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A newly formed organization is hoping to build a new community center on Paducah’s Southside that honors the memory of what was once the center of Black education in the western Kentucky city.
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A mural project nearly three decades in the making is approaching completion in downtown Paducah.
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A corporation headquartered in New Jersey specializing in snack foods has bought Paducah-based Dippin’ Dots for $222 million, a massive increase in value for the novelty ice cream company compared to when the company was bought in bankruptcy court a decade ago.
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The city of Paducah earlier this month received a $500,000 federal grant to help assess local properties with various hazards that make redevelopment of the properties more challenging.
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A Paducah man will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering a local special education teacher in 2020.
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Cryptocurrency mining is a burgeoning industry that investors see as a cutting-edge economic opportunity. But critics say it’s compounding the world’s preeminent crisis – climate change.
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Some farmers markets in western Kentucky have already opened this spring with vendors selling local crafts, food and more.
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A Paducah-based nonprofit organization providing free prescription assistance to those in need recently received a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand its services in western Kentucky.
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A bill co-introduced last year by U.S. Rep. James Comer that aims to overhaul the finances of the United States Postal Service passed the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week. Comer believes the legislation could be a boost to rural post offices in the state and help cut costs at the independent agency.
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Maiden Alley Cinema in Paducah is gearing up this week to host the first in-person River’s Edge International Film Festival (REIFF) since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival will run from Nov. 11-14 at the arthouse cinema and the Yeiser Art Center.