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Paducah's veterans crosswalk is finished, with Veterans Day events set for Nov. 11

Plus, the flashing beacon at Kentucky Avenue and Sixth Street comes out today, and a library book sale starts Friday.

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Paducah's new veterans crosswalk is finished ahead of Veterans Day

Almost 4,000veteran residents in Paducah/McCracken County

That's the figure Bray cited in the city's news release.

Source: WPSD Local 6

If you're headed downtown, look down near City Hall. Crews painted the crosswalk Monday, and the city says it's now complete.

  • Route: City Hall to
  • Colors: red, white and blue
  • Words: "Gone But Not Forgotten"
  • Image: a kneeling soldier

Mayor George Bray started the project and met with local veterans groups to settle on the colors and imagery. "Honoring those veterans is an important part of recognizing the sacrifices they have made for our country and our community," Bray said in a news release.

An interpretive panel explaining the crosswalk's imagery will be unveiled at the Veterans Day opening ceremony on Wed., Nov. 11. The plaza it leads to has four memorials, for World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Global War on Terrorism.

The crosswalk was painted Nov. 2, and Veterans Day events follow on Nov. 11

  1. Nov. 2Crews painted the veterans crosswalk between City Hall and the plaza.
  2. Nov. 11The Veterans Day opening ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. with the panel unveiling.
  3. Nov. 11The city's Veterans Day parade will follow the ceremony at 11 a.m.

Sources: KBSI Fox 23 Cape Girardeau News | Paducah News, WPSD Local 6

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Beacon

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will permanently remove the flashing beacon at Kentucky Avenue and Sixth Street starting at 8 a.m. Thursday. The intersection stays a four-way stop. WPSD Local 6

Cairo Road

Cairo Road in McCracken County reopened Wednesday between Commerce Drive and Olivet Church Road. The two-week closure was for bridge deck repairs. WPSD Local 6

Book sale

The Friends of McCracken County Public Library's Fall Library Book Sale is Fri., Nov. 6, and Sat., Nov. 7, at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Friday shoppers are encouraged to bring their own tote bags, and Saturday has a $5 bag sale. WPSD Local 6

The book sale and the LBL celebration fall on three days

EventDayHours
Library book saleFri., Nov. 69 a.m.-6 p.m.
Library book saleSat., Nov. 79 a.m.-noon
Elk & Bison Prairie partySat., Nov. 14noon-5 p.m.

Sources: WPSD Local 6, West Kentucky Star

LBL turns 30

The Friends of Land Between the Lakes will host a free Elk & Bison Prairie Celebration for the prairie's 30th anniversary on Sat., Nov. 14. It runs noon to 5 p.m. at the Golden Pond Visitor Center, with free all-day admission to the prairie. West Kentucky Star

Tilghman

In the final media poll of the year, Highlands got 14 of the 16 first-place votes in Class 4A, and Paducah Tilghman received the other two. Kentucky's high school football playoffs kick off this week. The Courier-Journal

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Paducah's veterans crosswalk is finished, with Veterans Day events set for Nov. 11

Plus, the flashing beacon at Kentucky Avenue and Sixth Street comes out today, and a library book sale starts Friday.

The TLDR

  1. Veterans crosswalk is finished; ceremony and parade are Nov. 11
  2. Flashing beacon at Kentucky Ave. and Sixth St. comes out today
  3. Cairo Road is open again after bridge deck repairs
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