May 18, 2013
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From left, the 2007 and 2008 McCracken County zoning maps, which County Attorney Mike Murphy provided, show an array of changes that are not backed up with proper documentation.
Map changes challenged
According to official maps, as many as or more than 500 McCracken County properties have changed in zoning designations with no official documentation to back up the changes. While Judge-Executive ...
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Immigration bill faces fight
WASHINGTON — Some feisty Republicans are challenging a claim widely held among GOP leaders that the party must support more liberal immigration laws if it’s to be more competitive in presidential e...
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Horoscopes by Holiday
Sunday, April 28, 2013 ARIES (March 21-April 19). Manual labor, especially having to do with cleaning up your environment, is the fastest way to feeling better. Clear a counter, desk or table, a...
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Husband angers wife with selfish decisions
Dear Annie: I am currently in school and working four different jobs. I am also the mother of three children. My husband is very selfish. He doesn’t think twice about sending our children to a sitt...
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Boys and Girls Club to host prayer breakfast
The Oscar Cross Boys and Girls Club will host a prayer breakfast at First Baptist Church in Paducah on May 2 in accordance with the National Day of Prayer. The church has invited pastors from ac...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Janice Cavasos (left) with Superior Threads helps Candi Groh (right) of Ohio pick the best thread for her upcoming quilt project. Groh has been an avid quilter for 25 years.
Quilters stitch together, stick together
Marylou McNair has visited the American Quilters’ Society’s Paducah quilt show on and off since 1985. This year marked the Daphne, Ala., resident’s first time back at Quilt Week in 13 years, and sh...
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Staff photo Special Olympics athletes and their families leave the track at Murray State University's Stewart Stadium after the cancellation of the Special Olympics Kentucky Area 1 Spring Games on Saturday. Although the regional games, which were closed due to rain, can't be rescheduled, every athlete who registered for the regional competition will be eligible to compete in the Special Olympics Kentucky State Summer Games.
Rainout fails to dampen Olympians’ upbeat spirits
MURRAY — Just moments after the opening ceremonies of Saturday’s Special Olympics Kentucky Area 1 Spring Games, the event was declared closed. Announcers delivered the news to hundreds of people...
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MSU’s Paducah campus offers open house
An open house at Murray State University’s Paducah Regional Campus, 3000 Irvin Cobb Drive, will be 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday. Designed for prospective transfer students, the event will provide an ...
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WKCTC plans pops concert
The West Kentucky Community & Technical College Community Chorus Pops Concert takes a new twist this spring. The concert, directed by Norman Wurgler, will take place in the  Clemens Fine Arts Cente...
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Quilt Man leaves mark on Quilt Week attendee
Fowler Black, dressed as “Quilt Man,” stamps the hand of Denise Panter, of Alabama, with a National Quilt Museum logo Saturday afternoon at the American Quilter’s Society’s show at the Julian M. Ca...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Zachery Thomas and date Kaycee Little (right) walk into prom with smiles on their faces on Saturday evening at Marshall County High School.
17-year-old’s dream come true
It seemed like a cut-and-dry injury. Zachery Thomas tripped, hitting his head on a lawnmower at his home in Calvert City and slicing a decent size cut into his forehead last summer. But a few night...
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Paducah native finds acting niche
Last year was a difficult one for Paducah-born actress Angie Gregory. Gregory first moved to Los Angeles in 2004. A few years later, a congenital heart defect forced her to shelve her acting dre...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Paducah Ambassadors answer questions about the Paducah area and direct people to other attractions Friday at the AQS Quilt Show. Since most Quilt Week attendees are from out of town, the Ambassadors provide directions, recommend restaurants and help them learn the area.
AQS: Additional venues won’t hurt Paducah’s crowd
It is a tourism official’s worst nightmare: another show, dangerously similar to a city’s main attraction, opens  only a short distance away. Initial reactions to hearing of the American Quilter’s ...
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Chase leads to charges
A Kevil resident was arrested Friday after being accused of taking items from a vehicle and then running, according to a McCracken County sheriff’s news release. Deputies said they responded to ...
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I-24 work zone returns Sunday
A work zone along Interstate 24 between the 3 and 9 mile markers in McCracken County which was temporarily removed to accommodate heavy traffic during the AQS Quilt Show will go back up on Sunday. ...
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