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New website matches volunteers, agencies
It’s not a dating site, but it may help people find their ideal match. The Volunteer Paducah Web site pairs volunteers with local nonprofit agencies — 30 have signed up so far — making volunteer...
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun Zaveral "Zay" Jackson (right) talks with attorney Gary Haverstock before a hearing in Calloway Circuit Court on Wednesday. Jackson withdrew a guilty plea to charges associated with a vehicular assault case, and the case is headed back to a grand jury.
Zay Jackson case returns to square one
MURRAY — Zaveral “Zay” Jackson is throwing the dice and taking his chances with a grand jury after withdrawing a guilty plea to charges stemming from accusations that he hit two people with his car...
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Truck kills pedestrian
A Calloway County woman died Tuesday after she was struck by a pickup in a Murray parking lot, police said. Calloway County Coroner Rick Harris pronounced Janice Phelps, 56, dead at 7:34 p.m. at...
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LAUREL BLACK | The Sun Linda Thompson lights a candle in preparation for the 14th Annual International Survivors of Suicide Day at the Four Rivers Behavioral Health Center, 425 Broadway, on Saturday. The event, which included lunch and a web cast from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, was intended to help local suicide survivors connect and begin to heal.
Suicide survivors seek solace
Local survivors marked the 14th annual International Survivors of Suicide Day by gathering at the Four Rivers Behavioral Health Center, 425 Broadway, to hear words of comfort and watch a webcast pr...
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Changes at Honeywell on agenda at NRC forum
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled a public meeting in Metropolis, Ill., to discuss a confirmatory order issued to the Honeywell Metropolis Works and the company’s actions to modify th...
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Teens accused of rape
Two Livingston High School students were arrested Tuesday afternoon during school hours after an investigation into an alleged date rape. Livingston County Chief Deputy Sheriff Devin Brewer said...
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The Lineup
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. to noon.
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun City Commission reads over an ordinance introducing a contract Aquatic Renovation Systems Inc. for the remodeling of the pool area at its meeting tonight. City Manager Jeff Pederson said Monday that the contract will cost the city $795,930.
City pledges $150,000 to School of Art
It has only been seven days since West Kentucky Community & Technical College President Barbara Veazey went to the Paducah City Commission to ask for extra money to help the Paducah School of Art, ...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Betty Sanders and Larry Furmann, both of First Christian Church, serve meals at the Community Kitchen. The Community Kitchen serves an average of 250 meals a day to people in need in the community.
Groups offer a helping hand for the holidays
Serving Thanksgiving dinner to hundreds of people is second nature to Martha Bell. The owner of Martha’s Vineyard started serving free meals through her ministry 22 years ago, on a cold Thanksgivin...
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Woman faces forgery charges
A Paducah woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon on charges of forging drug prescriptions. A McCracken County grand jury returned an indictment on Jennifer Laird, 29, for six counts of criminal po...
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Company announces interest in USEC site
An Australian-based company announced Tuesday that it may be interested in building an enrichment plant at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant site. Silex Systems Limited issued a news release o...
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Giving thanks
Abraham Assad, 7, takes a swig of apple juice Tuesday during Clark Elementary School’s annual Second Grade Thanksgiving Feast. For more than 25 years, the school’s second-graders have celebrated a ...
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Suicide prevention emphasizes communication
METROPOLIS, Ill. — Samantha Edmonds admitted that the decision she made last Sunday took courage, but she’s glad she went through with it. Edmonds, 36, of Paducah stood in front of a congregatio...
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Accountant speaks out about CCC
Despite agreeing to pay roughly 13 percent of a civil settlement agreement, the accountant who audited the books for Paducah’s convention and expo centers in 2010 avidly denies any wrongdoing that ...
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Lovett succumbs to wreck injuries
One of two teens injured in a Memorial Day car wreck died Tuesday from injuries related to the collision. Marshall County Sheriff Kevin Byars confirmed that Benton teenager Landon Lovett died Tu...
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