Honor choir members
Madison Whelan (left), a Paducah Tilghman junior, and Tilghman senior Emily Yocum were selected to the 300-member National Women’s Honor Choir. The choir was one of four honor choirs that were ...
Science fair winners
Avery McClain (left) of Central Elementary School won the grand prize and $60 in the recent Graves County Elementary School Science Fair. His project was determining the best environment in whi...
Marshall teen wins 2nd at state oratorical contest David Leipzig, a sophomore at Marshall County High School, won second at the American Legion State Oratorical Contest on March 6 in Frankfort. He spoke on the U.S. Constitution’s Article V, which ...
History prize
The Livingston County Middle School history team recently won third place in the West Kentucky History Competition at Murray State University. Colt McGrew placed fourth in the individual compe...
Paducah Middle teams win regional honors Odyssey of the Mind contest tests creative problem-solving
Paducah Middle School’s Odyssey of the Mind teams placed first, second, third and fourth in regional competition March 12. Odyssey o...
4-H speech honors
St. Mary students won first place in every category of the McCracken County 4-H Speech Competition on Feb. 28. St. Mary students competed against about 50 students from Concord Elementary, Padu...
Kiwanis speaker
Nancy Waldrop (center), McCracken County school superintendent, addressed a recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Lone Oak. With her are vice president LaShea Wyatt and president Bill Walker. T...
Fellow performers
Carson McKee, a Symsonia Elementary School fifth-grader, shared the stage with country musician Charlie Daniels at a recent Sam’s Club managers meeting at the Dallas Convention Center. Damien a...
Five earn Governor Scholar honors Five Paducah Tilghman juniors will participate in this year’sGovernor’s Scholars Program. The five-week scholars summer program is limited to 1,100 students. Tilghman juniors Olivia Carner, K...