As students visit the River Discovery Center, they might see a new face during educational programming. The museum announced Erin Langan will be joining their team as the education and programs manager.
Nine members of Paducah Tilghman High School’s Class of 1958 — the school’s first racially integrated class — reunited ahead of the Eighth of August for an interview with The Sun.
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/
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* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Peak heat index values will be closer to 100
degrees today. Dangerous heat and humidity may also extend into
Thursday depending upon the timing of a cold front.
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Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
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State and local leaders are weighing in on a federal bill introduced in late July by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) that, if passed, would ban AI data centers on federal land — potentially impacting the $100 billion Paducah American Energy Hub project planned for the Department of Energy Pa…
Gov. Andy Beshear and several local leaders gathered at General Matter’s Ground-Breaking Anniversary event Friday to reflect on the progress of Paducah’s uranium enrichment facility.
Sprocket Paducah held its first Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition program Thursday, with a goal of preserving local legacy businesses as an estimated 190,000 small businesses are expected to retire out in the next decade.
H.B. Fuller, an international adhesive manufacturing company, announced on Friday, Aug. 7, that it will be closing its Paducah site by early 2027. Questions remain after the company and local leaders declined to comment.Â
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to Lexington on Wednesday to announce his office is firing a Kentucky organ donation organization accused of pursuing critically ill patients for their organs.
Community members spoke out about concerns about the Housing Authority of Paducah as the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights held a meeting in Paducah Thursday.
The ¶¶ÒõÖ±²¥Èí¼þ Symphony Orchestra celebrated a night of music and history in partnership with the Hotel Metropolitan Thursday night. The concert offered free admission, with donations benefiting the iconic hotel, and featured music by some of it…
U.S. Rep. James Comer appears to be the favorite to win the Republican nomination in next year’s Kentucky governor race before he’s even announced he’s running.
MAYFIELD — While movie productions are often associated with exotic locales, the classic Southern scenery of the Purchase Region was well-suited for “Debutantes.†The new horror thriller, which started shooting in Paducah and Calvert City in …
As the community continues to celebrate the Eighth of August throughout the week, Lincoln High School alumni celebrated the heritage of their alma mater Thursday.
