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Paducah Mayor Signs Scholar House Deal

By Chris Taylor

Paducah, KY – Paducah Mayor Bill Paxton penned his signature on closing documents yesterday officially purchasing property that will become the future site of the city's Scholar House project. Officials plan to construct a 48-unit housing complex with a child development and community center on the nearly 6-acre property next to the West Kentucky Community & Technical College campus. Housing for lower income, single parents with young children will be provided through a program designed to help them pursue an education.