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Photo contest accepting entries
Paducah Photo 2013 is accepting entries. The competition will award $2,500 to artists selected by three international jurors and provide exhibition opportunities to local artists. The deadline f...
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The Generation Joshua (GenJ) Club of Paducah took its annual trip to Frankfort on Feb. 28 and March 1. Attendees paged for the House of Representatives both days, toured the Capitol and met with state Reps. Gerald Watkins and Steve Rudy and Sen. Bob Leeper. The club also met with the executive director of the Family Foundation of Kentucky, Kent Ostrander, and his wife, Joyce. From left are Tyler Cunningham, Weslan Banks, Caroline Webb, Caleb Burch, Alissa Cunningham, Lily Silverstein, Emily Hendrix, Olivia Ellis, Amanda Ellis, Hannah Ellis, Aaron Silverstein, Harvest Prude, Samuel Webb, Victoria Poston, Evan Watkins, Alex Harp, Jaclyn White, Skyler Gleue, Matt Johnston, Titus Prude, Clay Watkins and Hunter Watkins. GenJ is a Christian-based civic group for youth 11-19 years of age. The Paducah club meets on the first Friday of every month at 3 p.m. in Crounse Hall, room 101 at WKCTC unless noted otherwise. Visitors 11-19 are welcome.
GenJ Club visits Frankfort
The Generation Joshua (GenJ) Club of Paducah took its annual trip to Frankfort on Feb. 28 and March 1. Attendees paged for the House of Representatives both days, toured the Capitol and met with st...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The SunAudrey Barrett, 5, of Paducah gasps Saturday afternoon as she is the first to reach an Easter egg during the annual Community Easter Egg Hunt at Lone Oak United Methodist Church. The hunt was held indoors due to chilly weather, with eggs hidden throughout the church halls, classrooms and sanctuary. Barrett filled her basket to the brim with eggs.
Finding a good egg
Audrey Barrett, 5, of Paducah gasps Saturday afternoon as she is the first to reach an Easter egg during the annual Community Easter Egg Hunt at Lone Oak United Methodist Church. The hunt was held ...
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LAUREL BLACK | The Sun Matthew Fondaw, 13, finds a cupcake-shaped Easter treat at Heartland Worship Center's Easter celebration on Saturday. Volunteers placed eggs in easy-to-reach places for children with mobility issues, and special audible eggs were available for children with visual impairments.
Ministry reaches special-needs children
For families with special-needs children, attending social events — including regular church services — poses a challenge. “You struggle with places where you have to be quiet and confined with ...
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Reunions
The Heath High School Alumni Association annual dinner and meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Heath High School cafeteria. The cost is $12 a person. The classes of 1962 and 196...
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The Lineup
Monday AARP with IRS offers free tax service to low and moderate income individuals, with special attention to those age 60 and older, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Paducah-McCracken County Senior Center, 1...
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Graves County Central Elementary School sixth-graders hold the certificates they earned from completing 10 weeks of Drug Abuse Resistance Education. DARE returned to the Graves County Schools in the past year after an absence of several years. School Resource Officer John Cavin taught their class.
DARE central to students
Graves County Central Elementary School sixth-graders show the certificates they earned from completing 10 weeks of Drug Abuse Resistance Education. DARE returned to the Graves County Schools in th...
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Professor: Sinkholes no cause for alarm locally
While sinkholes have been popping up all over the news lately, a geology professor said there is no reason for local residents to be concerned. George Kipphut, professor and department chairman ...
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School districts brace for cuts
School districts across Kentucky have been warned to expect a reduction in federal funding with the start of the 2013 school year. State education officials have cautioned districts to expect a ...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun A mural portraying the Strawberry Queen and strawberry picking season in Paducah is shown on Friday at the foot of Broadway on the flood wall. Strawberries were a prosperous crop in the '40s and in that spirit the town of Cunningham plans to reintroduce a Strawberry Festival.
Strawberry fest returning to Cunningham
There is no written history that describes the Cunningham Strawberry Festival. The oral history, however, varies depending on whom you ask. Some people say it took place for several years, others c...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun David Boggs (left) hands flowers to Ashley Storie (middle) and dance partner Tracy Childers (right) after receiving a perfect score for his dance performance during Dancing With Our Stars on Saturday night at Harrah's in Metropolis. Boggs danced in honor of Storie, a brain cancer survivor, who was unable to perform.
Dancing for a cause
METROPOLIS, Ill. — Friendship and fundraising partnered to benefit cancer research at Lourdes hospital’s annual Dancing With Our Stars at Harrah’s Metropolis Casino and Hotel ballroom Saturday nigh...
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Paducah students take honors at speech tournament
Michael Ellen Walden, of Paducah Middle School, won the Kentucky State Middle School Speech Championship in Interpretation of Literature, while two Tilghman students placed second and third at the ...
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Contributed photo The air traffic control tower at Barkley Regional Airport was one of 189 contract towers nationwide marked for closure after sequestration cuts took effect on March 1. Airport officials wrote an appeal to the Federal Aviation Administration, but the FAA announced that the tower would be among those to close April 7.
Barkley Airport control tower to close
Despite an appeal to the Federal Aviation Administration by local airport officials, the air traffic control tower at Barkley Regional Airport has been scheduled to close as early as April 7. Th...
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Correction
The Easter Egg Hunt and pancake breakfast at Broadway United Methodist Church will begin at 9 a.m. today at the church, 701 Broadway. The egg hunt after breakfast is for all children of the church ...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Jorge Martinez points out some of the badly water damaged areas of the roof at a building he recently purchased on downtown Kentucky Avenue on Friday. Martinez plans to take advantage of an ordinance being drafted by the Paducah Renaissance Alliance which would provide financial assistance to building owners in need of a roof replacement.
The roof up above our heads
Buying one of Paducah’s large downtown buildings isn’t for the timid. When partners Jorge Martinez and Paul Gourieux purchased 210 and 212 Kentucky Ave. — more than 9,800 square feet of space meant...
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