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Camp Graves hosting Job, Education and Community Resource Fair to promote financial independence
MAYFIELD, Ky. — As part of its continued recovery efforts, relief organization Camp Graves will host a Job, Education and Community Resource Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 27, in the Mayfield High School gym. According to Camp Graves Director of Operations Isaac Madding, the event...
Teachers, health professionals urge parents to tackle back-to-school tasks
PADUCAH — As many students prepare to return to school, teachers and health professionals urge parents to take care of last-minute tasks. Baptist Health Paducah Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Nicole Snow said it's important to get kids on a bedtime schedule. For elementary school children, Snow recommends going to bed between 8 and 9 p.m. When it comes to older kids, that time is more flexible.
Excitement grows for Eighth of August Emancipation Celebration
PADUCAH — The kickoff of Paducah's Eighth of August Emancipation Celebration is just days away. This year's theme is "Heroes Among Us: Salute to Service." The local holiday is a chance to remember when news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached western Kentucky, Aug. 8, and enslaved people were freed.
Paducah Independent School District Board of Education to hold Monday meeting
PADUCAH — The Paducah Intendent School District Board of Education will hold a meeting at 5 p.m., Monday, July 29, at the Paducah Innovation Hub. See the attached PDF for the meeting's agenda.
Paducah police searching for runaway juvenile
Paducah Police are searching for a suspected runaway. Demerrious Wilson is a 16 year old black male with brown hair and eyes. He is 5 feet 5 and weighs 120 pounds. He was last seen by his family in the 1000 block of Martin Luther King Drive Tuesday. Anyone who...
Sunday Thunderstorms Expected Across the Southwestern Ohio Valley
Wilmington, OH – Residents in the Ohio Valley can expect a change in weather starting Sunday as showers and thunderstorms are forecasted to hit the region. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Wilmington, OH, reports that while the area remains dry today, wet weather will arrive by Sunday, affecting portions of eastern Indiana, southwest Ohio, and northern Kentucky.
Georgia doctor, CEO accused of failing to spot brain tumor has Kentucky license revoked
The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure released an order on Monday revoking the license of a doctor accused of failing to diagnose a brain tumor while working for a western Kentucky hospital.
Brent Spence Bridge project includes Kentucky's first transparent sound barrier
COVINGTON, Ky. — From high in the sky to eye level, a sound barrier going up in Covington is unlike any other in Kentucky. "It's the first one in the state," Stacee Hans, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's project manager for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project, said. Made with see-through...
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