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Purple Toad Winery named Winemaker of the Year

Jun 02, 2017 at 10:51 am by admin

FRANKFORT (June 1, 2017) -- Allen Dossey, owner of Purple Toad Winery near Paducah, was named Winemaker of the Year at the recent Indy International Wine Competition at Purdue.... Read More

JPHS to meet in Fancy Farm Saturday

Apr 19, 2017 at 03:45 pm by admin

How St. Jerome Church became the focal point for the Fancy Farm community in west Kentucky will be the featured program for the Jackson Purchase Historical Society spring meet.... Read More

PSC Approves Big Rivers Electric Solar Energy Projects

Apr 11, 2017 at 09:48 am by admin

FRANKFORT, KY - The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a proposal by Big Rivers Electric Corp. to build seven small solar power facilities across its servic.... Read More

Politics theme of Potter presentation to Lions Club

May 31, 2016 at 03:51 pm by admin

After a lunch of barbecued chicken and ribs and all the fixin's, Paducah's Lions Club settled in for political talk from West Kentucky's politically addicted couple, Ivan and.... Read More

NRA endorses Comer for 1st District Congress seat

Apr 08, 2016 at 11:35 am by admin

The inarguably most highly sought out endorsement of the Kentucky First District Congressional campaign, that of the National Rifle Association (NRA), went to candidate James.... Read More

In Western Kentucky, contested House races are in the fall

Feb 03, 2016 at 01:42 pm by admin

The focus of both political parties is on the Kentucky House of Representatives. The question of who controls the House is burning up the phone, text and email wires around th.... Read More

Sharing Stories About the Black Patch

Nov 05, 2015 at 10:00 am by admin

The kitchen was my playground when I was a child. I wanted nothing more than to stand next to my Granny Smith or Mamaw Chilcutt at their stove, helping to stir the pot, and ad.... Read More

Governor's Race Debate in Louisville not on West KY TV

Sep 16, 2015 at 10:23 am by admin

UPDATE: Neither was the Lt. Gov. debate. Those interested can watch it on WDRB, the Cincinnati television station and WKYT, Lexington or WLKY, Louisville, online. Far as we c.... Read More

Gov. Beshear Breaks Ground for New Lake Barkley Bridge

Jul 22, 2015 at 02:16 pm by admin

CADIZ, Ky. (July 22, 2015) - Governor Steve Beshear, flanked by state and local leaders, today ceremonially broke ground for a new bridge on Lake Barkley - the second of the.... Read More

Mike Miller, Marshall County Judge, dies at age 70

Dec 15, 2014 at 01:58 pm by admin

Marshall County Judge Mike Miller collapsed in his office this morning and died at the Marshall County Hospital around 11 a.m. The longest serving county judge in Kentucky,.... Read More

PTHS ROTC hosts Tornado Triumph

Sep 21, 2014 at 05:35 pm by admin

The Paducah Tilghman High School (PTHS) Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) unit hosted its eighth annual Tornado Triumph JROTC Sports Challenge on Saturday, S.... Read More

Biggest Racer fan in the world? We've got an app for that.

Sep 21, 2014 at 05:35 pm by admin

MURRAY, Ky. -- Hold your horses Murray State University Racer fans, a new app has been designed and it's free. "Racer Nation," a new app created by Racer athletics and the MSU.... Read More

Mitch McConnell calls Alison Lundergan Grimes "new face of the status quo"

Aug 21, 2014 at 11:02 am by admin

(Clinton, KY ) - Workers at Harper's Country Hams got a break last Friday when their senior Kentucky Senator stopped by for a brief visit. Work stopped as they came out of the.... Read More

The New Political Landscape for Murray State University

Mar 23, 2014 at 05:58 pm by admin

The winter of 2014 has been brutal for Murray State University. Power outages, burst pipes, bitter chilling temperatures, massive increased energy costs have all worked in con.... Read More

Celebrating a Milestone: Clean Water Act turns 40

Sep 06, 2012 at 05:11 pm by admin

(Murray KY, September 5, 2012) - The Clean Water Act, passed back in 1972, turns forty this year. Like most reaching middle age, the Act is getting a little gray and maybe a t.... Read More