30 p.m., City Hall. 762-0350 n - Paducah-McCracken Joint Sewer Agency - 5 p.m., meeting facility, Northview S...
Ex-special deputy arrested on sex abuse charge A former McCracken County special deputy sheriff was arrested for the second time on sexual abuse charges. Dennis Hines, 59, of Paducah is accused of first-degree sexual abuse of a victim under ...
Pederson predicts budget trimming What City Manager Jeff Pederson calls the new normal for city budgets will continue through 2014, and will lead to belt tightening in Paducah’s budget for fiscal year 2013-2014. Pederson present...
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By Adam Shull ashull@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
Paducah man accused in 2012 rape, attack Jeffrey Furlow, 42, of Paducah was arrested Tuesday on charges of rape, sodomy and burglary, according to police. He is accused of the May 2012 rape of a 68-year-old woman in her Paducah home. T...