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Students receive MCCCE awards

Apr 19, 2012 at 02:43 pm by admin

Paducah Tilghman seniors Alexandria Burns, Jared Frazier, Ameer McClure, Bishlam Pea, Azia Rouse, Alexandria "Allie" Taylor, Alexis Taylor, and Dominique Wharton have been sel.... Read More

MSU Prof receives award for gene research

Apr 19, 2012 at 02:30 pm by admin

Written by: Austin Wildmann MURRAY, Ky. — The Kentucky Academy of Science has named Murray State University’s Dr. Chris Trzepacz as a recipient of the 2012 Kentuc.... Read More

Want to be a decider? Nominating commissions have openings

Apr 17, 2012 at 04:37 pm by admin

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 17, 2012) – Applications are now being accepted for the nominating commissions for the following community and technical colleges and are due by no.... Read More

Disease becomes greatest Civil War foe

Apr 17, 2012 at 03:27 pm by admin

On this date in 1862, the 7th Kentucky Confederate Infantry was in Corinth, Miss., out of range of Yankee bullets. But the Jackson Purchase regiment.... Read More

Ten things we may not have reported over the past month

Apr 17, 2012 at 03:10 pm by admin

A few of you have wondered if Ivan and I have dropped off the face of Planet Earth for the past month or so. Well. Almost. We spent most of the months of February and.... Read More

Paducah Tilghman students - perfect scores on ACT

Apr 13, 2012 at 03:52 pm by admin

Congratulations to PTHS juniors Bobby Caldwell, Marissa Davis, and Alicia Humphrey, who scored a perfect 36 sections of the ACT test. The ACT has four sections: English, Readi.... Read More

Lowes of Union City donates to Plant the Town

Apr 13, 2012 at 03:30 pm by admin

Photo: At Lowe's in Union City: L to R: Cheryl Lunsford, nursery sales specialist, Mark Cadieux, Lowes Store Manager, Katie Beck, Master Gardener and Beautification Com.... Read More

Solar Manufacturing Plant to locate in Park City KY

Apr 11, 2012 at 04:57 pm by admin

PARK CITY, Ky. (April 9, 2012) – Governor Steve Beshear today announced Taggart Solar LLC will locate a new manufacturing operation in Edmonson County, creating 30 new,.... Read More

Football player Tim Tebow to be in Mayfield

Apr 11, 2012 at 04:52 pm by admin

Tebow tickets still available as Graves County Schools April 20 event nears Tim Tebow tickets still are available – for now – for the Heisman Trophy winner’.... Read More

Project Lead the Way - Engineering for Girls

Apr 11, 2012 at 04:42 pm by admin

Project Lead the Way is a nationally-recognized pre-engineering curriculum that incorporates hands-on, project-based learning. Graves County High School is one of fewer than 2.... Read More

What happens to the bees if Paul succeeds?

Mar 23, 2012 at 04:49 pm by admin

At the risk of disagreeing with my learned husband, I cannot let his editorial “Rand Paul and Destiny..” pass without comment of my own. I edited that piece, as I.... Read More

Second book of Ken Tucker’s Untouchables published

Mar 23, 2012 at 03:38 pm by admin

MURRAY, Ky. — In late December 2011, North Carolina publishers McFarland and Co., released the second edition of Eliot Ness and the Untouchables, the Historica.... Read More

US - Afghanistan War over. China Wins

Mar 23, 2012 at 03:28 pm by admin

U.S. Intelligence Scenario No. 9 “The Ghenghis Khan Gambit” (Afghan border, sometime in the near future) - The rocks didn’t move but the darkness di.... Read More

Ky House Rep. Reginald Meeks- Issue No. 13

Mar 23, 2012 at 01:47 pm by admin

I wasn’t sure what I was going to write about this week. Normally I have pieces of info or partial thoughts or ideas set aside to revisit when I finally do sit dow.... Read More

Sen. Ken Winters' Frankfort Report

Mar 23, 2012 at 01:42 pm by admin

FRANKFORT – While we passed several important bills this week, my time was dominated with review of the House’s proposal, House Bill 265, for the state’s two.... Read More