May 18, 2013
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Collision injures 2
A two-vehicle wreck injured two people about 2 p.m. Thursday near the 1000 block of Woodville Road in Kevil. A vehicle driven by Kimberly Youngblood, 50, with two passengers, Lacey Collins, 25, ...
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Photo contributed Gena Karnes (left), Lisa Humphrey, and Carol Gault rehearse their parts in "Love, Loss, and What I Wore" at Market House Theatre, 132 Market House Square. The cast, which includes Darlene Mazzone and Rachael Jaenichan, will perform the show at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Market House offers ‘Love, Loss and What I Wore’
Many of us can recall the first outfit our mother disapproved of, or what we wore to our senior prom. Women may remember the arguments that ensued from a skirt their parents deemed too short, or th...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Sarah Warmack gasps as she enters her new classroom during a tour Thursday at McCracken County High School. Warmack will teach freshman and sophomore English.
Teachers chalk up first look
When McCracken County High School teacher Sarah Warmack stepped into her new, state-of-the-art classroom Thursday afternoon, her hands went to her face almost immediately in awe. Warmack, who will ...
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Easter Seals drives first nails for construction on Lily Pad
Easter Seals West Kentucky celebrated a milestone Thursday as construction on the Lily Pad program officially began. The organization held a nail driving ceremony at the Ethel Dubois Smith Devel...
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Blackhawk rolls along
A deal to sell Paducah’s Blackhawk Bakery closed on Thursday, staving off an auction and allowing the owners to retire as planned. Daniel Ruzicka of Hopkinsville said he bought the bakery after ...
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Incident on Kentucky Lake kills fisherman
A Missouri man died Thursday afternoon in a boating incident on Kentucky Lake. The boat’s two occupants were fishing south of Eggner’s Ferry Bridge in a bass tournament based out of Moors Marina...
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Judges discuss fishing restrictions
Two local judge-executives took the battle against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Gov. Steve Beshear on Wednesday, in hopes of pursuing legal action against boating restrictions at Barkley Dam...
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MALLORY PANUSKA | The Sun McCracken Judge-Executive Van Newberry (right) talks with (from right) Commissioners Ronnie Freeman, Jerry Beyer and Zana Renfro during a budget meeting in the courthouse last week. The commissioners discussed allegations that have surfaced regarding inaccurate zoning changes to the 2007 and 2008 county maps during a similar meeting at the same venue.
Zoning change allegations attract legal attention
Talks surrounding allegations that hundreds of unlawful zoning designations were applied to McCracken County’s maps are heating up. Sheriff Jon Hayden, Commonwealth Attorney Dan Boaz and County ...
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First Friday Fiesta

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Granddaughter may face fraud charges
A Paducah resident was arrested Wednesday and accused of stealing from her grandmother. The McCracken sheriff’s department began an investigation of Kelly Christian, 33, on April 18, related to ...
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Photo contributed Krista Taylor plays Miranda to Jake Jones' Ferdinand in Stone Soup Shakespeare's performance of "The Tempest." The show will be making a stop in the park adjacent to the McCracken County Public Library at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Audiences will help bring ‘Tempest’ to life
Many stagings of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” rely on special effects to create the storm in the opening scene. But in the open-air performance of the Bard’s last comedy, the Stone Soup Shak...
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Regents might revisit contract for president
The Murray State University Board of Regents may vote again on the question of extending President Randy Dunn’s contract beyond its June 30, 2014, expiration.   Board chairman Constantine Curris...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun The Irvin Cobb building at the corner of Broadway and Sixth Street has been purchased by Great Lakes Financial Group of Cleveland. One possible option is to turn it back into a hotel.
The Irvin Cobb 'Hotel': New owners open to historic restoration of downtown landmark
The Irvin Cobb building on Broadway has a new owner, one who is discussing transforming the historic landmark back into a hotel. Joseph Bobeck Jr. confirmed that his family’s business, Great Lak...
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West McCracken’s new fire station sits empty, subject of lawsuit
It was supposed to be the newest jewel of western McCracken County. On Ogden Landing Road, just a stone’s throw from the West McCracken Fire Department’s Station 1, sits a new, state-of-the-art ...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun People gather to celebrate the centennial of the Calloway County Courthouse with a small celebration Tuesday in Murray. The courthouse turned 100 years old.
Courthouse holds centennial celebration
MURRAY — Officials and residents gathered to celebrate the landmark anniversary for a staple of their community, the Calloway County Courthouse. The centennial event attracted about 100 people T...
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