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Across the miles: Wingo 4th graders skype with others

Feb 27, 2017 at 11:47 am by admin

Wingo Elementary 4th graders had the opportunity to talk with other 4th graders from Colorado, Minnesota, and Texas on Valentine's Day! According to 4th grade teacher,.... Read More

HCHS students skype with author

Feb 27, 2017 at 11:27 am by admin

Comprised of avid readers, members of the HCHS Book Club recently had the opportunity to meet Courtney C. Stevens, a successful young adult author. However, they didn't have t.... Read More

SB 214 changes to net metering, fees for rooftop solar

Feb 27, 2017 at 11:21 am by admin

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth sent out an action alert this morning about a bill on fast track to approval. If you've ever considered solar panels (or you have them already.... Read More

Concerns that bill to separate county retirement from state goes farther

Feb 27, 2017 at 11:06 am by admin

I am a retiree of the Kentucky Retirement Systems' County Employees Retirement System(CERS), having invested 40 years of service to my communities as a police officer and depu.... Read More

Hickman County High celebrates I Love to Read Week

Feb 26, 2017 at 09:03 am by admin

With February being Library Lovers' Month, it is the perfect time for Hickman County students to celebrate reading with I Love to Read Week. The week-long celebration include.... Read More

Emerge Kentucky Class of 2017 visits Paducah

Feb 25, 2017 at 01:19 pm by admin

Emerge Kentucky has been training Democratic women to run for office since 2009. With the Class of 2017 of twenty six women, 140 Democratic women have gone through the program.... Read More

The press is not the enemy of the people

Feb 20, 2017 at 04:21 pm by admin

There may be a president who loved the media. It would be impossible to find one with a sustained romance with the press. Maybe the shortest serving president in history, Wil.... Read More

Replace Obamacare with a better system - single payer health care

Feb 16, 2017 at 02:56 pm by admin

Senator Rand Paul said recently on Twitter that he was elected to repeal and replace Obamacare. The repeal part is turning out to be a sticky wicket when it is paired with th.... Read More

Public benefit corporation bill heads to Senate

Feb 16, 2017 at 02:09 pm by admin

FRANKFORT--The Kentucky House has voted 78-17 for a bill that would allow public benefit corporations to do business in the Commonwealth. Should House Bill 35 become law, Ken.... Read More

Graves High Academic Team wins 2017 Governor's Cup District Championship; next, Graves hosts regionals Feb. 18

Feb 16, 2017 at 02:01 pm by admin

The Graves County High School Academic Team won its fifth consecutive Governor's Cup District Championship recently at Mayfield High School. Graves County's Quick Recall team.... Read More

Senate doubles campaign contribution limit

Feb 16, 2017 at 01:47 pm by admin

(Clinton, KY 2/16/17) - Frankfort politics often seems to be in a world apart from what we, as voters, would call reality. To prove how just in touch our Kentucky State Senato.... Read More

Moving day for babies, staff into new Baptist Health Paducah NICU

Feb 14, 2017 at 03:40 pm by admin

(Paducah, Ky.) Feb. 14, 2017 - It's moving day for five babies and their families into the spacious new John and Loree Eckstein NICU at Baptist Health following the grand open.... Read More

Verso Incorporated (Verso Paper) Reinvents Corporation for Profits in 2017

Feb 14, 2017 at 03:36 pm by admin

Verso Inc. has been through a tough two years of bankruptcy, market collapses, and an uncontained global future for its products. That's the bad news. The good news is that la.... Read More

Feeling overwhelmed? Welcome to 2017, the year of breaking news

Feb 14, 2017 at 03:13 pm by admin

Overwhelmed yet? If you are not, I suspect that you are not watching the 24 news channels, listening to talk radio, following politics on social media. Waking up each morning.... Read More

Fire at Harper's Country Hams touches many lives

Feb 14, 2017 at 02:11 pm by admin

(Hickman County, KY) - In the very early morning hours of Wednesday, February 8, 2017, scores of lives in this small rural county changed dramatically. Harper's Country Hams c.... Read More