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Coal terminal development plans remain on track
A coal terminal planned for a western McCracken County industrial site is just a permit approval away from advancing to the next developmental phase. Madisonville-based Southern Coal Handling, a...
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2 men face marijuana trafficking charges
Two men were arrested on marijuana trafficking charges Wednesday following a vehicle search in Paducah. The McCracken County Sheriff’s Department learned that David Kayse, 20, could be selling m...
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The series of photos shows the U.S. Department of Energy remediation contractor LATA Environmental Services of Kentucky reducing the C-340 Metals Complex, one the most contaminated at the Paducah site, from full standing structure in September to a slab in February. The work finished two months ahead of schedule and within budget, LATA officials report. (Contributed photos)
DOE contaminated building, Metals Plant, demolished
Cleanup efforts at the Department of Energy’s Paducah site have taken a significant step forward with the demolition of one of its most contaminated structures. DOE remediation contractor LATA E...
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McCracken District Court
Feb. 4 Rhonda K. Lang, 30, 922 Bly St., Joppa, Ill., operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, first-offense; 30 days, serve four, two-year conditional discharge, alcoho...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Angela Carman (left), trainer/facilitator from Kentucky Appalachia Public Health Training Center, and Erin Louis, also of KAPHTC, assemble a health assessment chart using notes from the assembled Graves County advocacy, education and health groups during a health forum in Mayfield on Thursday. The forum discussed coordinating efforts among agencies to improve the health of the county.
Battling health risks
MAYFIELD — The message from one community’s health forum might be as simple as “choose your battles wisely.” While tackling every negative community health risk at one time can be insurmountable...
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Fundraiser scheduled for Reidland student
Reidland High School sophomore Amanda Weir was recently diagnosed with leukemia and is undergoing treatment in Nashville, Tenn. To help support Weir and her family, Bob’s Drive-In, 2429 Bridge S...
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The Lineup
Today Senior Medicare Patrol, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive, Call 442-8993. Protect yourself from Medicare errors, fraud and abuse. Learn to detect potential errors, fraud and abuse. ...
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Photo contributed "Twelve Moments," an abstract work in ink by Paul Lorenz, is a sample of the work that he and four other local artists will be displaying in Innsbruck, Austria this April. The artists will be visiting Austria as part of a cultural exchange program called Project Wide West.
Artists turn ambassadors for program
Five Paducah-based artists will soon be able to add another title — that of cultural ambassador — to their resumes. Printmaker Freda Fairchild, ceramics artist John Hasegawa, ceramist and fiber ...
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Lloyd Clapp, former state representative, remembered for service
Kentucky officials were among those who mourned the passing of former state Rep. Lloyd Clapp. Clapp, 85, of Wingo died at 1:55 p.m. Thursday at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield. Funer...
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Wintry weather topples trees in Ballard County
Winter weather downed trees Thursday night in Ballard County while sparing other western Kentucky areas. Ice buildup during a winter storm Thursday toppled multiple trees along U.S. 60 between B...
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Livingston Livestock
LEDBETTER — Markets totaled 495 head. Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded mostly steady to $3 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs., $5 higher; over 400 lbs., steady to $4 lower. ...
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Alexander
Murray writer receives health care fellowship
Constance Alexander, columnist and WKMS-FM commentator and independent producer, is one of three independent journalists nationwide to receive a fellowship from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley C...
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Police seek information about forgery case
Paducah police are seeking help identifying a woman suspected of using a stolen debit card and forging the owner’s name. Anita White of Paducah told police on Jan. 17 that her Visa debit card ha...
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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 with...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Randy Davis leads PRA board members, proposed board members and Columbia Task Force Committee members on a tour of the old Columbia Theatre Wednesday on Broadway. The group toured Columbia with a preservation specialist to learn what would need to be done to get the theater up and running again with the help of Paducah Renaissance Alliance and the Columbia Task Force Committee.
Navigating the Columbia
Inside the Columbia Theatre, there is a bone-chilling cold breeze. That cold extends over the chipping paint, the dust-covered chairs, and the cracked, delicate silver and gold filigree surrounding...
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