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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Jasmine Taylor looks around the courtroom during her hearing Friday in  McCracken Circuit Court. The hearing dealt with various motions before her trial in June.
Taylor’s kidnapping charge contested
McCracken Circuit Judge Craig Clymer will rule in the upcoming weeks whether to grant motions filed by the defense attorneys for Jasmine Taylor. Defense attorneys Will Kautz and David Bundrick s...
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Correction
A story on page 1A of Friday’s edition of The Paducah Sun titled “Leaders hail PRA board’s growth” stated that Darlene Mazzone is the editor of Paducah Parenting magazine. That is incorrect. Mazzon...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The SunDonald Kershaw of Paducah pulls a catfish off his fishing line after reeling it in Friday afternoon at Noble Park. Kershaw and friend David Watson caught approximately 15 catfish in the sunny weather
Reel it in
Donald Kershaw of Paducah pulls a catfish off his fishing line after reeling it in Friday afternoon at Noble Park. Kershaw and friend David Watson caught approximately 15 catfish in the sunny weather.
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Wreck kills Kevil man
A Kevil man died from injuries received in a wreck Thursday on U.S. 51 between Wickliffe and the Cairo, Ill., bridge. The Ballard County sheriff’s office identified the victim as Christian Linds...
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Photo contributed Debris litters an area on Old Benton Road of McCracken County. The site formerly was a mobile home park and the trailers were dismantled for wiring and other reusable materials, with the rest left behind.
County cleaning house
With more trash and debris popping up on streets and around residences in recent weeks, McCracken County code enforcement officials are taking a stricter stance on illegal dumping in county limits....
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Leaders hail PRA board’s growth
In the coming weeks, Paducah Renaissance Alliance director Lisa Thompson will bring a list of new board members to the City Commission. That list, which would bring the board up to 15 people, could...
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Co-op pens support for Dunn
A regional education leadership group has written the Murray State Unversity Board of Regents, indicating support for university President Randy Dunn. The board of directors of the West Kentucky...
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Williams
Williams gives panel’s tax findings
John Williams Sr. spent months listening to tax recommendations from citizens across Kentucky, and on Thursday, he shared the resulting insight with McCracken County business and community leaders....
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‘Little Obie’ featured at railroad museum
The Canadian National Railroad’s “Little Obie” will give rides Saturday to children and adults at the National Railway Historical Society Museum in Paducah. The rides will be offered at no charg...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Paducah native John Cissell (left) catches some pointers from longtime friend Bill Smith, also known as 'The Bird Man,' on feeding the gulls Thursday at the Paducah riverfront. Cissell, who started learning the ropes approximately a year ago, said he plans to take over for Smith when he retires from the hobby.
The Bird Man’s apprentice
Paducah native John Cissell (left) catches some pointers from longtime friend Bill Smith, also known as ‘The Bird Man,’ on feeding the gulls Thursday at the Paducah riverfront. Cissell, who started...
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Fugitive faces drug, porn charges
McCracken County sheriff’s deputies arrested Jeremiah Mann on Wednesday at 6925 Old Mayfield Road on outstanding warrant charges from Louisiana. Charges include indecent behavior with a juvenile by...
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State jobless rate falls below 8 percent
For the first time in more than four years, Kentucky’s unemployment rate dropped below 8 percent in January, to 7.9 percent, according to the state Office of Employment and Training. Kentucky’s ...
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The Lineup
Today Senior Medicare Patrol, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive; 442-8993. Protect yourself from Medicare errors, fraud and abuse. Learn to detect potential errors, fraud and abuse. Repor...
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Correction
In a Thursday story in the Paducah Sun, “PACRO board OKs development loans,” PACRO Director Jerry Hoover was misidentified as Jeff Hoover. A reporter erred.
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Livingston Livestock
LEDBETTER — Markets totaled 536 head. Compared to last week: Feeder steers $5 to $7 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs., $10 higher; over 400 lbs. steady to $2 higher. Supply included 30 percent ...
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