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The Long Way Home
Eric and Denise Romanak are bringing Paducah its first marathon — and hoping it becomes a hometown tradition Twenty-five hundred years ago, a runner...
From Bourbon Skeptic to Spirited Collector
When Leigh Thompson moved from Phoenix to Paducah, bourbon wasn’t part of her life. “In Arizona, we drank beer, wine, and tequila,” she says with a...
Barbecue Becomes The Betterment Of The Community
How the Paducah Kiwanis Club has turned smoke, sauce, and service into significant support for local children When most people think of Paducah's...
How One Paducah Tilghman Teen Is Changing Her School From The Inside Out
There's a certain kind of student who shows up, does the work, and goes home. And then there's Ava Thomas. Ask anyone at Paducah Tilghman High...
Celebrity Status
Emily Black’s Grammy nomination provided an invitation for a night of glamour among music’s most celebrated performers. For the true artist,...
Veni. Vedi. Vici.
She Came. She Saw. She Conquered. “Stop the car,” Cheryl Sleboda shouted to her friend as troves of vehicles continued to jet by on North 4th...
Coming Home Winning
Some lives begin in ease. Others are tempered in fire. The journey to manhood for Logan Bryce Martin was marked by hardship, sacrifice, and the...
From Paducah to the Pentagon
When U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Samantha Payne walks into a room, people notice—not just because of the rank on her uniform, but because...
Whiskey with a Point of View
On the eve of an approaching snowstorm, guests gathered at the bar for a new distillery’s late-January grand opening. The atmosphere was unhurried...
Ashley Johnson Is Showing Up. And It Matters.
Paducah Bank makes history with the appointment of the first woman to become President and CEO of the nearly 80-year-old institution In Paducah,...
Celebrating The Rhythm Of Life
Paducah native Pam Russell was recently inducted into the SOURCE Nashville Hall of Fame Pam Russell's incredible 33-year journey in the music...
My LIFE in Paducah And Elsewhere
I’ve been a writer for about 60 years now. In that time, I’ve filled up thousands of blank pages with personal thoughts and feelings. Some of those...
