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Ten Years of Census Data Show Changes in the Purchase

Aug 24, 2021 at 11:13 am by admin

Changes are in store for the Purchase because census data shows gains and losses in unexpected areas West Kentucky is usually defined as those 18 counties west of Bowling Gree.... Read More

Laura's Dream: big enough for a county to share

Aug 14, 2021 at 11:00 am by admin

Sometimes a dream is so big it pulls a whole county into it. Such was the dream Hickman County librarian Laura Poole who envisioned a children's museum in Paducah. Funding was.... Read More

Mask Mandate Sparks Anger in Hickman County

Aug 13, 2021 at 08:19 pm by admin

The special called meeting of the Hickman County School Board had one item on its agenda: amending the policy on virtual learning. The policy adopted only the previous summer.... Read More

PPS to follow Governor's Executive Order

Aug 12, 2021 at 01:44 pm by admin

Paducah Public Schools will begin the school year with a Level 3 COVID-19 mitigation strategy due to a surge of COVID cases due to the Delta variant. The Level 3 strategy fol.... Read More

Speakers confirmed for Picnic

Aug 04, 2021 at 02:51 pm by admin

Fancy Farm Political Chairman Steven Elder Welcome Owensboro Diocese Bishop William Medley Invocation Miss Kentucky Haley Wheeler National Anthem Ms. Storm Wilson My.... Read More

McConnell and Paul skipping Fancy Farm Picnic

Aug 04, 2021 at 01:32 pm by admin

Kentucky's two US senators are skipping the 2021 Fancy Farm Picnic citing duties in Washington. Governor Beshear had already announced he won't be attending nor will the Lieut.... Read More

Paducah Public Schools - back to classroom

Jul 30, 2021 at 09:45 am by admin

Paducah Public Schools believes that in-person learning is best for our students. For the 2021-22 school year, we are welcoming all students back to school buildings for five.... Read More

Kentucky Receives $150,000 in Federal Funding to Preserve Three African American Historic Sites

Jul 27, 2021 at 01:04 pm by admin

Cherokee State Park, Hotel Metropolitan and Palmer Pharmacy Building to Receive Historical Preservation Funding FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 26, 2021) - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear and.... Read More

Gov. Beshear Announces K-12 School Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Delta Variant

Jul 27, 2021 at 12:41 pm by admin

Masks recommended indoors for all children under 12, unvaccinated Kentuckians 12 and older FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 26, 2021) - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear shared new masking recomme.... Read More

KDP Chair Colmon Elridge to headline Music and Mimosas Event

Jul 26, 2021 at 10:02 am by admin

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Colmon Elridge, chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party, will be Master of Ceremonies at our exciting new event the morning of the Fancy Farm Pi.... Read More

Riverport funding includes Fulton and Paducah

Jul 15, 2021 at 01:43 pm by admin

Governor Beshear Announces Funding for Riverport Improvements Five riverports awarded $500,000 in grants for critical repairs, equipment FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 15, 2021) - Gov..... Read More

Alben Barkley Dem Dinner set for August 5

Jul 15, 2021 at 01:32 pm by admin

The 15th Annual Alben Barkley Democratic Dinner will be Thursday, August 5, 2021 in Walker Hall in Paducah. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $40 each. A list of speakers ha.... Read More

President sets July 16th to honor Atomic Veterans

Jul 15, 2021 at 01:16 pm by admin

Proclamation by the President of the United States: "On July 16, 1945, the United States detonated the world's first nuclear device in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Better known by.... Read More

Rand Paul - A Hypocritical Quisling

Jul 14, 2021 at 11:16 am by admin

In case you are wondering, a Quisling is one who betrays a trust or an allegiance. A hypocrite is a person who acts in contradiction to stated beliefs. Let's see if we can fig.... Read More

Save Your Vote - Indivisible visits McConnell office

Jul 09, 2021 at 04:26 pm by admin

Four Rivers Indivisible showed up at 100 Fountain Avenue in Paducah on Tuesday, July 6th at the building housing Senator Mitch McConnell's Purchase office. The group was parti.... Read More

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Ten Years of Census Data Show Changes in the Purchase

Laura's Dream: big enough for a county to share

Mask Mandate Sparks Anger in Hickman County

PPS to follow Governor's Executive Order

Speakers confirmed for Picnic

McConnell and Paul skipping Fancy Farm Picnic

Paducah Public Schools - back to classroom

Kentucky Receives $150,000 in Federal Funding to Preserve Three African American Historic Sites

Gov. Beshear Announces K-12 School Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Delta Variant

KDP Chair Colmon Elridge to headline Music and Mimosas Event

Riverport funding includes Fulton and Paducah

Alben Barkley Dem Dinner set for August 5

President sets July 16th to honor Atomic Veterans

Rand Paul - A Hypocritical Quisling

Save Your Vote - Indivisible visits McConnell office

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