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Several area restaurants closing citing lack of workers, high food cost
PADUCAH — Two popular local restaurants — The Farm in La Center, and Fristoe’s Restaurant in Hickory — will close their doors for good on Saturday. The news comes after Rocket Fired Pizza in Paducah closed and as MLC’s Family Restaurant at Southern Pride Truck Stop off Interstate 24 Exit 16 is scheduled to close in mid-September.
Jazz festival scheduled in Cairo
The Harold S. Jones Fine Arts Center in Cairo announces plans for the fifth annual Smooth Jazz on the River Festival. The two-day celebration of music, community and culture is planned Sept. 1-2 at Fort Defiance State Park in Cairo. Festival hours are scheduled from noon to 10 p.m. each day. Admission is free.
Casinos always look more glamorous in the movies
There’s rarely a tuxedo to be seen in your average American casino. The ones a long way from Vegas have a distinctly down market air. The first few I visited on the Ohio River or the Gulf Coast reinforced the working class folks with a gambling problem, bored and/or addicted senior citizens and the like.
Sara Bradley interview begins food exhibition
To begin the Murray State Libraries event with the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition FOOD: Transforming the American Table, Western Kentucky Chef Sara Bradley joined WKMS representative Daniel Hurt on the stage of Wrather Museum. Bradley, a Paducah native and owner of Freight House restaurant in Paducah, has participated on various...
Stand tall, prevent falls — Baptist Health Paducah hosts educational event about preventing falls
PADUCAH — Baptist Health Paducah is hosting an educational event from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31, in the Larry Barton Atrium to promote good posture and how to prevent falls. A physical therapist with Baptist Health Paducah will conduct screenings and provide educational tips and...
Merryman House opens duck adoptions ahead of 'A Decade of Ducks' Paducky Derby race
PADUCAH — The signature fundraiser for a local domestic violence center will celebrate its 10th year of the family-friendly event — duck adoptions opened Friday for the annual Paducky Derby rubber duck race, set for Oct. 26, to benefit Paducah's Merryman House Domestic Violence Center. The goal of...
Paducah School of Art & Design debuts photography, Paul Aho galleries
PADUCAH — Two art exhibits opened Thursday at West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Paducah School of Art & Design. The exhibits feature the work of Paul Aho and the Paducah Photo Club, among other area artists. "Paul Aho, Long Story Short: A Forty Year Journey" is now on...
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