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JODY NORWOOD | The Sun McCracken County Sheriff Jon Hayden speaks with Larry Cox, a representative of the state Agriculture Department, during a meeting of western Kentucky law enforcement agencies Friday. Sheriffs say they need more information on Senate Bill 50, which deals with the growing of hemp.
Area sheriffs discuss hemp legislation
Local sheriffs are waiting to see how proposed hemp legislation will affect their drug-fighting efforts. Sixteen law enforcement officers representing area sheriff’s departments and the Paducah ...
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Bardwell man dies in two-car collision at convenience store
A Bardwell man died after a two-car collision Thursday evening at the Five Star convenience store on Alben Barkley Drive. Witnesses said Chester H. Gray, 75, pulled his 2008 Chevrolet Impala fro...
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Fired Reidland teacher drops bid for court order
A teacher withdrew her request for a temporary restraining order against McCracken County Schools on Friday, just before a telephone conference was to be held in U.S. District Court. Shawnda Pac...
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Warming center needs volunteers
The city of Paducah has partnered with the Salvation Army and the United Way of Paducah-McCracken County to open a warming center.   Before the warming center can open, a trained group of volunt...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science students (left) and Calloway County High School students (right) compete during the final round in the fourth Regional Science Bowl held by the U.S. Department of Energy on Friday afternoon at Crounse Hall at West Kentucky Community & Technical College. Gatton's team won first place and will compete in the National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., in April.
WKU-affiliated school wins Science Bowl
Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science earned first place after a grueling round of multiple-choice and short- answer science questions Friday at the Department of Energy Regional Science Bowl a...
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The Lineup
Today Military Order of the Purple Heart for Western Kentucky, Chapter 585, monthly meeting, 9 a.m., Smokies Restaurant, Fifth Avenue, Calvert City. Dance, 7-10 p.m., American Legion Post 2...
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   Coming Sunday: The battle lines over legal hemp crops in Kentucky are quickly forming
   Coming Sunday: The battle lines over legal hemp crops in Kentucky are quickly forming.
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3 face charges after drug complaints
An investigation of complaints regarding illegal drug activity led to charges against four men Friday in McCracken County. Detectives with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department received two ...
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Paducah arrests lead to drug charges
Paducah police arrested a local man charged with a federal drug offense. According to a news release from Paducah police, Paul B. Wilks Jr., 31, of Paducah was arrested Thursday afternoon on cha...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun Lourdes patient Tony Reck sits in one of the hospital's newest orthopedic recovery rooms. Reck was one of the first patients transferred to the fifth-floor wing to recover from hip surgery.
Lourdes debuts new recovery rooms
Tony Reck sits in his new recovery room, high up on the fifth floor of Lourdes hospital, resting. The like-new wing, featuring 20 orthopedic recovery rooms, is painted in soothing beiges and outfit...
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun George Luna testifies in his own defense on the fourth day of his retrial in Trigg Circuit Court on Thursday. Luna is charged with murder and arson stemming from the September 2007 death of Debra Hendrickson in Benton.
Luna provides testimony in retrial
CADIZ — George Luna’s defense team says a story of unrequited love led to what he deems the accidental death of friend Debra Hendrickson. Jurors received a first look at Luna’s version on Thursd...
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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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Lourdes opens newly renovated recovery suites
Post-surgical recovery is all about rest while the body’s on the mend. With different operations bringing their own hurdles in the path of patient recuperation, Lourdes hospital sought recovery ...
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Multiple vehicle crash injures 3 on I-24
Three Marshall County residents were injured Thursday morning in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 24. An Indiana man was also involved, but not injured. McCracken County Sheriff’s Deputy John...
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Traffic stop, police chase ends in drug arrest
Caleb Scronce, 21, of Paducah man was arrested Thursday afternoon following a Hovekamp Road traffic stop and a police chase. Officer Nathan Jaimet reported that he initiated the stop after he sa...
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