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Calvert City Ameribration moving to Friday due to weather concerns
Due to the risk of thunderstorms on July 4, city leaders in Calvert City and the Calvert Area Development Association have made the proactive decision to postpone the Ameribration event to Friday, July 5. The fireworks company has expressed concerns about safely setting up under these weather conditions. After extensive...
Cities create backup Fourth of July plans in case of rain
PADUCAH — With chances of storms and heat on the Fourth of July, some areas will prepare for rain just in case, including the city of Paducah, which hosts its annual July Fourth celebration on Paducah's riverfront. In recent memory, the city of Paducah hasn't had to cancel the...
I-24 Work Zone Causing Headaches in Lyon County
Work on I-24 near the Calvert City exit has seen extended delays and caused some traffic issues for drivers using U.S. 62 as a detour. And the problem isn’t expected to improve during this week’s holiday travel. Keith Todd with the District 1 transportation cabinet said with I-24...
NWS Paducah declares Todd County as StormReady
Todd County is officially Storm Ready, and the National Weather Service in Paducah made a visit to Todd County Fiscal Court recently to make the presentation. Warning Coordination Meteorologist Christine Wielgos says a community has to accomplish quite a lot to be designated as Storm Ready, including having more than one way to receive severe weather warnings and alerts, creating a system that monitors weather conditions locally, developing formal hazardous weather plans and more. She says Todd County accomplished all of that and more and she’s proud of the steps that have been taken to protect lives.
Potential laser uranium enrichment facility could come to Paducah
WEST PADUCAH, Ky. — A first-of-its-kind laser enrichment facility could be coming to Paducah. It would turn the depleted uranium "tails" in storage at the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant site into reusable fuel. It could also boost Paducah’s economy in the process. Local leaders and the company...
6 year old holds lemonade stand to raise money for McCracken County Humane Society
PADUCHA Ky. (KBSI) – A six year old boy, Eli Farris set up a lemonade stand to help support the local pets at the McCracken County Humane Society and Mcgansters in Paducah. “Yesterday I had a lemonade stand all the money went to Mcgansters and McCracken County Humane Society and when we had the lemonade stand, we got over a thousand dollars, eighteen hundred,” said Eli.
Leadership West Kentucky recognizes program’s graduating class
Twenty-nine western Kentuckians graduated from the West Kentucky Regional Chamber Alliance’s (WKRCA) second class of the Leadership West Kentucky program in late June. The regional program serves to help participants develop their leadership skills, educate them on regional issues and raise awareness of what counties in the region are known for.
CLINTON'S WATERFIELD DRIVE CLOSURE BEGINS JULY 1 FOR REPAIRS
PADUCAH, Ky. (June 1, 2024) – A contractor for the City of Clinton plans an extended closure of KY 1731 (Waterfield Drive) in Clinton for concrete pavement repair work. The project originally expected to start today is now expected to start Monday, July 8, 2024. The contractor plans to...
Groundbreaking held for Mayfield church rebuilding after tornado
First Christian Church of Mayfield on Sunday officially broke ground for a new church building to replace the one destroyed by the 2021 tornado that wiped out much of the city’s core. The church held the celebratory ground-breaking at the corner of Ninth and South Streets where local residents...
County gets equipment grant for deputy jailers
MURRAY – Calloway County recently received news that it had been awarded a grant from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security (KOHS) for equipment that will be used by deputy jailers. In a letter from KOHS Executive Director Josiah L. Keats, the county learned it has been awarded $4,396.40...
Brookport bridge will reopen Friday ahead of schedule
PADUCAH, Ky. (KT) – A construction project on the US 45 “Brookport” bridge, which carries traffic across the Ohio River between Paducah, Ky., and Brookport, Illinois, wrapped up early, allowing the bridge to reopen ahead of schedule on Friday. Paving of the Kentucky bridge approach roadway has...
Mayfield-Graves County will celebrate Independence Day with community events
MAYFIELD, Ky. — Mayfield and the Graves County region will celebrate Independence Day on Thursday, July 4, and subsequent days with events in the city and surrounding areas. Jennifer Walker, the executive director of Mayfield-Graves County Tourism Commission, said she hopes the festivities promote a “safe, celebratory Fourth of July” for everyone in the community.
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