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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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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun A large crowd of people gather around a 1963 Chevrolet Impala in hopes of being the highest bidder during a joint McCracken County and Graves County sheriff's auction Saturday at the corner of Adams and Sixth streets. The red vintage car, which was part of a drug seizure, went for $9,000.
Sheriff’s departments lighten their loads
Amidst the shouting and paddle-raising crowd of hundreds on Saturday at the corner of Adams and Sixth streets were people determined to make a deal with local sheriff’s departments. The McCracke...
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Land transfer hold-up affecting development
With requests to transfer property at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant for reuse purposes still in the preliminary stages, Paducah Economic Development President Chad Chancellor is now scouting ...
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Community enjoys Fountain Avenue Fair
051913_PS_fountain avenue fair PHOTO1: ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Ben Hall III, 6, lets out a loud gasp as he sees his much-anticipated Spider Man balloon animal after standing in a long line d...
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Regional Alliance to unveil economic strategy for area
The Ken-Tenn Regional Alliance will hold a news conference Monday to discuss its economic plan for the area, the first step in putting the plan into motion. The meeting, set to take place at the...
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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun Brittney Hartman, a volunteer at the McCracken County Humane Society, takes a St. Bernard out of his pen for a morning walk Friday. As of last week, the shelter is home to about 60 dogs and numerous cats, Director Terry Vannerson said.
McCracken shelters making strides
Running an animal shelter is no easy task. Just ask Leslie Hannan, director of the McCracken County Animal Shelter. The shelter — which was set up in emergency trailers two years ago before it m...
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Praying for new school
Chris Lipham, 24, symbolically drives a prayer into the ground on the campus of McCracken County High School on Saturday morning. Bill Lipham, a resident of Livingston County and a member of Bethel...
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Paducah Middle School holds farewell
Paducah Middle School will host a farewell tour of the building at its current site May 27. The community, former staff members, alumni, family and friends of Arcadia Junior High School, Arcadia...
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The Lineup
Today 4-Rivers Military Officers Association of America, 8:30 a.m., Lone Oak Little Castle Restaurant. Paducah Charity Horse Show, Carson Park Fairgrounds, 3 p.m. Concessions by Paducah Elk...
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Murray Shakespeare festival receives grant
MURRAY — The Murray Shakespeare Festival at Murray State University has been awarded a $4,719 grant from South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization. South Arts, based in Atlanta, was fou...
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Fouts
Young missionary lived, died in the service of God for ministry
David Nathaniel Fouts didn’t hope to lead a huge congregation, or to be booked a year in advance as an evangelist. According to a handwritten note in his Bible, all the 22-year-old missionary wa...
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Single-vehicle wreck injures two
A single-vehicle crash on Purchase Parkway injured two Graves County residents Friday. At about 2:10 p.m., Tonya Tyler was driving north on Purchase Parkway, between Ky. 80 West and Ky. 121 Nort...
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Quilt museum offers free admission to military personnel
The National Quilt Museum announced it will offer free admission to military personnel this summer. The museum will participate in “Blue Star Museums,” a collaboration among the National Endowme...
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Man faces stolen property, fleeing charges
Police charged a McCracken County man with the theft of a 1969 Ridgeline aluminum boat from 3700 Old Mayfield Road and taking it to a scrap metal dealer at Garrett’s Recycling, at 1500 Blow Ave., o...
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Man fined, banned for hunting violation
Michael Cartwright, 63, of Graves County was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine plus $35 in special penalty assessments, according to a plea agreement for violations related to baiting and hunting mourni...
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