Carly Dick

1 week ago | paducahsun.com | Carly Dick

A Kentucky law that passed in the spring of 2024 will require elementary schools to teach cursive writing, starting with the 2025-26 school year. Cursive writing courses will officially be included in elementary school curriculum, with a goal of students becoming proficient in cursive by the end of fifth grade. kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ E96 z6?EF4<J s6A2CE>6?E @7 t5F42E:@?[ EH@ :? 6G6CJ E9C66 z6?EF4<J DEF56?ED 2C6 36=@H C625:?8 DE2?52C5D[ 32D65 @? 52E2 7C@> a_ac]k^AmkAm%96 }2E:@?2= r6?E6C 7@C t5F42E:@?

1 week ago | wpsdlocal6.com | Carly Dick

PADUCAH — A Kentucky law that passed in the spring of 2024 will require elementary schools to teach cursive writing, starting with the 2025-2026 school year. Cursive writing courses will officially be included in elementary school curriculum, with a goal of students becoming proficient in cursive by the end of fifth grade. According to the Kentucky Department of Education, two in every three Kentucky students are below reading standards, based on data from 2024.

1 week ago | paducahsun.com | Carly Dick

A first-of-its kind solar field being built on a closed coal ash site at the Shawnee Fossil Plant in McCracken County will use innovative technology to create energy on land that would otherwise be unusable, officials with the Tennessee Valley Authority said Wednesday. The field, called Project Phoenix, is under construction, with nearly 30,000 solar panels out of 240,000 already in place. It is expected to enter service in 2028.

1 week ago | wpsdlocal6.com | Carly Dick

PADUCAH — Tennessee Valley Authority is leading innovative energy technology efforts with a first-of-its-kind solar field on a Shawnee Fossil Plant closed coal ash site. The project, called Project Phoenix, is under construction, with nearly 30,000 solar panels out of 240,000 already in place. It is expected to enter service in 2028. Project Phoenix meets TVA customers’ growing demand for power, while maximizing the company’s assets, such as the decommissioned coal ash site.

1 week ago | wpsdlocal6.com | Carly Dick

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. PADUCAH — McCracken County’s tourism economy exceeded that of the surrounding counties in 2024, pointing to strong tourism spending which supports local business owners, schools, and infrastructure.