May 24, 2013
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The Lineup
Monday Woodmen of the World Lodge No. 6002 & No. 57, 6 p.m., St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 2701 Broadway, Paducah.   n n n Items for the Lineup must be received in writing five days in a...
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Kids ‘Discover the Dinosaurs’
Part museum and part theme park, Discover the Dinosaurs was held this weekend at the Paducah Convention Center. The educational event geared toward kids opened Friday and will conclude today. Ta...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Graves County Deputy Jeremy Prince climbs into his patrol car Friday afternoon in Mayfield. Prince is one of 13 sworn officers employed by Graves County, which has a population of more than 37,000 and is one of the largest counties in the state.
Police staffing woes force change in policing techniques
Dropping numbers of law enforcement officers and rising crime rates across western Kentucky are alarming to most people, especially McCracken County Sheriff Jon Hayden. “There’s problems with re...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Faye Dodd (left) admires the Derby hat of Wendy Lovett during a party to celebrate the 139th Kentucky Derby on Saturday at the Murray Banquet Center in Murray. Proceeds went to the Gentry House, a homeless and emergency shelter for Calloway County residents with children.
Derby party benefits Murray’s homeless
MURRAY — A local organization turned a Kentucky tradition into an opportunity to help the community’s homeless. The Gentry House, an emergency and homeless shelter for families with children, he...
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Heavy rain delays planting season
Twice as much rain as this time last year, and water in the soil at a surplus level, means many local farmers are seeing delays in corn planting. Less than 5 percent of crops have been planted i...
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LAUREL BLACK | The Sun Justin Colson of Marshall County prepares a rib dinner Friday at Aurora Bar-B-Que, 15927 U.S. 68 E. The restaurant closed after a fire last September, and Colson helped owners Rita and Gary McKnight clean, repaint, and repair the building in time for its reopening.
Aurora barbecue restaurant reopens
AURORA — An Aurora barbecue restaurant opened for business Friday after a fire closed it last September. Owners Gary and Rita McKnight spent the winter and early spring scrubbing, repainting and...
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NFL players visit Paducah
Anthony Daniels, 7, and Joe Casey, 9, pose with Tennessee Titans players George Wilson and Delanie Walker on Friday at Shoe Carnival in Paducah.
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World War II veteran’s return to Paducah delayed one year
It may be a year before the remains of William T. Carneal, a World War II veteran from Paducah, are returned home to his family. Carneal’s remains were found April in Saipan with dog tags and a ...
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LATA sending layoff notices
Roughly 260 subcontract workers at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant will receive unsettling news in their mailboxes in the next few days stemming from federal funding uncertainties. Mark Duff...
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Official meetings still bear little fruit
Meetings between Department of Energy officials and local leaders on Friday led to few new details about jobs at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. On the same day LATA Kentucky, a DOE subcont...
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Brisket cooks prepare to stoke the fires
Winning Paducah’s Barbecue on the River competition is a feat of agility as much as it is a cooking challenge. Cooking for three straight days with competition meats due on the third day, all wh...
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The Lineup
Today Wickliffe Masonic Lodge breakfast, 6-10 a.m., Buck Road. $7. Dance, 7-10 p.m., American Legion Post 26 Hall, Mayfield. Just Friends. $5. Dance, 7-10 p.m. Trader’s Mall, 6900 Bent...
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Photo contributed Jacob Waid sings at a Christmas concert at Heartland Worship Center. The aspiring opera singer, now finishing his third year studying vocal performance at the University of Kentucky, will return to Paducah for a benefit recital Friday.
Life of a singer not all high notes
It’s not uncommon for Jacob Waid to spend 14 hours a day fulfilling his obligations at the University of Kentucky. That’s not counting the two or three hours he spends each night on homework. Wa...
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Barbee pleads to lesser charge
With tears in his eyes, Nicholas Barbee entered a guilty plea on Thursday to an amended charge stemming from the fatal shooting of his girlfriend’s toddler. Initially charged with second-degree ...
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Wreck injures Hickory boy
A 10-year-old boy was flown Wednesday to Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville after a three-car collision in Graves County. Graves County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 4:12 p.m. Wedn...
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