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JODY NORWOOD The Sun Victor Zimmerman and Melanie Henson, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Paducah, will be presenters at informational sessions in McCracken, Marshall and Livingston counties. Church members are hoping to dispel some of the misconceptions about modern Mormons.
Mormons to answer questions at forums
They go to church on Sundays and practice baptismals. They hold fall festivals and chili suppers, wear modern clothes, and drive cars. They’re monogamists and work in everyday jobs. Politics and...
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Cadiz man stabbed
A Trigg County man was arrested following a stabbing Saturday afternoon. Gary Baker Jr., 18, of Hopkinsville, was admitted to Trigg County Hospital at 1:25 p.m. after being stabbed in the abdome...
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JODY NORWOOD The Sun George Machaen and April Thomas re-enact Michael Jackson's video "Thriller" following the fourth annual Paducah Zombie Walk on Saturday. Thomas and the Sassafras Dance Company also performed other dances during the event and at the Zombie Prom at Shandies.
Horde of zombies takes over Broadway
Zombies trailed along Broadway in a three-block horde Saturday as part of the annual Paducah Zombie Walk. First-year organizer Garrett Dykes said nearly 200 zombies limped and dragged themselves...
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Cheering on the Flash
Winston Bennett (left), father of Lone Oak sophomore Jasmine Bennett and men’s basketball coach at Mid-Continent University, cheers with the boisterous Flash student section Friday at Valley High S...
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Bazaars
n Immanuel Baptist Church, 3465 Buckner Lane, will have its annual bazaar and trash-n-treasure sale beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. n First Christian Church of Metropolis, Ill., 420...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Cars merge onto Old U.S. 60 from Maxon Road on Friday afternoon in Paducah. An improvement project for the road will be the subject of a McCracken Fiscal Court hearing Thursday.
Hearing set to discuss Maxon Road project
An infrastructure improvement project along Maxon Road will be the subject of a McCracken Fiscal Court-hosted hearing Thursday. Residents along the less than 2-mile stretch from U.S. 60 to Cairo...
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New policies for Paducah’s furry friends
Big changes for the animals of the McCracken County Humane Society were celebrated with an open house. The public was invited to the humane society Saturday to tour the newly remodeled facility,...
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In our schools
n Heath High School SBDM — 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. n Hendron-Lone Oak Elementary SBDM — 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, school library. n Reidland Elementary SBDM — 4 p.m. Tuesday, conference room
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Organization’s Freedom Fund banquet Nov. 4
The Paducah/McCracken County NAACP will hold its annual Freedom Fund Banquet at 2 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Robert C. Cherry Civic Center. The banquet represents the primary fundraiser for the local ch...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Marsha Beachel holds the heater hose once attached to her 1987 Chevy K5 Blazer's radiator Wednesday at her home on Clements Street. Beachel was one of several people who recently had radiators stolen out of their vehicles on Paducah's Southside.
Police probe radiator thefts
Marsha Beachel had saved money for weeks to get repairs made to her son’s Jeep. When the family finally brought the SUV down to a repair shop, the mechanic had one simple question. “He asked me ...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Owen Warning (left), Edwin Perez, Nate Perez, Brad Warning and Cami Warning walk across Kentucky Dam dressed as super heroes to bring attention to child abuse on Saturday morning on Kentucky Dam. The walk was a CASA-promoted super hero/zombie walk event and attracted approximately 25 participants.
CASA event highlights child abuse in Marshall
GILBERTSVILLE — Victim advocates in Marshall County are trying to determine the cause behind an increase in reported child abuse cases. Court Appointed Special Advocates of Calloway and Marshall...
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Chief: Grants will fund salary, radar trailer
Grants from two agencies will help the Paducah police bolster their traffic enforcement and community relations, Chief James Berry said. The City Commission is expected to adopt ordinances accep...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Senior Reidland cheerleaders Tabitha Davis, (left), Brie Strait and Taylor Griffin (right) sign a farewell banner to commemorate their last football game at Reidland High School on Friday night. All three girls will be part of the class of 2013, the last class to graduate from Reidland.
Final game bittersweet for Reidland
Jennifer Worrell and her family have lived all over the world. With a husband in the military, her family had a chance to live almost anywhere in America or overseas, but they came back to Reidland...
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Wreck hurts motorcyclist
A Mayfield man was injured when his motorcycle collided with a van Friday morning in Briensburg. A Dodge van, driven by Robbie Davis, 43, of Benton, collided with the Honda Silver motorcycle dri...
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Senator campaigns for candidates
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell will be in the area campaigning for two local GOP state candidates on Monday. According to a news release from the senator’s staff, McConnell will visit the Graves Coun...
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