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McCracken switching to new driver’s licenses
More secure driver’s licenses will debut in McCracken County next week. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet spokesman Keith Todd said the new licenses have added security features such as digital w...
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McCracken County District Court Docket
Jan. 24 Kari Thomason, 33, 719 Boyd, Paducah, theft by unlawful deception, cold checks; serve 8 days, 152 days conditional discharge for 2 years, pay restitution of $1,716.37. Theft by unlawful ...
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The Lineup
Today Lone Oak Kiwanis, 7 a.m., Lone Oak Little Castle. 217-0402.   Disabled American Veterans, Miles Meredith Chapter 7 of Paducah, weekly Commander Coffee Call, 9 a.m.-noon. Service office...
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County, city plan no school tax bump
Paducah and McCracken County school taxes are slated to hold the line next year with the same rates as last year proposed for both districts. The Paducah and McCracken County school boards will ...
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Bridge violators keep law enforcement busy
Since February, law enforcement agencies have issued more than 1,000 citations to motorists violating weight and speed restrictions on the U.S. 60 Tennessee River Bridge between Paducah and Ledbett...
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Rebuilding our neighborhoods
Abram Allen, owner of Abram Allen Construction in Reidland, installs a bathroom countertop Tuesday at a home being built as part of the Neighborhood Stabilization Project. The project is part of th...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Betti Kern sits in McCracken Circuit Court on Tuesday between the heads of unidentified jurors who later returned a verdict convicting her of murder stemming from the fatal shooting of David Griffin on Aug. 4, 2011. Jurors are set to return 8:30 a.m. today for Kern's sentencing hearing.
Jurors convict Kern in ’11 death
With a quizzical look on her face, Betti Kern visibly turned to a member of her defense team and said, “Murder?” after 12 McCracken County jurors returned a verdict Tuesday convicting her of the mo...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun A bulldozer tears down apartments formerly owned by the Paducah Housing Authority on the corner of 14th Street and Martin Luther King Drive in May. The vacant land is on pace to be an office building for 5H Technologies, an environmental engineering group and the first commercial business to locate in the Fountain Avenue area.
More Fountain Avenue incentives planned
When the Fountain Avenue Project began in 2007, Paducah city officials concentrated on revitalizing a residential area that had seen better days. Five years later, 30 homes have been renovated and ...
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The Lineup
Today Senior Medicare Patrol, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive; 442-8993. Learn to detect potential Medicare errors, fraud and abuse. Report errors or suspected fraud to SMP. Paducah L...
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McCracken District Court
Jan. 19 Mary L. Frazier, 47, 440 Kinkead Street, Paducah, no brake light, failure by owner to maintain required insurance; 30 days conditional discharge 2 years. Pay $369 in fines. Anthony D....
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun Defense Attorney Del Pruitt delivers his opening statement during the first day of Betti Kern's murder trial in McCracken Circuit Court on Monday. Pruitt is defending Kern on a murder charge stemming from the fatal shooting of 50-year-old David Griffin on Aug. 4, 2011. Circuit Judge Tim Kaltenbach is also shown listening in the background.
Kern to testify in Griffin murder trial
Attorneys agree that no one has ever denied that Betti Kern pulled the trigger of the gun that killed 50-year-old David Griffin in August 2011. But it is up to a McCracken County jury to determi...
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun Jerry Walker Jr., right, stands with his defense attorney in Calloway County Circuit Court on Monday at an arraignment on several lesser felony charges associated with a fatal 1998 Murray State University dorm fire. Walker pleaded not guilty to the charges and Judge Dennis Foust set his next hearing for Sept. 7.
Prosecutor suggests Walker deal
MURRAY — As Jerry Walker Jr.’s defense team fights to throw out a series of lesser felony charges associated with a fatal 1998 Murray State University dorm fire, prosecutors are attempting to negot...
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Whooping cough policies won’t change
In response to a nationwide rise in pertussis, or whooping cough, some states are implementing new regulations for the 2012-2013 school year. For Kentuckians, however, laws regarding whooping cough...
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4 charged in recent robbery of pizza driver
Three men have been arrested in the Aug. 6 robbery of a pizza delivery man. Michael Crawford, 18, and Christopher Martin, 20, who told police they have no permanent address, and Tre-Shawn White,...
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Agenda
The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n Bardwell City Council — 5 p.m., City Hall. n Barlow City Council — 5:30 p.m., City Hall. n Caldwell Fiscal Court — 8 a.m., courthous...
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