Driver, passengers face drug charges after traffic stop Cadiz police arrested three people on drug-related charges Saturday afternoon. Police reported that they stopped Scott Waters, 48, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, for careless driving at 4 p.m. on U.S. 6...
Officials: Honeywell to stay open While Honeywell officials mull upgrades that will allow their Metropolis, Ill., plant to continue production, Honeywell spokesman Peter Dalpe said the company has no plans to permanently shut down ...
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BY CORIANNE EGAN cegan@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
McCracken District Court March 6 Billy J. McElrath, 25, 820 Washington St., Apt. 501, Paducah, third-degree terroristic threatening; serve 4 days, 11 days conditional discharge for 2 years. Pay $460 in fines. Lequita...
Mediation to determine CCC damages One mediation session is being organized to decide whether board members will reach a settlement or sue unnamed parties that may harbor some responsibility in the embezzlement of more than $230,000...
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By Mallory Panuska mpanuska@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
Marshall elementaries erase letter grading system Parents and students at all six public elementary schools in Marshall County may find an unfamiliar look to report cards this year as the district moves away from traditional letter grades. Afte...
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BY JODY NORWOOD jnorwood@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
Thinking ahead pays off Irrigation and location are playing key roles in the quality and quantity of tobacco crops in western Kentucky as producers reach the end of a dry growing season. Area University of Kentucky Coo...
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BY JODY NORWOOD jnorwood@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
Beauty not just skin deep Strolling down the aisle of a local-national big box store, I spot a little boy — about 2 — with his father. The pair is playing, the boy jumping wildly on his sitting dad’s lap and cackling with s...
Trial includes defendant interviews CADIZ — Much of the second full day of the trial of Claude Russell was dominated by the recorded words of Russell himself, testimony from a Kentucky State Police detective, and crime scene video an...
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BY FRANKLIN CLARK Special to the SunThe Paducah Sun
Cheering on Tilghman in Mayfield Paducah Tilghman seniors Alex Boyd (left), Hayden Mattingly and Zach Morris scream for their football team Friday at War Memorial Stadium as the Blue Tornado clash with longtime rival Mayfield. The...
Barlow gets 10 years BENTON — After offering a public apology in court on Friday, former South Marshall Middle School principal Kent Barlow said the woman he assaulted and threatened inside his home in mid-March was hi...
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By Mallory Panuska mpanuska@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
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. n n n Items for the Lineup must be recei...
Collision diverts Purchase Parkway traffic five hours A tractor-trailer collided with a state-contracted mowing vehicle Friday morning, diverting traffic around a portion of the Purchase Parkway for five hours. According to Marshall County Chief De...
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BY JODY NORWOOD jnorwood@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
Weather relocates Fern Fest The threat of heavy rain resulted in today’s Fern Fest being moved from Memorial Park in Calvert City to Pathway Baptist Church on East Fifth Avenue. Fern Fest is a free jazz festival and childr...
Huck’s slated for Olivet Church intersection A Huck’s convenience store is coming to a site on Olivet Church Road. Jim Whetstone, vice president of real estate for Martin & Bayley, said a roughly 4,000- square-foot store with 16 fueling po...
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By Mallory Panuska mpanuska@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun