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Records shine light on WKCTC dismissals
Public records and letters mailed to former employees in October show a practice of altering adult-education tests prior to an audit resulting in West Kentucky Community & Technical College having ...
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Submitted photo Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Bryan Hall celebrates a sack during a game in 2011. Hall, a Paducah Tilghman graduate, will be making the Ravens' appearance in the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Feb. 3.
Ex-Tilghman star enjoys ascent to Bowl
Bryan Hall was called a lot of things before the 2011 National Football League Draft. A Sports Illustrated player analysis called him undersized yet explosive, lacking balance and easily controlled...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Brent Hoskins, co-owner of Hoskins Coin & Gold Exchange, pulls out a tray of gold collectors coins from a glass display at his Irvin Cobb Drive store. The McCracken Fiscal Court is set to introduce a revised ordinance regulating gold-buying in February or March.
No golden opportunity for theft
A revamped version of a McCracken County ordinance seeking to thwart the resale of stolen merchandise is drafted and ready for introduction. The new ordinance, which would replace a contested on...
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Groceries continue to do good
SuperValu assistant manager Greg Greene (left), River City Mission’s Shirley Barlow and Paducah Sun Marketing Director Kendra Mitchell (right) smile at SuperValu on Lone Oak Road after receiving pr...
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Whitfield reappointed to energy committee
U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield has been reappointed chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The subcommittee has jurisdiction over several federal ag...
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Shooting produces murder indictment
A Marshall County man accused of fatally shooting a visitor Jan. 4 at his Griggstown Road home is set for arraignment on murder and drug charges. A Marshall County grand jury indicted 55-year-ol...
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Burkeen charged with murder in wreck
The Nov. 20 death of a Marshall County teen may send 24-year-old Cory Burkeen to jail for the rest of his life. A Marshall County grand jury indicted Burkeen on Thursday on a wanton murder charg...
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Contributed photo John Driskill (center), firearms instructor and founder of Driskill Tactical Training of Western Kentucky, provides instruction during a handgun class in Livingston County last summer. Driskill has noticed an increase in the numbers of participants in his concealed carry deadly weapon classes in the past several weeks amid ongoing discussion of gun bans.
Weapon, defense courses booming
Amid the national conversation about gun control and personal safety, local defense instructors prepare for busy weeks ahead as participation in concealed carry classes skyrockets. While legisla...
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Sports sites burglarized
Two break-ins at Lone Oak athletic fields have the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department searching for answers. Sgt. Darrin Frommeyer said Thursday that burglaries were reported at two concession s...
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Jackson plea agreement moves toward approval
Commonwealth Attorney Mark Blankenship said a plea agreement including jail time and a felony conviction for former Murray State University basketball player Zaveral “Zay” Jackson is ready for appr...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun The new Baptist Health name and logo appear on the main entrance side of the Western Baptist Hospital building on Thursday. The new sign will be illuminated on Feb. 5.
Western Baptist changing name Feb. 5
One of western Kentucky’s largest medical centers will undergo an official name change in the coming weeks as the hospital’s statewide health network launches a re-branding campaign. Serving the...
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SuperValu brings in big numbers for Groceries for Good
SuperValu assistant manager Sean Fellows (left), Community Kitchen’s Sally Michelson and Paducah Sun Marketing Director Kendra Mitchell (right) at SuperValu on Lone Oak Road after receiving proceed...
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Crash leads to driver’s arrest
A Paducah woman was arrested Thursday after her vehicle overturned on Blandville Road. Terry Carnes, 52, was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol and op...
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The Lineup
Friday Senior Medicare Patrol, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive, Call 442-8993. Protect yourself from Medicare errors, fraud and abuse. Learn to detect potential errors, fraud and abuse....
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Teacher complaints high in county
The firing of a Reidland High School teacher is the latest in a list of complaints made by teachers in McCracken County, according to the Kentucky Education Association. Shawnda Pacheco, a Spani...
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