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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 offi...
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun Betti Kern -- pictured here with her attorney, Del Pruitt, during a competancy hearing held Monday -- received a 24-year jail sentence on Thursday in McCracken Circuit Court for fatally shooting 50-year-old David Griffin in August 2011. Pruitt said after Thursday's hearing that he plans to file a notice of appeal on Kern's conviction.
McCracken District Court
April 19 Tammy Lynn Metzger, 39, 307 Herman Ave., Paducah, selling/transferring simulated controlled substance; forfeit items seized, 120 days serve 14, 5 credit time served, 106 days conditiona...
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Paducah-McCracken County merger debate
Why is merger of local governments so unpopular in the United States of America? One reason for merger’s unpopularity is that merger proponents will just about always claim that “speaking with o...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun Bob Kelly, a south side resident concerned over the new Tent City Missions church on Bridge Street, takes the podium in City Commission chambers on Tuesday evening. Kelly is the author of a petition that he said has over 200 signatures against the resource center, which is set to open in the upcoming weeks.
Loans to aid Fountain Avenue building
The City Commission took steps Tuesday night to approve a line of credit that would help construct new homes in the Fountain Avenue area. The first reading of an ordinance authorizing a line of ...
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LAUREL BLACK | The Sun Gerald Neihoff (left) and Allen Dossey pour wine for visitors to A Purple Toad Affair at Purple Toad Winery, 4275 Old U.S. Highway 45 South, on Tuesday. Proceeds from the dinner and a portion of the wine sales benefited the Paducah Symphony Orchestra.
Guests ‘let hair down’ at Purple Toad Affair
Proving that you don’t always have to wear a tuxedo or an evening gown to support a symphony, about 125 guests attended the second annual Purple Toad Affair in Lone Oak on Tuesday. Wendell Willi...
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Merger debate continues today
The Paducah Sun is publishing a four-part series of essays from both sides of the Paducah-McCracken County merger that comes up for a vote Nov. 6. See Page 5A for the last in this series. The me...
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Agenda
The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n McCracken County Planning Commission — 1:30 p.m., courthouse.
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Zombies, superheroes run Saturday
The organizer of a zombie versus superhero fun run hopes a light-hearted approach will bring out the community to learn about child abuse. “Child abuse is a very serious subject,” said Lindsey H...
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JODY NORWOOD The Sun Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering & Testing Inc. of Paducah has recommended closing the intersection of Hinkleville Road and Old Hinkleville Road near the new McCracken County High School. The McCracken County Fiscal Court will hold a road hearing Nov. 8 to discuss the possible closure.
Board looks to the future
A local engineering firm recommends closing an intersection near the new McCracken County High School. Board of Education Chairman Neil Archer said Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering & Testing Inc...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Justin Cain, of Golden Eagle Distribution, wheels a cart of beer into the Fivestar Foodmart at the intersection of College Farm Road and North 16th Street in Murray on Tuesday.
Murray retailers obtain liquor licenses
MURRAY — A Murray gas station and convenience store paid a $3,700 fine after selling alcoholic beverages without holding an alcohol license from the city. The Fivestar Foodmart at the intersecti...
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Dirt Daubers to play Clemens Center
The Dirt Daubers will perform at the Clemens Fine Arts Center at West Kentucky Community & Technical College at 7:30 p.m. Saturday as part of the Backstage Pass Coffee House Series. J.D. Wilkes,...
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Williams
Paducah-McCracken County merger debate
A major objective of merger is for us to speak with one voice. We all know that we don’t have it today, and it is a vital necessity for so much of what we need: a competitive profile for attracting...
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Developers inquire into possibilities for plant
Infiniti Media’s failure to produce the number of jobs required to receive Paducah and McCracken County-granted incentives over the past eight years has local development officials preparing to mar...
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Court commissioners set road hearings
Fiscal Court commissioners set a public hearing for Nov. 8 to discuss the proposed closure of an intersection near the new McCracken County High School site. Engineers from BFW Engineering in Pa...
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JODY NORWOOD The Sun Col. Terry Wilcutt, Kentucky's only astronaut and four-time space shuttle veteran, signs autographs for brother and sister Max Menendez, 7, and Caroline Menendez, 8, of Paducah. Wilcutt visited West Kentucky Community Technical College's Challenger Learning Center Thursday night as part of the 10th anniversary of the program.
Challenger center celebrates 10th year
Kentucky’s only astronaut spoke last week on the importance of the space program and educational opportunities at the Challenger Learning Center at West Kentucky Community & Technical College. C...
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