May 22, 2013
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun Trash cans and other items block a hallway inside the Marshall County Health Department in downtown Benton. A new building that did not meet requirements is awaiting repairs along U.S. 641.
Health agency awaits fixes for building
BENTON — Preliminary plans to repair the faulty new Marshall County Health Department are finished and ready for review as litigation regarding what went wrong runs parallel in circuit court. Th...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Keynote speaker Rev. Dr. Edward Manis (from left), Douglas McClure and Mayor Gayle Kaler sing along to "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during the Rosa M. Parks Power of One Celebration on Saturday evening at Broadway United Methodist Church. For the 100th anniversary of Parks' birth, 18 women who have made an impact in their churches and communities were honored.
18 women extend Parks’ tradition of service
Community members celebrated the life of a civil rights icon whose message lives on through 18 local women honored Saturday. The Rosa M. Parks Power of One Celebration was held 100 years and 12 ...
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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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Murr-Vegas All Stars to play WKCTC
Murr-Vegas All Stars Unplugged will play the West Kentucky Community & Technical College Clemens Fine Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Saturday as part of the Backstage Pass Coffee House Series. Murr-Ve...
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‘Velveteen Rabbit’ coming to Market House
Paducah’s Market House Theatre will present Margery Williams’ “The Velveteen Rabbit” from Thursday through Sunday in its main stage theater. This adaptation by James Still tells the story of a toy ...
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Districts respond to unpaid lunches
Local schools daily plan and prepare thousands of meals, but food service directors face challenges with how students pay for lunches. Students moving through lunch lines may not give much thoug...
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Wildcats alumni visit Paducah
Fifteen years after leaving college hoops, members of “The Untouchables” still enjoy taking in a game with fans. Walter McCarty, Cameron Mills, Jeff Sheppard and Wayne Turner — members of the 19...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Mary Cox, 12, of Marshall County looks shocked after jumping into the freezing water Saturday at the Polar Plunge at the Kentucky Dam Village Marina. This was Cox's second year jumping in the event to raise money for Special Olympics Kentucky.
Polar Plungers get cold for a cause
GILBERTSVILLE — When Stephanie Lee heard that her husband, Jamie Lee, planned on participating in this year’s Western Kentucky Polar Plunge, she reacted the way most concerned spouses would. “I ...
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In our schools
n McCracken County Board of Education — 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, board of education office, Berger Road. n Marshall County Board of Education — special session, 5 p.m. Wednesday, board room. n Reid...
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McCracken District Court
Jan. 31 Michael W. Freeman, 42, 132 Maxola Ave., Wickliffe, theft by deception, including cold checks; 10 days, serve six, two year conditional discharge, pay restitution. Ralph L. Freeze, 24...
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More people lacking employer-offered insurance benefits
A new poll indicates more and more working-age Kentuckians rely on public insurance or opt for none at all as the numbers of residents with employer-provided coverage continues to drop across the c...
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Huey Lewis & the News coming to Carson Center
Tickets to the Huey Lewis & the News concert on June 12 at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center will go on sale to the public March 4. Huey Lewis & the News is an iconic American pop-rock ban...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Jordan Matlock and Maria Lopez (right), parents of 3-year-old Braydion Matlock, hold each other after their son's funeral Friday afternoon at Heartland Worship Church. The boy was buried at Mount Carmel Cemetary.
Family, friends gather, celebrate Braydion’s life
Braydion Matlock may be gone from the earth, but to those who knew and loved him, he will live on forever. The 3-year-old died a week ago inside his North 12th Street home from a gunshot wound a...
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U.S. Department of Energy Scott Pile, Calloway County Middle School academic team coach, gives a victory clap to Claire Umstead. Other team members are (from left) Chauncy Roberts, Michael Okuda, Joza Mikulcik (partially hidden) and Marshall Thompson (background).
Science Bowl success
Thirteen area middle school teams tested their academic prowess Friday, but Calloway County won its third competition in four years. The annual Regional Science Bowl for middle school students w...
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Contributed photo A portable biomass burner unit -- used to convert agricultural products like switch grass and energy sorghum into usable heat energy -- sits parked near the CFSB Center at Murray State University. West Kentucky AgBioworks Initiative received state funding in January to help development two more units for installation at the university's equine center.
Murray State grabs grant for bio energy
As attention turns to alternative energy sources to supplement traditional fossil fuels, a local agricultural department received state funding to turn up the heat on a sustainable biological energ...
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