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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Sandra Wilson, elected city commissioner, embraces Rev. Joe Beal of Broadway United Methodist Church during a prayer ceremony for elected officials and unity in the community on Wednesday at Broadway UMC. Leaders from five local churches led the congregation in prayers.
Church hosts prayer for unity following election
The political signs have come down, the campaign buttons put away and a divisive election year has come to a close. So with a message of unity, Paducah’s faith-based community came together in pray...
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun Murray State University basketball player Zaveral "Zay" Jackson sits in Calloway Circuit Court on Wednesday during a hearing held to discuss a plea he entered last month in a vehicular assault case. Special Judge Craig Clymer rejected the recommended sentence that included a pre-trial diversion and low jail time and set a hearing for a stricter sentence for Nov. 21.
Judge rejects Jackson’s plea deal
MURRAY — Judge Craig Clymer on Wednesday brought to a stop a plea deal that attorneys worked out for Murray State University basketball player Zaveral “Zay” Jackson in a vehicular assault case. ...
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Agenda
The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today.   n Lyon Fiscal Court — 1 p.m., courthouse.   n Murray City Council — 6:30 p.m., City Hall.   n Paducah Urban Renewal and Community Devel...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Nursing student Alecia Sullivan (left) gets a deep vibrating massage during a health fair from H.G. McGary of McGary Center for Hypnosis and Massage in Mayfield on Wednesday at the Robert Cherry Civic Center. The fair allowed WKCTC nursing students to test out their skills on the public in their particular nursing fields.
Nursing students find ways to apply knowledge
West Kentucky Community & Technical College nursing students are finding ways to get hands-on learning in and out of the classroom. First- and second-semester registered nursing students conduct...
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Metropolis police investigating 2 deaths
The parents of a boy who was killed in an accidental shooting in October were found dead Saturday, Metropolis Police Chief Harry Masse said Wednesday. Police have said Lane Wolfe, 15, was found ...
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Ex-coach gets jail term in sexual abuse case
A former McCracken County sports coach, who admitted to having sexual relations with an underage teen, is behind bars serving a 31⁄2-year sentence. Police handcuffed and led 27-year-old Sammy Mo...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Lewis Carr (left) and Randy Bridges load donated boxes of food and clothing into a truck for Hurricane Sandy victims on Wednesday afternoon in a parking lot adjacent to the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center. The Paducah Rotary Club collected donations from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. to be shipped to the Freeport- Merrick Rotary Club in New York.
Rotary gathers donations for Sandy victims
Wednesday morning was a blustery, cold day in Paducah. Volunteers from the Rotary Club of Paducah sat next to a semi-truck filled with donations for Hurricane Sandy relief, holding umbrellas and wa...
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Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal/MCT Joan Uronis (left) and her husband, Al, talk about what their lives are like after she was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's Disease at 61, during an interview at their home on October 24, 2012, in Hudson, Ohio.
Alzheimer’s patient speaks out
HUDSON, Ohio — Being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at a young age is not going to slow down Joan Uronis. In fact, Uronis sees the diagnosis that came at the age of 62 as a blessing. “I l...
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Businesses, others slam electric bills
METROPOLIS, Ill. — Charlie Eichorn feels he’s tightened his belt as far as he can. Eichorn, who runs Charlie’s Party Hut in Metropolis, has started opening his liquor store half an hour later an...
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Shemwell defeats Archer in school board race
The McCracken County Board of Education will have a new chairman following Tuesday’s election. Challenger Jerry Shemwell defeated incumbent Neil Archer 1,936 to 1,450. Shemwell received 57 perce...
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‘Ain’t Misbehavin’’ coming Saturday
“Ain’t Misbehavin’” takes the West Kentucky Community & Technical College Clemens Center stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The Tony Award-winning musical encompasses 30 show-stopping musical numbers ...
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EntrePaducah announces Global Entrepreneurship Week events
Nov. 12-16 marks Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative of the Kauffman Foundation bringing more than 103 countries and 1,500 communities in the U.S. together to inspire, innovate and energize...
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Renee Raney
Kaler prepares to become mayor
When Robert Coleman dropped out of Paducah’s mayoral race in September, Gayle Kaler continued to campaign. She was only opposed by write-in candidate Renee Raney, but Kaler continued spreading her ...
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Agenda
The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n Marshall Fiscal Court — 9:30 a.m., courthouse.
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Regional county election results
BALLARD COUNTY President Romey/Ryan (R): 2647. Obama/Biden (D): 1189. Stein/Honkala (Green): 7. Terry/Smith (Ind.): 29. Johnson/Gray (Lib): 23. U.S. Representative 1st Dis...
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