May 18, 2013
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ADAM SHULL | The Sun A view of the intersection of U.S. 60-Hinkleville Road and New Holt Road on Friday evening shows where a five-lane access road would be made if city and county plans come to fruition. The Paducah City Commission will vote May 28 on acquiring land that will bring the project one step closer to being ready for construction.
City to approve land purchase
The Paducah City Commission will vote May 28 to approve the acquisition of almost half an acre of land at 5315 Stanley Cemetery Road for $57,500. The acquisition is one of several to be made bef...
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Paducah Middle School holds farewell
Paducah Middle School will host a farewell tour of the building at its current site May 27. The community, former staff members, alumni, family and friends of Arcadia Junior High School, Arcadia...
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The Lineup
Today 4-Rivers Military Officers Association of America, 8:30 a.m., Lone Oak Little Castle Restaurant. Paducah Charity Horse Show, Carson Park Fairgrounds, 3 p.m. Concessions by Paducah Elk...
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Murray Shakespeare festival receives grant
MURRAY — The Murray Shakespeare Festival at Murray State University has been awarded a $4,719 grant from South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization. South Arts, based in Atlanta, was fou...
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Fouts
Young missionary lived, died in the service of God for ministry
David Nathaniel Fouts didn’t hope to lead a huge congregation, or to be booked a year in advance as an evangelist. According to a handwritten note in his Bible, all the 22-year-old missionary wa...
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Single-vehicle wreck injures two
A single-vehicle crash on Purchase Parkway injured two Graves County residents Friday. At about 2:10 p.m., Tonya Tyler was driving north on Purchase Parkway, between Ky. 80 West and Ky. 121 Nort...
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Quilt museum offers free admission to military personnel
The National Quilt Museum announced it will offer free admission to military personnel this summer. The museum will participate in “Blue Star Museums,” a collaboration among the National Endowme...
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Man faces stolen property, fleeing charges
Police charged a McCracken County man with the theft of a 1969 Ridgeline aluminum boat from 3700 Old Mayfield Road and taking it to a scrap metal dealer at Garrett’s Recycling, at 1500 Blow Ave., o...
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Man fined, banned for hunting violation
Michael Cartwright, 63, of Graves County was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine plus $35 in special penalty assessments, according to a plea agreement for violations related to baiting and hunting mourni...
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Addition
A story on Thursday’s Neighbors page did not contain the name of Kristin Ross of Ballard County. She was among nursing graduates at a pinning ceremony at West Kentucky Community & Technical College.
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Stoops, Barnhart talk building the program
Energy, passion, courage and skill. Those four qualities are what University of Kentucky Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart says make for success in the Southeastern Conference. Fortunately for th...
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Police search for three suspects in ATM fraud
Paducah police are searching for three men suspected of stealing debit card numbers from local bank ATMs. The men used the account numbers to withdraw cash and make purchases at several local st...
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Electrical fire delays coal train
A Union Pacific locomotive fire in western Massac County, Ill., was attributed to faulty electrical connections in the engine compartment, an official said. The train was traveling along lines t...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun: Principal Michael Ceglinski speaks to students and a parent after the question-and-answer portion of a tour Thursday of McCracken County High School. In approximately three months the school will be the new home of 1,800 students merged from Heath, Lone Oak and Reidland high schools.
First graduating class tours new school
When McCracken County High School principal Michael Ceglinski stood in front of a group of about 200 Lone Oak High School juniors — students who will become part of the first senior class at MCHS —...
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Whitfield presses energy secretary
Just hours after the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Ernest Moniz as the new Secretary of Energy on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield put a bug in his ear about the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant...
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