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Warming Centers Open Throughout Region as Temperatures Fall

Liz West (calliope)
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With cold wind and temperatures falling well below freezing this week, warming centers are opening throughout the region for those without shelter to keep them warm. 

Below is our list of those warming centers:

Murray
St. John’s Episcopal Church
1620 Main Street
A bed, warm meal and breakfast are provided.

Benton
Joe Creason Community Building
1600 Park Ave.
Open Wednesday through Friday this week. Hours: 4 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Paducah
Community Kitchen
1225 Broadway
Open anytime the temperature is below 40 degrees. Hours: 5 p.m. to 8 a.m.

McCracken County Courthouse
300 S. 7th St.
Open 5:30 to 8 a.m.

West McCracken Fire Department
9340 Ogden Landing Rd.
Call 911 for entrance if no one is there.

Madisonville
The Salvation Army
Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. No shelter is available unless there is an emergency situation such as a power outage.

Clarksville, Tennessee
Burt Cobb Community Center
1011 Franklin St.
Open this week during subfreezing weather.

Whitney grew up listening to Car Talk to and from her family’s beach vacation each year, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to This American Life that radio really grabbed her attention. She is a recent graduate from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she studied journalism. When she’s not at WKMS, you can find her working on her backyard compost pile and garden, getting lost on her bicycle or crocheting one massive blanket.
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