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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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Police seize Mexican meth, arrest 4
Paducah police arrested four people on drug charges and seized more than $18,000 during an investigation Wednesday and Thursday morning. After receiving a tip from the Kentucky State Police Drug...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Ten year old Nic Beyer (left) and Mayor Gayle Kaler share a special moment just before doing a science experiment in front of the 4th grade classes on Thursday morning at McNabb Elementary. Kaler arranged for 'Science Guy' Jason Lindsey to visit the school and surprise science obsessed Beyer by being his assistant.
‘Science Guy’ gets a sidekick
Gayle Kaler received many emails from Paducah residents after being elected mayor in November. But she was taken back when one of those emails was from a 10-year-old boy. Nic Beyer, a fourth-gra...
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United Way campaign brings in $988,324
The United Way of Paducah-McCracken County celebrated its 78th annual campaign with a luncheon and award ceremony Thursday. “We continue to be amazed at the generosity and support from our commu...
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Paducah Water celebrates expanded site
General manager Glen Anderson (right) shows off the new boardroom to Roger Truitt (left) during an open house at Paducah Water at 1800 N. Eighth St. on Thursday. The boardroom is named after Bob Jo...
Mar 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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State police continue death investigation
The Kentucky State Police seeks the public’s help in an investigation into the death of man in Fulton this month. State police opened their investigation March 12 after receiving a call from Ful...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Gov. Steve Beshear joins Teletech Holdings representatives and officials from Paducah, McCracken County and Paducah Economic Development in front of the old Commerce Center at Fourth Street and Kentucky Avenue on Thursday they simulated a groundbreaking for a new Teletech location.
Beshear, local leaders welcome 450 jobs
The first public reception at Paducah’s new Commerce Center on Thursday was historic, marking the groundbreaking for McCracken County’s biggest jobs announcement in at least a decade. Colorado-b...
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Easter egg hunt held for special-needs kids
An Easter egg hunt for special needs children will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Heartland Worship Center. Children of all ages are invited. Bryan Phelps, pastor to children, said the hu...
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Correction
The Go Guide that appeared in Thursday’s Current section incorrectly listed an event. The Paducah Improv Studio Series will be held Saturday, March 30, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the Market House Stud...
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