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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Jordan Matlock and Maria Lopez (right), parents of 3-year-old Braydion Matlock, hold each other after their son's funeral Friday afternoon at Heartland Worship Church. The boy was buried at Mount Carmel Cemetary.
Family, friends gather, celebrate Braydion’s life
Braydion Matlock may be gone from the earth, but to those who knew and loved him, he will live on forever. The 3-year-old died a week ago inside his North 12th Street home from a gunshot wound a...
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U.S. Department of Energy Scott Pile, Calloway County Middle School academic team coach, gives a victory clap to Claire Umstead. Other team members are (from left) Chauncy Roberts, Michael Okuda, Joza Mikulcik (partially hidden) and Marshall Thompson (background).
Science Bowl success
Thirteen area middle school teams tested their academic prowess Friday, but Calloway County won its third competition in four years. The annual Regional Science Bowl for middle school students w...
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Contributed photo A portable biomass burner unit -- used to convert agricultural products like switch grass and energy sorghum into usable heat energy -- sits parked near the CFSB Center at Murray State University. West Kentucky AgBioworks Initiative received state funding in January to help development two more units for installation at the university's equine center.
Murray State grabs grant for bio energy
As attention turns to alternative energy sources to supplement traditional fossil fuels, a local agricultural department received state funding to turn up the heat on a sustainable biological energ...
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The Lineup
Today Country Ham Breakfast, 6-10 a.m. Grahamville Masonic Lodge #707. Community breakfast, 8-10 a.m. Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church, free and open to all. 4-Rivers Military O...
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Mills replaces Epps in UK basketball lineup
Substitutions are part of basketball, even long after hoops stars have left the court. Jamie Futrell, Bristol Broadcasting general manager, said Friday a family medical emergency has forced an u...
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Symphony receives Kentucky Arts grant
State arts leaders gathered Wednesday for Arts Day, an annual meeting in Frankfort that fosters discussions about arts in Kentucky. The day is also an opportunity for arts leaders to thank members ...
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Taylor to stand trial on assault charge
A man convicted of kidnapping and murdering 21-year-old CaSondra Evrard is still battling another charge for allegedly assaulting a corrections employee while locked up in the McCracken County Regi...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun This portion of the Greenway Trail offers solitude Friday afternoon in Noble Park. The third section of the trail should open sometime next year.
Options discussed for Greenway extension
The Greenway Trail has caused the city to venture over the floodwall and through the woods, but burrowing under a major highway may be the next quest to connect the trail back to its beginnings in ...
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Chapel hosting luncheon, observing Founder’s Day
Burks Chapel AME Church, 635 Ohio St., will host a prayer luncheon at noon Saturday. The Rev. Calvin Cole Sr. of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church will be the featured speaker. The theme is “W...
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Misdemeanor alcohol case reset for Feb. 26
A man accused of providing alcohol to minors will wait another couple of weeks for his case to be heard in McCracken District Court. Paducah defense attorney Mark Edwards is charged with third-d...
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Leflore
2 face marijuana trafficking charges
Two Paducah men were arrested after they were accused of selling marijuana to undercover deputies. Ricky Hughes, 24, sold marijuana Thursday at a restaurant on Irvin Cobb Drive, McCracken County...
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Calloway man sought after stabbing
Police were seeking a Calloway County man in connection with a Thursday stabbing. The Calloway County Sheriff’s Department reported in a release that officers responded to the Murray-Calloway Co...
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McCracken District Court
Jan. 29 Emerson Wells, 40, 916 Cloverdale Dr., Paducah, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, first offense; 14 days, two year conditional discharge, alcohol driving...
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Wallace
Traffic stop leads to trafficking arrests
Two Mayfield residents were charged Wednesday with trafficking heroin following a traffic stop in Graves County. Ricky Tynes, 32, and Kelsey Wallace, 21, were stopped on Jimtown Road north of Ma...
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Associated Press Visitors to The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, Mich., look over an image of the Rosa Parks' 100th birthday commemorative postage stamp that was unveiled Feb. 4. The women honored at the Power of One Celebration in Paducah on Saturday will receive their own uncirculated copies of the stamp.
Parks celebration to honor local women
Those who work behind the scenes often make the biggest difference. That’s the idea behind this weekend’s Rosa M. Parks Power of One Celebration, which will honor 17 women who have made an impac...
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