Kentucky wants to give McCracken countians $4.3 million, and state Treasurer Todd Hollenbach will visit Paducah on Tuesday looking for takers.

Paducah hosts its annual Labor Day parade today with the help of two longtime labor movement advocates.

They came from Kentucky, Atlanta and, of course, Humboldt. They came to see if everyone was happy and healthy and if the children and grandchildren were also fine.

The sluggish economy offers good news for the Paducah-McCracken County Joint Sewer Agency.

Originally published September 5, 2010 at 9:30 p.m., updated September 5, 2010 at 9:30 p.m. In this week's Advocast, a tale of two cities: How Paducah, Kentucky - a community that has much in common with Victoria - used the Main Street Program to rehabilitate and revitalize its downtown.

One of the measures of success is if people copy what you do. By that standarda 'and many morea 'Doea TMs Eat Place has it made.

Donald Block had the economy in mind when he decided to train for a new career. a oeMy background is in information technology from my time in the military,a said Block, 28, of Paducah.

Former City Manager Jim Zumwalt raised a red flag that alerted Paducah officials to a discrepancy in the resume of Paducah city manager candidate Ben South.

Photo: Since Kentucky was the Gateway to the western United States, many a historical figure has wandered through the state, and Lexington became the cultural center of education and society.

Originally published September 4, 2010 at 1:15 p.m., updated September 4, 2010 at 1:15 p.m. What is the Main Street program? In recent months, Victoria applied to become a member of the Texas Main Street program.