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Chili judging to benefit Ballard veterans museum
A chili judging is planned Saturday to benefit the Kentucky Veteran and Patriot Museum. The fundraiser will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wickliffe City Hall.There is an entry fee of $20 and a ...
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The Lineup
Today    Senior Medicare Patrol, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive. Learn to detect potential Medicare errors, fraud and abuse. Report errors or suspected fraud to SMP. 442-8993. AARP w...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun City employees work Wednesday afternoon to clear out and clean up the rear area of the Julian M. Carroll Convention Center which used to be attached to the Executive Inn. The city initiated cleanup at the property after reports of vandalism and break-ins.
Paducah accelerates cleanup of former hotel’s concert hall
Boards will soon cover broken windows and doors of the Executive Inn Showroom as the city nears completion on the gutting of the remnants of the downtown hotel. The city has used its own employe...
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Jerrell asks attorney to withdraw appeal
Just days after Louisville attorney Kent Wicker filed a motion appealing a disputed Fiscal Court ordinance on behalf of McCracken County Clerk Jeff Jerrell, the document is set to be withdrawn. ...
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Agenda
The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n McCracken County Fiscal Court — called meeting, 7:30 p.m., conference room. n Murray City Council — 6:30 p.m., City Hall. n Paducah ...
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Livingston Livestock
LEDBETTER — Markets totaled 505 head. Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to $2 higher. Supply included 43 percent feeder heifers and 18 percent of feeders o...
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun Jeff Parsons, also known as "Jeff the Coin Guy," displays a collectible military item at the Country Inn & Suites in Paducah on Monday during a television commercial to promote his six-day traveling road show, Uncle Buck's Trading Post. Despite past legal and finanicial trouble associated with a company Parsons owned, law enforcement officials say he is running a legal business at the hotel, where he pays cash for various collectibles. He began his buying Monday and plans to continue until 6 p.m. Saturday.
Coin guy hands out cash in Paducah
Dozens of local residents have left Paducah’s Country Inn & Suites this week with crisp bills in hand after selling their wares to a man who calls himself “Jeff the Coin Guy.” Jeff Parsons, a Sp...
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Barkley airport tower ceasing operation May 5
The air traffic control tower at Barkley Regional Airport faces a May 5 closing, according to Eddie Grant, airport spokesman. Grant said a measure of convenience and efficiency, not safety, is w...
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Jackson Purchase pursues higher rates
Citing an expected rate increase from its power supplier, Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation announced it will have to pass along the costs to customers and increase its own electric rates. Jac...
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Agency offers free tree seedlings
The McCracken County Conservation District will give away free tree seedlings on Thursday and Friday at its office, 5470 U.S. 60 W, across from Tractor Supply in Paducah from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. both day...
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Allison
Murray chamber president takes job in Florida
Lance Allison, president of the Murray-Calloway County Chamber of Commerce, is heading to the beach. Allison accepted the position of president of the Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce in Fl...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun Nikki Fuller, 28, of Paducah, holds The Paducah Sun's golden Easter egg on Tuesday. Fuller won $1,000, which she expects to spend on a vacation.
Woman finds prize egg after last year’s near-miss
Last year, when the Paducah Sun Easter egg was found, a detail of the story may have slipped by most readers. Before Shellon Jarrett and James Troutt found the elusive golden egg, a woman passed th...
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Cruiser computers join departments
For most, the idea of living without technology is unimaginable. Having information easily accessible is often seen as a necessity. For local law enforcement, however, that capability is a luxu...
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Yanez seeks reduced bond
The attorney for a Paducah teen accused of causing a fatal wreck last summer has filed a motion to lessen his client’s bond conditions. Edgar Yanez, 17, is charged with five offenses, including ...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun U.S. Sen. Rand Paul focuses a surgical scope before performing cataract surgery, while ophthalmologist Barbara Bowers watches from the side Tuesday at the Ambulatory Surgical Center. Paul performs yearly pro bono eye surgeries in Paducah.
A fresh look at things
More than anything Carla Cox wants to clearly read her fantasy novels again. With increasingly blurry vision in the past three years because of a dense, white cataract in her right eye, the Mayf...
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