The next Neighborhood Walk with Mayor Brandi Harless is Monday at 6 p.m. for the Lower Town neighborhood.

June 18

Local artists still have time to beautify utility boxes in Paducah through a public program.

June 21

Jana G. Baldwin, Mayfield, a Modern Woodmen of America financial representative, recently attended the Modern Woodmen Leadership Career Institute, held at Modern Woodmen's home office in Rock Island, Illinois. Modern Woodmen's top representatives and managers are invited to attend the event …

METROPOLIS, Ill. -- Mr. and Mrs. Bob and Nancy Bryan of Metropolis celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, August 17, 2019 with a celebration at the First Baptist Church of Metropolis.

BENTON -- Mr. and Mrs. William and Rebecca Borton of Benton celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, August 17, 2019 with a celebration hosted by their nieces Ronnica Smith and Debby Byers at the Marshall County Elks Lodge 2707.

Brimmer -- Bryson James Brimmer, son of Nathan and Rachel Brimmer of Fredonia, June 30, 2019, at Baptist Health Paducah. Grandparents are Robert and Kimberly Lamb of Keaau, Hawaii, and Bryce and Deborah Brimmer of Taylorsville. Great-grandparents are Bobby and Georgie Lamb of Keaau.

From July 31 to Wednesday, Aug. 7, the Kentucky Career Centers added the below job openings to its database for the regional employers. Some of the added jobs are listed below (Paducah unless noted otherwise noted):

Ingevity process engineers Kaylee York and Travis Miller had a learning experience this week as they toured United Way of Paducah-McCracken County partner agencies for a closer look at nonprofits benefited by the organization.

The people behind Partake in Paducah, a grassroots social media brand created to promote the area, requested financial support from the McCracken County Fiscal Court and the Paducah City Commission earlier this week.

Visitor spending and visitation growth in Kentucky both increased in 2018 according to a study from Tourism Economics, the Kentucky Department of Tourism's new research partner. Spending in McCracken County totaled $262.89 million which supports 2,420 jobs and generated $20.43 million in sta…

The Murray State University Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders formally opens next week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception on campus.

The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office Storm Team had the following recent activity:

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GRAND RIVERS -- In preparation of its reopening, Patti's Settlement will be taking applications and conducting interviews 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Senior Center, 155 W. Cumberland Ave., Grand Rivers.

HARLAN -- Following the high-profile bankruptcy of a coal company that left hundreds of Kentucky miners with bad checks last month, Sen. Johnny Ray Turner (D-Prestonsburg) said Thursday he will pre-file a bill aimed at closing a loophole that allowed the company to operate in violation of st…

The Paducah Police Department announced Friday that it's aware of information circulating through social media about a possible "attack" at a Walmart store this weekend.

Mums, ornamental kale and asters are standard additions to the fall garden. They are long lasting, available in many colors and sizes, require watering occasionally and are relatively inexpensive. No wonder they are so popular, but they are boring. It takes just a few fall plants and varieti…

The final riverfront concert is from 6 until 8:30 p.m. Saturday night.

Livingston County Sheriff's deputies arrested Robert Mallory of Heater Store Road Thursday night on charges of operating an ATV on a roadway, first-degree possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license.

The Paducah-McCracken County Convention Center & Expo Center experienced a dumpster fire Thursday.

A Kentucky State Police investigation is underway in the death of a 78-year-old inmate who died Thursday night in the Calloway County Jail.

MURRAY -- Briggs & Stratton Corporation announced Thursday that its Murray production facility will close by fall of 2020.

Hickman City Commissioner Phillip Williams died Thursday morning in a single-car accident at the intersection of Ky. 125 and Ky. 166. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash.

Construction on the Irvin S. Cobb Bridge -- commonly known as the Brookport bridge -- has reached its halfway point, and the bridge is still on track to reopen in November, transportation officials announced Thursday.

Oscar Cross Boys and Girls Club youth recently visited the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, where they learned about the DOE site's history.

The federal government has designated parts of far western Kentucky and all of Illinois as natural disaster areas due to damage and losses caused by extreme weather, including excessive moisture, flooding and flash flooding that occurred starting Sept. 1, 2018, into this summer.

McCracken County authorities arrested a Paducah man — who is not legally allowed to buy a firearm — after he allegedly tried to purchase a firearm from a Paducah business.

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The American Legion will be celebrating its 100-year anniversary with a party at Paducah's VFW, 1727 Washington St., on Saturday.

HARRISBURG, Ill. -- Managers at the Shawnee National Forest are proposing a change to the recreation fees, including an increase in camping fees at Pine Ridge Campground, new fees at certain day-use areas, and a Forest Annual Pass.

The Kentucky State Police and local law enforcement agencies are participating in the national campaign, "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over," which runs through Labor Day weekend with the goal of reducing deaths and injuries caused by motorists driving impaired, either by alcohol or drugs.

The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today.

Three Paducah residents face shoplifting and other charges following a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon conducted by detectives of the McCracken County Sheriff's Department Storm Team, according to sheriff's reports.