June 19, 2013
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Big Rivers rate increase draws scorn
Residents attended a public meeting Tuesday to learn more about the effects on Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation from a proposed Big Rivers Cooperative rate increase. The meeting, held at West...
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The Lineup
Today Lone Oak Kiwanis, 7 a.m., Lone Oak Little Castle. 554-0431; meeting moved to Walker CPA building near Banks Market every third Wednesday Disabled American Veterans, Miles Meredith Cha...
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Ground broken on Independence Park
061913_PS_independence park PHOTO1 and 2: ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Danny Cope & Sons Excavating uses two backhoes Tuesday to dig out the earth around the area where a storm water diversion st...
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PACRO board to meet
As United States Enrichment Corporation workers complete surveys to help them move to new jobs when the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant closes, the full executive committee of the Paducah Area Comm...
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Construction near Hannan Plaza restricts traffic
Construction near the corner of the U.S. 45 and U.S. 62 intersection at Hannan Plaza will restrict lanes and slow traffic today, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said in a news release. Keith...
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Crash kills Mayfield man
A single-vehicle crash in Graves County on Monday killed a Mayfield man. Graves County Sheriff Dewayne Redmon reported that the crash happened about 10 p.m. on Ky. 58 East near the Mayfield/Grav...
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Local kids hit quilt camp
061913_PS_quilt camp PHOTO1: ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Jaclyn Bondurant, 8, of Paducah concentrates to get her stitching perfectly straight during the annual Quilt Camp on Tuesday at the Natio...
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2 face meth charges
Two people face methamphetamine charges after deputies searched a home Tuesday, the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department said in a press release. Officers said they detected a strong odor assoc...
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Former middle school nearing demolition
Demolition of the former Paducah Middle School is set to begin by the end of this week. School administrators say crews from Industrial Maintenance and Construction, or IMAC, have been working o...
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Photo courtesty of Richard Wright
‘He loved the athletes’
Travis Turner was a senior at Calloway County High School when Joey Fosko first approached him on the baseball field. Turner just pitched a two-hitter for the Lakers in a district semifinal win ...
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Correction
In one of the Father’s Day pictures on page 3A of the Monday Paducah Sun, Teresa McDaniels was misidentified as Tricia McDaniels. She is not a grandparent of Camden Lewis.
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The Lineup
Today Senior Medicare Patrol, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive. Learn to detect potential Medicare errors, fraud and abuse. Report errors or suspected fraud to SMP. 442-8993. Paducah L...
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Residents, officials discuss plans for road
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet presented several proposed improvements for North Friendship Road at a public meeting Monday. The public forum, held at Lone Oak Elementary School, allowed re...
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Baptist Hospital bolsters cancer program
Continuing a tradition of advancing local cancer care, the oncology program at Baptist Health Paducah was recognized with another consecutive national accreditation while also unveiling two new can...
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Detectives investigating kitten deaths
Two young kittens were found dead at the Lone Oak football field, and investigators in McCracken County are looking for answers. Detective Sarah Preston with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Depar...
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