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 Sun file photo Mayor Bill Paxton (right), Chad Chancellor, Judge-Executive Van Newberry, Gov. Steve Beshear, regent Constantine Curris and Murray State University president Randy Dunn break ground last May for the MSU Paducah campus.
A&K wins MSU Paducah campus bid
The construction contract on Paducah’s expanded Murray State University campus has been awarded, and crews are slated to begin hitting the ground in roughly 10 days. Paducah-based A&K Constructi...
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Man killed when motorcycle hits tree
A Lyon County man was killed Friday when his motorcycle struck a tree in Trigg County. William R. Cotton, 53, and his 1981 Honda motorcycle went off Wallonia Road at 10:48 a.m. Cotton, of Eddyvi...
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Churches unite in wake of tragedies
Several sudden deaths in Massac County have prompted the area’s churches to take action, scheduling a prayer vigil and a four-week session on suicide prevention. Tiffany Benberry, a spokeswoman ...
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JODY NORWOOD | The Sun McCracken County Schools Superintendent Nancy Waldrop (right) and Dorothy Ellis discuss closing of the Old Hinkleville Road and Hinkleville Road intersection near the new high school. The McCracken County Board of Education has requested the closure.
Intersection change proposal reviewed
Residents living near the new McCracken County High School spoke out Thursday night both for and against closure of an intersection expected to see increased traffic when the school opens next fall...
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The Lineup
Today Senior Medicare Patrol, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive, 442-8993. Protect yourself from Medicare errors, fraud and abuse. Report errors or suspected fraud to SMP. Heartland ...
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HARC hearing list includes 3 homes
Three Fountain Avenue area homes will be the subject of a Paducah Historical and Architectural Review Commission hearing on Monday. City planner Steve Ervin said Wednesday that owners of propert...
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Teen agrees to plea deal in baby death
A Paducah teen accused of killing her newborn infant only hours after giving birth pleaded guilty to lesser charges in court Thursday. Katelynn Teague, 18, was arrested in February, two months a...
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Starnes, Thomas receive trial dates
Two men accused of helping a murder defendant flee the scene of a fatal shooting this summer received February trial dates Thursday during a short pre-trial hearing in McCracken Circuit Court. K...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun La Center Events is at the corner of 303 Broadway in Ballard County. The owners of the business will appear in court on Nov. 19 to dispute whether or not the property was being used as a swingers club.
Attorney: County plans new charges in sex club case
Business owners facing charges of operating a sex club in Ballard County will face more charges when they appear in court, prosecutors say. Ballard County Attorney Vicki Hayden said Thursday tha...
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Livingston livestock
LEDBETTER — Markets totaled 776 head. Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded $3 to $5 lower. Feeder heifers steady to $4 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Slaughter cows: brea...
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LAUREL BLACK | The Sun Brenda Perdew pins a corsage to father Edward Leon Dodge during the Paducah Parks Department's Distinguished Veteran Reception at American Legion Post 31, 425 Legion Drive, on Thursday. Dodge, of Calvert City, served in World War II and filled the role of fire chief for the Paducah Fire Department for 17 years.
Veteran receives honor for achievements
Edward Leon Dodge doesn’t often discuss the battles he fought during World War II. The veteran says he takes more pride in the victories he’s won at home. Dodge, a Calvert City native, was honor...
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2 Social Security offices cut hours
Effective Nov. 19, the Paducah and Mayfield Social Security offices will be open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – a reduction of 30 minutes each weekday. In addition, ...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Rebekah Forrest (left) and Tiffany Duncan (right) check names on the traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall on Thursday in Mayfield's Harmon Park. The city of Mayfield and American Legion Post 26 are hosting the memorial which will be up all day and night through Sunday.
Mayfield welcomes Vietnam memorial
Rebekah Forrest (left) and Tiffany Duncan search for their last names on the traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall on Thursday in Mayfield’s Harmon Park. The city of Mayfield and American Legion Post 26 ...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Don Canter of Graves County is the first to drive over the newly rebuilt Leeder Bottoms Bridge in his 1930 Model A Ford on Thursday afternoon over Mayfield Creek on old U.S. 45. The original bridge being built in 1927, gave way in June of 2011 due to a combination of rain and existing scouring. Canter requested to be the first to drive over simply for nostalgia purposes connecting the eras of the original bridge and car. Construction on the new bridge began in May 2012, and opens officially today.
A bridge to the past
Don Canter of Graves County is the first to drive over the rebuilt Leeder Bottoms Bridge in his 1930 Model A Ford on Thursday afternoon over Mayfield Creek on old U.S. 45. The original bridge, buil...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun Voters line up at the Guy Gray Co. on Alben Barkley Drive Tuesday morning to cast their McCracken County ballots. The line, which was one of many in the county, had a wait of about 45 minutes.
Voter turnout trails 2008
Voters in western Kentucky waited in long lines and faced cold temperatures Tuesday, giving the area counties a turnout rate that exceeded the state’s cumulative number. With a presidential elec...
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