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Fulton County Democrats will host a Michael Murphy Night on November 4 from 5 to 7:30 at Memows in Hickman.

Meet the husband and wife team responsible for West Kentucky Journal.

The Alben Barkley Women's Club will be having a Chili Supper Fund Raiser/Debate Watch party Wednesday October 19th from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Kentucky Laborers Local #1214 Hall,1415 South 3rd Street, in Paducah. A silent auction will also be held. Tickets are $10 per person. Several local political candidates are expected to be in attend and will speak.

..Van Newberry was funny, irreverent, hard working and very, very smart. More often than not, attempts to interview him proved unsuccessful as he reduced me to giggles.

He will be missed.

Paducah Life Magazine won the 2016 Governor's Award in the Arts for media coverage of the arts.

Congratulations!

Governor Bevin will be the first speaker for the WAVE Confluence scheduled for October 24th - 25th

at Columbus-Belmont Park, Hickman County KY

The schedule follows the jump.

Other speakers may be added at a later date.

Sometimes the only time one gets taken seriously is after life is over. Thus was the case of Gatewood Galbraith the biting fly that wouldn't go away. Until he did.

I saw this sign on a plate glass storefront as I walked through downtown Lexington last week. It brought a jolt of satisfaction that an old friend's work has not been forgotten.

Dinosaurs roam the land again in a new show at the Discovery Park of America.

Jurassic Journey is one of many attractions at this million dollar facility that has hosted over 750,000 visitors since it opened in November 2013.

Discovery Park of America is a jewel set in the small town of Union City Tennessee - one hour away from Paducah.

High-quality early education is one of the best investments we can make, which is why we've added over 60,000 children to Head Start. We called for high-quality preschool for every four-year-old in America. And when I took office, only 38 states offered access to state-funded preschool. Today, it's up to 46.

There are still too many states that are cutting back on public education. And part of the reason tuition is going up is because states aren't putting as much money into state education, universities, community colleges as they used to.

...a high school education these days is not enough. By 2020, two out of three job openings require some form of higher education. Now, that doesn't always mean a four-year college degree, but it does mean -- whether it's a four-year university, or a community college, or some sort of training program -- you've got to get a little bit more than just what you're getting in high school.

It used to be that a high school job might be enough because you could go into a factory or even go into an office and just do some repetitive work, and if you were willing to work hard you could make a decent living. But the problem is repetitive work now is done by machines.

America's high school graduation rate went up to 83 percent, which is the highest on record.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) is a national, centralized repository and resource center for missing persons and unidentified decedent records. It is a free, online system that can be searched by medical examiners, coroners, law enforcement officials and the general public from all over the country in hopes of resolving these cases.

"Anyone may search the database...

Symsonia Elementary School in Graves County will host the 2nd Annual R*E*S*P*E*C*T Family Night, offering workshops, activities for schoolchildren and a free dinner on October 25, 2016 from 5:30 - 7:30. All Purchase Area families are invited.

UNION CITY, TN- Who doesn't love a murder mystery dinner theater? And, when it is at Discovery Park of America, it is even more fun! Park officials are announcing the first Murder Mystery Dinner Theater will be presented at the park on Thursday, October 27^th in the Reelfoot Room inside Discover Center.

Players from Badgett Playhouse in Grand Rivers will present "Honeymoon from Hades" after a dinner prepared by Hubs Restaurant of Hickman KY.

Half of all deer-vehicle collisions occur in last three months of the year

When you ask what animal causes the most human deaths and injuries each year, most people would guess alligators, bears, or maybe snakes. However, deer are at the top of that list killing about 200 Americans each year in deer-vehicle collisions...

Irvin and Angie Stroud work side by side.

Just not in the same building.

Angie owns and operates Bella's Boutique, a shotgun store filled with blouses, dresses, leggings and jewelry. Irvin owns A Shear Blend, a full service barber and hairdresser's shop right next door.

The Kentucky Department of Education last week released the annual district report cards. Some districts in West Kentucky have ample reason to rejoice. None need despair.

Scores are a compilation of bits of information on each school and district.

The scores of 14 Western Kentucky districts follows the jump.

...Over the last eight years, my Administration has worked hand-in-hand with rural communities to build more opportunity -- investing in rural schools, supporting rural small business owners, deploying high speed internet and wireless, and building partnerships between businesses and colleges to help train folks not just for a job, but for a career. And for those struggling with opioid use, we've expanded access to treatment to help them get the care they need.

So we're making progress -- progress that's possible only because of the strength and resilience of the people in our rural communities.

In Pikeville, Kentucky, former coal miners are trading coal for code. They're retraining to learn HTML, JavaScript, and PHP, transforming an old bottling factory into a digital hub. It's a transition that not only supports good jobs, but also offers a glimpse of what the future could look like in other communities like Pikeville...

"It is unfathomable that someone comes into your office, asks for a job. Then goes and does nothing for four years." Candidate Jesse Wright told over 100 supporters last week.

Former Governor Julian Carroll showed up to reminisce about Dick Castleman and his own time in office and offer encouragement to a candidate young enough to be a grandson.

(Hickman, KY) - Fulton County Democrats gathered at the Methodist Enrichment Center for the first of what organizers hope to be an annual event. The "Fulton County River Banquet" was attended by over 75 Democrats.

There was barbecue, music, politics and a poignant tribute to Sheriff Bobby Hopper.

Columbus Belmont Park at the far western end of Kentucky will once again echo to cannon and bugle blasts as the annual recreation of a battle fought across the Mississippi between the forces of U. S. Grant and General Leonidas Polk.

Beginning Friday evening with a sunset cannon salute over the Mississippi, the three day event will conclude with a final skirmish between Union and Confederate forces.

PADUCAH, KY (September 28, 2016) - Beginning next month, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is offering a four-week course to teach individuals to create professional-looking flowers and designs made from royal icing and a one-day course on the basics of cupcake creations.

Former Governor Carroll, now Senator Julian Carroll, will be in Mayfield Thursday evening headlining a fundraiser for Jesse Wright, candidate for the House of Representatives in Graves County.

Carroll will be joined by Adam Edelen, the former Kentucky Secretary of State, who lost his bid for re-election. Edelen is now teaming up with popular sports radio host Matt Jones in a political movement called the New Kentucky Project.

The event, sponsored by the Graves County Democratic Party will be Thursday, September 29th at the Mayfield Graves County Senior Citizen's Center, 901 N. 15th Street in Mayfield from 6- 7:30 p.m.

The public is invited to attend.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 26, 2016) - Gov. Matt Bevin today announced the appointment of Republican Rep. Brad Montell of Shelby County as Deputy Secretary for the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.

Montell will officially resign his legislative post and begin his tenure with the Bevin administration on Oct. 1. A seven-term state representative from Simpsonville, he had previously chosen not to seek re-election this November.

(Paducah, Ky.) Sept. 23, 2016 -- Internal medicine physician Robert Learch, DO, has joined Baptist Health Medical Group Family & Internal Medicine.

The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled today that the Governor's unilateral cutting of university budgets was unconstitutional. In a 5-2 ruling, the Court ruled that the Governor exceeded his authority. The "cut" was not so much a denial of allocated funds as an order to the universities to not spend the funds allocated. Justice Noble said that once the funds were allocated, the governor could not tell universities not to spend them.

As would be expected, press releases immediately came from the parties.