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March 5 Kenneth M. Cowsert, 19, 570 William Curnel Road, Marion, carrying a concealed deadly weapon; 14 days, two-year conditional discharge, forfeit weapon, pay $335. Jeffrey D. Cook, 24, ...
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Police: Wreck injures woman
A single-vehicle wreck in Graves County injured a Fulton woman. State police were notified of the wreck at about 3:45 p.m. Saturday near the 10 mile marker of the Purchase Parkway, reported the ...
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Duplicate Bridge
PADUCAH DUPLICATE BRIDGE 1723 Kentucky Ave. The Paducah Duplicate Bridge Club is offering bridge lessons each Tuesday morning beginning at 11:30 at the Bridge Center. A sanctioned novice game...
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Public meetings regarding Cairo Bridge planned
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will hold two public meetings this week, discussing options for replacing or improving the U.S. 51 Ohio River Bridge. The first meeting will be 4-7 p.m. today...
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Paducah Police present flag at Cardinals game
Photo contributed Paducah Police present flag at Cardinals game Paducah Police Department honor guard Officer Ryan Conn (from left), Sgt. Wesley Orazine, Officer Keith Thuline, Officer Matt S...
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Paducah Police to launch ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign
The Paducah Police Department is launching a “Click It or Ticket” campaign, according to a news release. A federal grant will pay for overtime to conduct the campaign, along with PPD’s “Summer N...
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Relay for Life events season begins
Celebrate, remember and fight back are the goals of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. The McCracken County event starts at 6 p.m. May 31 at Carson Park. Surrounding counties host the...
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Dough on the rise at City Rockers pizzeria
A little extra dough will go a long way at City Rockers Pizza & Salad Bar in Lone Oak. Business costs within the first year of operation have a way of mounting, said Tyler Parker, one of three P...
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Agenda
The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n Benton City Council — 6 p.m., City Hall. n Fredonia City Council — 7 p.m., City Hall. n Ledbetter Water District — 5:30 p.m., 1493 U...
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Police: Two men steal cough syrup, run from officers
Three men face charges after cough syrup was allegedly stolen from a Cadiz store, Cadiz police said in a press release. Police said they obtained surveillance footage May 8 of two men taking cou...
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Fest ends on strong note
With great risk comes great reward, and organizers of this year’s Lower Town Arts & Music Festival believe several new and ambitious plans paid dividends in making sure a successful celebration wen...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun The worn Massac Theater sits abandoned Friday afternoon in downtown Metropolis, Ill. After a lengthy court battle in 2005 over ownership of the property, the city was awarded the theater in late 2008, prompting the rise of the Save the Massac Group.
Theater advocacy group plans further renovation
METROPOLIS, Ill. — The years haven’t been kind to the Massac Theater in downtown Metropolis, but revitalization efforts have made big strides in reversing the aging process as the theater’s advocac...
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NICHOLAS RESIDE | The Sun Ashley Allen and Chief walk off the track after completing the Open English Pleasure, a competition at Saturday's Paducah Charity Horse Show at Carson Park. The event raised money for The Lilypad, a new program for Easter Seals West Kentucky.
Carson Park horse show raises money for charity
The atmosphere and conditions Saturday at Carson Park were ripe for a baseball game. A crowd sat on bleachers watching a field of competitors on a sunny afternoon. Organ music and an announcer coul...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Friends visit and locals enjoy good food, all while listening to live music at the Arts & Music Festival on Saturday in Lower Town. Vendors offered assorted barbecue, sweets, fried catfish and fair food to the attendees.
Art & Music Festival is a huge hit
Hundreds of people from the area flocked to Lower Town to enjoy the festivities of the Lower Town Arts & Music Festival on Saturday in Paducah. Continuing until 5 p.m. today, the festival has been ...
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LAUREL BLACK | The Sun Sharon Wildman (right), chairwoman of the Propeller Club, Port of Paducah, hands the ceremonial wreath to a Coast Guardsman. The laying of the wreath concluded the Annual Maritime Day Ceremony & Memorial on Saturday, held at Maiden Alley Cinema, 112 Maiden Alley.
Ceremony pays tribute to merchant mariners
When water levels on the Mighty Mississippi dipped to record lows last winter, it took a collaborative effort from the U.S. Coast Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the river industry to avert...
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