Mayor George P. Bray

Paducahans voted to reelect incumbent Mayor George Bray to a second term Tuesday.

A release Thursday announced that McCracken County Judge-Executive Craig Clymer and Paducah Mayor George Bray had preliminarily okayed the interlocal agreement between the two local governments to move forward with a $42 million sports complex, which has been in the works since 2019.

A Paducah City Commission meeting last month saw the unanimous passage of an annexation incentives package ordinance along with a goal-setting message from Mayor George Bray: the city wants to bring a minimum of six parcels into its bounds voluntarily every year. This new plan has McCracken County officials nervous about what that could mean for their tax rolls in the future.

The heads of McCracken County and Paducah’s local governments came together before the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Thursday to address the state of their community heading into the new year.

A McCracken County board unanimously approved a conditional use permit for the county’s first ever solar farm — a $60 million investment to take up more than 600 acres — with dozens of community members and local elected officials attending the meeting Wednesday night.

The city of Paducah will require all individuals to wear masks in city buildings including city hall due to a rise in local COVID-19 cases.

The Paducah Board of Commissioners extended an invitation to Southside Paducah residents and business owners to one of two public meetings in March to…