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Governor announces new plant, jobs
FULTON — An international company plans to breathe new life into a vacant manufacturing plant on the edge of Fulton with more than a hundred new full-time jobs expected in the coming months. MVP...
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Paying the price
Bullying isn’t confined to young people or to schools. Workplace bullying, though more often verbal and psychological rather than physical, is receiving more attention within organizations than ...
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Duplicate Bridge
Echo Duplicate Bridge Center 1723 Kentucky Ave. Monday Morning Stratified Pairs Flight A 1. Ora Brooks and Tommy Taylor. 2. Dennis Rose and Dennis Bristol. 3. Doug Edwards and Ron...
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The Lineup
Today Allied/Honeywell retirees, 8 a.m., The Waffle Hut near Interstate 24, Exit 3.   AARP with IRS offers free tax service to low and moderate income individuals, with special attention to ...
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Agenda
The Agenda is a listing of government meetings today. n Clinton City Council — 6 p.m., City Hall. n Eddyville City Council — 6 p.m., City Hall. n Paducah Human Rights Commission — 3 p.m., ...
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Illinois man faces prescription forgery charges
A southern Illinois man faces multiple charges after attempting to pass an allegedly forged prescription at a Paducah pharmacy, police said. A local pharmacist contacted Detective John Tolliver ...
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County animal control sings new tune
Crystal George grew up on a ranch. McCracken County’s newest animal control director has been surrounded by pets and farm animals since she was a child living in Virginia. Her love for animals is p...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Anti-bullying advocate Susan Guess speaks to the Interact Club on bullying on Thursday after school at Paducah Tilghman. Guess speaks out against bullying with youths across the state since her 10-year-old daughter, Morgan, reported a traumatic experience with bullies at school last year. Guess says that a law the Kentucky Legislature passed in 2008 is an adequete base for providing legal ramifications for bullying behavior.
Law offers base for bullying cessation
Former longtime state Rep. Mike Cherry said the passage of a House bill five years ago that curbs student harassment and bullying was the most important piece of legislation he ever sponsored. “...
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New anti-bullying bill adds specifics
A House bill aiming to give more teeth to Kentucky’s current anti-bullying law will not pass this year, but sponsors are not giving up on advocating for a change. Mary Lou Marzian, D-Louisville,...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Terri Ross explains the workings of her prosthetic leg on Wednesday at Lourdes Hospital. Legislators await a vote on House Bill 376, which if voted into effect, would require health benefit plans to cover the most technologically advanced prosthetic limb available as prescribed by a patient's physician.
Amputees’ coverage bill gains traction
Almost a decade has passed since Terri Ross’ life changed forever. A head-on motorcycle wreck on North Friendship Road claimed a significant portion of her right leg in 2003, and while recovery ...
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Paducah doctor’s license barred
The subject of a state medical board investigation, a Paducah physician entered into a settlement agreement that will suspend his medical license for a period of time and levy practicing requiremen...
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Time to act
Society recognizes the harmful, and sometimes devastating, effects of bullying. That’s an important first step.  But to stop a harmful behavior, one must do more than recognize it. Former lon...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Ariana Klope, 9, arranges peach cupcakes onto a display at her mother's booth, Jade Klope the Cupcake Goddess, on Saturday afternoon at the Wine & Chocolate Festival at the Julian M. Carroll Convention Center. Fundraiser organizers at Window World Cares of Paducah said the goal of the event was to raise $10,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Fundraiser benefits St. Jude’s hospital
When the Dawsons began donating to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in 2007, it was in response to a testimony they heard on the radio. The family had no idea how much the hospital would come ...
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In our schools
n Lone Oak Elementary School SBDM — 4 p.m. Monday, conference room. n Carlisle County Middle School SBDM — 3:15 p.m. Monday, Room 3. n n n Items for In Our Schools must be submitted by noo...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Reidland father Eric McManus serves up a heaping bowl of "Outta the Park" chili on Saturday during the Project Chili: The Final Pot chili cook off at the WKCTC Haws Gym. Reidland offered 11 different kinds of chili creations for the public to try.
Schools compete at cooking contest
The rivalries between McCracken County schools are most often thought of in terms of sports, but the high schools at Heath, Reidland, and Lone Oak cooked up a different kind of competition Saturday...
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