Leanne Fuller

2 weeks ago | paducahsun.com | Leanne Fuller

President Donald Trump has approved Gov. Andy Beshear’s request for a major disaster declaration in response to widespread flooding and damage across Kentucky caused by severe weather that began April 2, including individual assistance for McCracken County and 12 others. In a news release announcing that the president issued the declaration, Beshear’s office said requests for public assistance for 33 counties and hazard mitigation for the entire state remain pending.

3 weeks ago | paducahsun.com | Leanne Fuller

The Paducah Convention and Visitors Bureau on Tuesday dedicated a bench in honor of its late, longtime executive director Mary Hammond. Hammond held the position at the bureau for 23 years. She died in March 2024, shortly after she announced plans to retire. kAms65:42E:?8 E96 36?49 2E E96 3FC62F 2E `ag qC@25H2J[ 4FCC6?E r@?G6?E:@?

3 weeks ago | wpsdlocal6.com | Leanne Fuller |Mason Watkins

PADUCAH — The Paducah Convention and Visitors Bureau on Tuesday dedicated a bench in honor of its late, longtime executive director Mary Hammond. Hammond held the position at the bureau for 23 years. She died in March 2024, shortly after she announced plans to retire. Dedicating the bench at the bureau at 128 Broadway, current Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Alyssa Phares said this week was the perfect time to honor Hammond's legacy.

3 weeks ago | timesleader.net | Leanne Fuller |Audrey Holmes

AQS QuiltWeek kicks off today, and American Quilter’s Society staff members on April 17 began the process of moving the quilts into the Paducah-McCracken County Convention Center. Staffers hauled in box after box of quilts into the convention center, preparing to stage them for display. Quilts entered in the QuiltWeek competition were kept under wraps on the 24, and they will be judged starting this Friday.

3 weeks ago | paducahsun.com | Leanne Fuller |Audrey Holmes

AQS QuiltWeek is less than a week away, and American Quilter’s Society staff members on Thursday began the process of moving the quilts into the Paducah-McCracken County Convention Center. Staffers hauled in box after box of quilts into the convention center, preparing to stage them for display. Quilts entered in the QuiltWeek competition were kept under wraps Thursday, and they will be judged starting Friday.