A new documentary released by Appalshop this week follows the nonprofit cultural preservation organization’s efforts to restore its archives nearly three years after historic and deadly flooding rocked eastern Kentucky, and severely damaged the group’s headquarters.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The 1925 Scopes “Monkey Trial” in Tennessee, where a teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution, continues to influence debates on religion in public schools. The trial highlighted tensions between science and religion, sparking a broader cultural conflict.
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July 10 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial, when science and religion was put on trial in a small town in rural Tennessee. Paducah Film Society is screening “Inherit the Wind,” a film inspired by those events at Maiden Alley Cinema Thursday evening.
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Passengers traveling out of Paducah’s airport could soon have two new destinations to fly to under a proposal its board of directors recommended in a meeting Tuesday.
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Tuesday's verdicts and recommended prisons sentences end the trial that begin in Warren County on June 24.
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The president and first lady visited Kerrville to meet local officials and families of the victims of the recent flooding. Trump promised federal support, but his team emphasized the state's role.