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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Sharon Sirls, Marshall County Free Clinic executive director, draws blood from a patient Wednesday afternoon at the free clinic in Benton. The clinic has grown in patient numbers since it opened in late February, averaging 10 patients weekly and growing.
Marshall free clinic numbers increase
As if there were ever any question about the demand for health options in a local community, a month after the Marshall County Free Clinic opened its doors, new patients are still filling the waiti...
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Star bar fight finishes with probated sentence
Michael Elder was ordered to pay restitution but avoided additional jail time Wednesday for his role in a January 2012 bar fight that brought the community out to help a local man. Aaron Severns...
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Man accused of trafficking
Robert Pennington, 31, of Paducah faces a charge of trafficking cocaine after his arrest Wednesday, according to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department. Pennington was arrested around 5 p.m. nea...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun First-grader Emma Overstreet, 7, reads aloud the essay that won her the Dream Out Loud Challenge on Wednesday at Symsonia Elementary School. Overstreet submitted an essay on how she will change the world after college, and won from among 1,600 entries throughout the state in her category. The aspiring dentist won a college fund in her name of $1,500, which is predicted to grow through stocks to approximately $8,000 in time for her college education, as well as $500 for her school. The scholarship comes from the Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust.
First-grade essayist wins $1,500
050213_PS_EMMA OVERSTREET PHOTO1: ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun First-grader Emma Overstreet, 7, reads aloud the essay that won her the Dream Out Loud Challenge on Wednesday at Symsonia Elementary...
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Riverfront construction approved
Paducah City Commissioner Allan Rhodes was the only commissioner Tuesday night to vote against two construction contracts for riverfront development projects. And Mayor Gayle Kaler apologized for c...
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Livingston Relay For Life moved
Predicted rain has prompted organizers to move the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Livingston County on Friday. The annual overnight event will begin at 6 p.m. Friday in the Potter’s H...
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Spray pad at Noble Park pool possibly delayed
The new spray pad at the renovated Noble Park pool may not be ready when the pool opens May 25, according to Mark Thompson, Paducah Parks Services director. Thompson told the Paducah City Commis...
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McCracken County court continues tweaking budget numbers
A $120,000 allotment for pauper burials and indigent services, a nix on Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce dues and cuts to several areas of the county clerk’s budget highlighted a marathon McCracken...
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Advisory board chairman to speak at breakfast
Ralph Young, chairman of the DOE Paducah Citizens Advisory Board, will be the keynote speaker at the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, May 9. Young will...
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Horse found in McCracken County
If you have lost a horse, the McCracken County Animal Control Department might be able to help. Animal control workers responded Tuesday to a call from a resident around the 6400 block of Old Ma...
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Corps moves forward with restrictions
Less than a month after local and federal lawmakers gathered for a rally against fishing restrictions at Barkley Dam, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Nashville District announced the restrictions...
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3 counties’ budgets offer no surprises
Three of McCracken County’s neighbors are reporting frugal and unsurprising budget numbers, according to the judge-executives. Proposed finances in Marshall, Calloway and Graves counties are sim...
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Compressed air leads to DUI charge
A McCracken County resident faces a charge of driving under the influence after her vehicle left the street and struck Jones Glass, 1211 Kentucky Ave., according to city police. Police said 43-y...
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Fundraisers benefit transplant patient
The National Foundation for Transplants will hold two fundraising events to help a West Paducah man with medical costs. Duwayne “Bubba” Weathers, 40, was diagnosed last year with end-stage renal...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Paducah police Sgt. Steve Smith (right) breaks down the method to his photography to officer William Hodges (left) on Tuesday at Etcetera Coffee House. Some of Smith's photos, along with Lindsay Miller's work, hang inside the coffee house for display until Friday.
Exhibit shows different side of law
When Paducah police Sgt. Steve Smith dons his navy blue uniform to go to work, there’s a certain public perception that comes with it. When he’s in civilian clothing, carrying gear and with a camer...
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