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March 19 Brandi M. Bray, 39, 579 Clay St., Paducah, theft by unlawful taking-shoplifting; four days, stay out of Dollar General. Deante Brown, 20, 1233 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Paducah, ...
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Semi crashes into residence
A semi truck drove into a Mayfield residence Friday after the driver suffered a heart attack, according to a news release from the Graves County Sheriff’s Department. Ricky Langston, 55, of Mayf...
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Layoffs to come as plant transition expected to take place into 2014
USEC management is planning how it will shut down the company’s operations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant after the U.S. Department of Energy nixed a possible extension. The DOE did not ...
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Long traditions end at commencements
In some cases, it was 100 years in the making. Decades of history and tradition came to a close Friday evening, as the final graduating classes of Heath, Lone Oak and Reidland high schools received...
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‘Labor of Love’ details plant history
A new book details the history and commemorates the legacy of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, a leading regional employer since the early 1950s. The story of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion P...
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Reidland sends off class in style
When it comes to celebrating the last year at Reidland High School, administrators, alumni and students have stuck to the same motto: Go big or go home. That was evident in the fall when, after ...
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Heath graduates save ‘best for last’
Bricks and mortar aren’t the most important part of a high school. It’s the people — the students, faculty, and teachers — who make an institution remarkable. Rick Straub, a member of the McCrac...
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Lone Oak grads share memories
Lone Oak High School’s graduating seniors received their diplomas Friday at Lone Oak football field, marking an end to the school’s 92-year history. Class President Joshua Lundberg commended pri...
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Officials react to USEC shutdown
As news travels that enrichment operations at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant will cease and layoff notices are stamped, community leaders are speaking out about the effect of the loss of rough...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Robin Propes' third grade class scramble to form a pile before the other third grade classes as part of a relay race during field day Thursday at Heath Elementary School.
County schools let out for final time before restructuring
If the beautiful, warm weather didn’t signal the official start of summer, the final bell at McCracken County schools certainly sent the message home. Thursday was the final day of classes for c...
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Sun files Passersby take in the sights and sounds of Live on Broadway last year in downtown Paducah. The downtown summer entertainment series kicks off from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and will run most Saturdays through Aug. 3.
Live on Broadway returns
It must be summer already. Temperatures are rising. Mosquitoes buzz around. And Live on Broadway is returning. The city’s summer entertainment series launches Saturday with acoustic classic r...
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Nominations sought for Pioneer Award
Nominations are being accepted through June 10 for the Graves County Pioneer Award, an annual tribute to be presented Aug. 3 at the Fancy Farm Picnic. The Pioneer Award honors Graves County resi...
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Ovey places integrity over Russell verdict
EDDYVILLE — Trigg Commonwealth Attorney G.L. Ovey says he is placing his professional integrity over his desire to see the high-profile murder case of Claude Russell come to a verdict by asking to ...
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Theft lands Copelands 10 year sentence each
Two brothers face the next 10 years behind bars for robbing a Paducah Walgreens at gunpoint last summer. Jurors convicted Delvonte Copeland, 20, and Delquan Copeland, 18, of first-degree robbery...
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Paducah Improv to donate proceeds to disaster relief
Paducah Improv will donate 100 percent of the proceeds from its Studio Series shows to disaster relief in Oklahoma. Producer Chuck Tate said the group is concerned with the devastation tornadoes...
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