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Jan. 23 Danny J. Lunsford, 39, 31 Ward Lane, Benton, leaving the scene of an accident or failure to render aid; 21 days, two year conditional discharge, pay $500 restitution, pay $459. Anthon...
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Graves County Sheriff's Departments Police seized weapons and marijuana on Monday while searching for two men.
Man sought after firearms, marijuana seized
After two overnight searches yielded firearms and several pounds of marijuana, Graves County Sheriff Dewayne Redmon said his officers are searching for a man they believe to be involved with drug t...
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Barbee to attend toddler’s funeral
Three-year-old Braydion Matlock’s paternal grandfather says an anonymous community member is to thank for allowing Nicholas Barbee to attend the toddler’s funeral. Scott Matlock said Tuesday tha...
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JODY NORWOOD | The Sun Artist Bill Ford displays his work '2013 Mardi Gras & All That Jazz' next to emcee Suzanne Farmer, Lourdes hospital marketing director, as balloons fall on stage at Harrah's Metropolis. Proceeds from auctioning the painting Tuesday went to the Lourdes Foundation, which celebrated raising more than $1 million since the event began.
Mardi Gras milestone
METROPOLIS, Ill. — Lourdes Foundation supporters had a little extra something to be proud of this year at the 11th annual Mardi Gras & All That Jazz charity event Tuesday as organizers announced mo...
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Hobbs
Thefts trigger McCracken County road worker’s arrest
A road department employee was charged Tuesday with trading stolen county property for prescription drugs. Randall Hobbs, 45, was arrested after the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department began i...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun The Graves County Co-Ed Competition Cheerleading squad watches the performance that won them their 6th national championship in the past eight years at the Universal Cheerleading Association finals this past Saturday, February 9 in Orlando Florida. The students were welcomed home Tuesday morning with a pep rally int heir school's gymnasium. The team's coach Jon Summerville, has been with them through all of those titles won in 2006-07, 2009-11 and now in 2013. The 22 teammates competed against nine other teams to win their title. Up next for the athletes is a KHSAA competition in only two weeks.
Cheerleading squad wins 6th national championship title
The Graves County Co-Ed Competition Cheerleading squad watches the performance that won the school its sixth national championship in the past eight years at the Universal Cheerleading Association ...
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Agenda
The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n Bardwell City Council — 5 p.m., City Hall. n Barlow City Council — 5:30 p.m., City Hall. n Caldwell Fiscal Court — 8 a.m., courthous...
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The Lineup
Tuesday AARP with IRS offers free tax service to low- and moderate-income individuals, with special attention to those age 60 and older, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Jackson House, 301 S. Ninth St. Walk-ins w...
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Mid-term late start classes registration begins
Mid-term late start classes are available at West Kentucky Community & Technical College. Registration continues for late start and online classes, which begin March 11 and March 18. Courses are...
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun Ashley Browning (from left) and Christy Moore, Debra Hendrickson's nieces, cry tears of relief in Trigg Circuit Court on Monday as they learn that George Luna is sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole or probation for killing their aunt in 2007. A jury convicted Luna of murder and arson on Friday after a five-day retrial.
Luna receives life sentence without parole
CADIZ — Locking up George Luna for life will not bring Debra Hendrickson back to life, but her family believes that justice has once again been served. “We feel our justice this time is more ser...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun Students and visitors at West Kentucky Community & Technical College are served fried rice and egg rolls during the third annual Chinese New Year celebration at the college Monday. Volunteers from the college's Diversity Committee performed a comedy and also a performance of the 12 animals associated with the new year celebration.SNbS
Celebrating the year of the snake
Laughter, speeches and lots of fried rice were on the menu Monday afternoon at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. The auditorium of the Clemens Fine Arts Center was filled in celebra...
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Police: Wreck injures Paducah woman, baby
A single-vehicle wreck in western McCracken County sent a mother and her 3-month-old daughter to the hospital on Monday. McCracken County sheriff’s deputies were notified of the wreck at about 1...
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Matlock
Family seeks leniency
Two days after a shooting that killed a 3-year-old boy in his care, Nicholas Barbee hopes he will be allowed out of jail to attend Braydion Matlock’s funeral. Matlock’s grandmother, Kathy-Marie ...
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Police: Paducah man faces burglary charges
A Paducah man faces multiple charges after officers investigated a possible break-in at a local pharmacy Monday, police said. Paducah police Officer Matthew Scheer was sent to Rick’s Pharmacy, 3...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Paducah Tilghman High School students Marissa Davis (right) and Blake Archer sit on either side of Paducah school board chairwoman Danette Humphrey during Monday's meeting at the board office. Ten students from the city school system participated in the Bobby L. Jones Future School Board Members program that allows students to learn about leadership roles and meeting procedures to run the board meeting.
Students serve short terms on board
Students might have run the show during Monday’s Paducah Independent Schools board meeting, but not to worry, the district’s newest board-members-in-training didn’t vote for an early summer. Instea...
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