Arriyonna Allen

6 days ago | wpsdlocal6.com | Arriyonna Allen

PADUCAH — Despite the heat on Saturday, some community members spent their morning adding art to Paducah's Southside. Alongside local organization Beyond Uganda, artist Kijsa Housman created a mural design that would embody both BU and the Southside. The mural is painted on the side of BU's building, Housman highlighted that this project was not just about adding art but showcasing the area's history.

1 week ago | wpsdlocal6.com | Melanie Antonitis |Arriyonna Allen

Video Player is loading. Current Time 0:00Duration 0:00Remaining Time -0:00Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. DRAFFENVILLE, Ky. — Local fireworks retailers are recommending shoppers take advantage of a 90-day pause on tariffs to get the most bang for their buck this Fourth of July. Many fireworks are made in China, and tariffs implemented on imported goods are impacting fireworks prices.

1 week ago | paducahsun.com | Arriyonna Allen

DRAFFENVILLE — Fireworks retailers in west Kentucky are recommending shoppers take advantage of a 90-day pause on tariffs to get the most bang for their buck this Fourth of July. Many fireworks are made in China, and tariffs implemented on imported goods are impacting prices. Donna Smith, who has run Thunder in the Sky Pyrotechnics in Draffenville, Kentucky, for the last eight years, said most of her stock comes from China, where the Trump administration implemented a 55% tariff.

1 week ago | paducahsun.com | Arriyonna Allen

MCCRACKEN COUNTY — After an explosion at a local church, McCracken County Sheriff Ryan Norman is urging the community to use fireworks only as intended. An explosion that injured two construction employees at Lone Oak First Baptist Church on Monday was caused by a “sparkler bomb,” authorities announced Tuesday. kAmp DA2C<=6C 3@>3 :D 2 92?5>256 6IA=@D:G6 >256 3J E2A:?8 E@86E96C >F=E:A=6 DA2C<=6CD] }@C>2?

1 week ago | wpsdlocal6.com | Arriyonna Allen |Ethan Patterson

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. — After an explosion at a local church McCracken County, Sheriff Ryan Norman is urging the community to use fireworks for their intended use only. His message comes after that incident caused by a sparkler bomb at Lone Oak First Baptist church left two construction workers seriously injured. A sparkler bomb is a handmade explosive made by taping together multiple sparklers.