Paducah Sun

The Paducah Sun is a daily publication located in Paducah, Kentucky, and is part of the family-owned Paxton Media Group. Previously, it was known as the Paducah Sun-Democrat. Jim Paxton serves as the publisher, while Matt Jones holds the position of general manager. As the leading newspaper in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase region, The Sun is the only daily news source available in the area. According to the latest audit from the Audit Bureau of Circulation, conducted on March 31, 2008, the paper boasts a total of 24,768 weekday subscriptions, 23,455 on Saturdays, and 26,833 on Sundays.

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Drake Creek Golf Club hosts Western Kentucky Junior Golf Championship

4 days ago | paducahsun.com | Patrick Connor

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Brush Optical marks 30 years of ‘seeing’ patients

4 days ago | paducahsun.com | Terra Temple

METROPOLIS, Ill. — Ask pretty much anyone in the medical field why that is their chosen profession and, for the most part, you’ll hear a personal story that dates to their youth. Dr. Gary Brush is no exception. “Years ago, I couldn’t see. Dr. Richard Bursua in Marion was my optometrist when I was growing up. I became interested in becoming an optometrist watching him as he provided my eye care,” he said.
May unemployment figures slightly lower

1 week ago | paducahsun.com | Tom Latek

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Jody Wright, Murray State Football host prospect camp

1 week ago | paducahsun.com | Patrick Connor

On Friday evening, Murray State football head coach Jody Wright and company got a close look at some potential future Racers, as the program hosted its annual prospect camp at Roy Stewart Stadium. Friday's session was the second of two, with the earlier hosted just shy of a week prior on Saturday, the 14th.
West Kentucky Read & Feed boosts summer learning

1 week ago | paducahsun.com | Jason Thomason

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Thomas takes next step in coaching career

1 week ago | paducahsun.com | Jared Jensen

From his playing days as a Blue Tornado at Paducah Tilghman High School, to his years as a Murray State Racer, Rodriguez (Rod) Thomas has always had his eye on a coaching career. That journey began in the 2023-24 basketball season when he joined Matt McMahon at LSU as a Grad Assistant and it took another development this week as Thomas announced he has taken a full-fledged assistant coaching position Daytona State College. kAmQ|J 525 92D 2=H2JD 366?
Kentucky schools to begin teaching cursive this year

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:@?
Kentucky monument honors couple who escaped slavery to become abolitionists

1 week ago | paducahsun.com | Leanne Fuller

A new monument unveiled Thursday in Lexington, Kentucky, honors Lewis and Harriet Hayden, two formerly enslaved people from Lexington who escaped to freedom and became nationally renowned abolitionists. The Haydens were husband and wife, and the statue in their honor depicts them standing side by side, holding each other’s hands. Their clasped hands are raised toward the sky, and they look up, as the monument’s name suggests, “Towards Freedom.”kAm&?G6:=65 @? yF?6E66?E9 3J E96 8C@FA {6I:?8E@?
Paducah Tilghman's Jarvis Strickland decommits from Kentucky

1 week ago | paducahsun.com | Aaron Gershon

Kentucky lost the headlining piece of its 2026 recruiting class Thursday as four-star offensive tackle Jarvis Strickland told CatsPause.com that he has decommitted from the Wildcats. Strickland, a product of Paducah Tilghman High School, is the state of Kentucky's top-ranked player for 2026 and nationally ranks as the country's 206th best prospect and 16th best offensive tackle per 247sports' 2026 rankings.
Local golfers shine at Bluegrass Tour in Calvert City

1 week ago | paducahsun.com | Patrick Connor

On Thursday afternoon, the Bluegrass Golf Tour made a stop in western Kentucky, with junior golfers from across the region playing a round at Calvert City Golf and Country Club.