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New River Port at Cairo IL will be a Game Changer for River Trade

Oct 01, 2021 at 10:55 am by admin

The state of Illinois made a commitment of four million dollars to the Alexander--Cairo Port Project on June 2, 2021. Another 40 million dollars is in the Illinois state budge.... Read More

October 1 - Kentucky Positivity Rate drops below 10%

Sep 27, 2021 at 12:12 pm by admin

Kentucky's positivity rate dropped below 10% in a report published October 1, 2021. Several Purchase counties have climbed out of high rate of spread to moderate - a good sign.... Read More

Retired Courier Journal reporter pens 200th Hickman County Anniversary Proclamation

Sep 27, 2021 at 12:06 pm by admin

Former Courier Journal reporter, Ira Simmons, penned the proclamation commemorating the 200th anniversary of the first county of the Kentucky Jackson Purchase. The proclamati.... Read More

Early history of Hickman County

Sep 27, 2021 at 11:52 am by admin

Once the entire Kentucky portion of the Jackson Purchase was Hickman County. Andrew Jackson and Isaac Shelby set this story in motion when they negotiated The Chickasaw Treat.... Read More

Homegrown Heroes Remembered During 200th Celebration

Sep 17, 2021 at 03:14 pm by admin

Our country has been protected and served by many men and women throughout its history. As we have recently remembered 9/11and as we approach our county's bicentennial celeb.... Read More

Paducah Public Schools to continue universal masking

Sep 14, 2021 at 03:34 pm by admin

Statement from Dr. Donald Shively, Superintendent, Paducah Public Schools: "Paducah Public School began the year with Level 3 COVID-19 mitigation strategies due to the surge i.... Read More

Covid Cases as of September 13, 2021

Sep 14, 2021 at 11:26 am by admin

All but one Kentucky county in red zone as of September 13, 2021. Over 8000 deaths associated with virus. Positivity rate 13.70%

Run still on but Covid cancels this Saturday Pediatric Day at Discovery Park

Sep 14, 2021 at 11:14 am by admin

Due to the rising COVID-19 numbers in our region, and considering that a majority of our sponsors and vendors work in healthcare or emergency management, our partners have mad.... Read More

Stamp collecting

Sep 14, 2021 at 10:26 am by admin

Freedom without responsibility is selfishness

Sep 02, 2021 at 04:26 pm by admin

To the Editor: I am a wife who, more times than I would like to count, has sat with her husband as a tube down his throat breathed for him. I have listened to the whoosh whoos.... Read More

Covid surging back in Kentucky: as of 9/2/21

Sep 02, 2021 at 01:48 pm by admin

The Covid map of Kentucky keeps changing. Hospitals are full. KY-TN ambulance service that covers Fulton County sent out a message saying ambulances could be unavailable becau.... Read More

The Fate of Our Empire?

Aug 28, 2021 at 12:23 pm by admin

How Pandemics Can Extinguish An Empire At their peak during the reign of Trajan (98-117), the Romans governed distant regions of the globe from the Rhine, the Danube, the Euph.... Read More

Political Speaking 2021 - what does a half empty pavilion predict?

Aug 25, 2021 at 03:33 pm by admin

With Fancy Farm's St. Jerome's Picnic over for 2021, the organizers of The Political Speaking (TPS from now on) are probably just glad it's over. Until next year. The complete.... Read More

That Was the Year That Was - So Far

Aug 25, 2021 at 03:00 pm by admin

Back in the day, somewhere around 1963 through 1965, my world was being transformed from watching color TV. Dad had just sent the old black and white TV to the grave yard of o.... Read More

The Current State of the Commonwealth: a reflection on Cameron vs Beshear

Aug 24, 2021 at 12:15 pm by admin

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New River Port at Cairo IL will be a Game Changer for River Trade

October 1 - Kentucky Positivity Rate drops below 10%

Retired Courier Journal reporter pens 200th Hickman County Anniversary Proclamation

Early history of Hickman County

Homegrown Heroes Remembered During 200th Celebration

Paducah Public Schools to continue universal masking

Covid Cases as of September 13, 2021

Run still on but Covid cancels this Saturday Pediatric Day at Discovery Park

Stamp collecting

Freedom without responsibility is selfishness

Covid surging back in Kentucky: as of 9/2/21

The Fate of Our Empire?

Political Speaking 2021 - what does a half empty pavilion predict?

That Was the Year That Was - So Far

The Current State of the Commonwealth: a reflection on Cameron vs Beshear

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