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Today’s edition · Mon., Nov. 9

Lifeline Recovery Center graduates its largest class ever

Plus, Santa Land is open at Kentucky Oaks Mall and a pastor's burnout work gets a look.

The 5AM Paducah team6 sources2 min read

News Notes

Lifeline

celebrated its largest graduating class ever on Sat., Nov. 7, with 64 graduates at Lone Oak First Baptist Church. Last year's class had 60. WPSD Local 6

Lifeline's 64 graduates were 40 men and 24 women

Source: WPSD Local 6

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AmountShare
Men4062.5%
Women2437.5%

Santa Land

opened Santa Land with a marching-band escort for Santa and added plans for more family activities. Property manager Brian York said kids were at the mall 30 minutes before Santa arrived. WPSD Local 6

Art auction

held its Art For Healing Auction and Wellness Event on Sat., Nov. 7, with a live painter, food trucks and a live and silent auction. Organizer Thelma Hunter said the goal is to break the stigma around mental health and substance use disorders. WPSD Local 6

Pastor burnout

Nathan Joyce, pastor of Heartland Church, ministers to other pastors after his own struggle with burnout. He said it began as deep apathy in his early 40s. Kentucky Today

Beauty

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Tech

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STOLEN PUPPY — PLEASE HELP FIND NOMI Nomi was taken Thursday, November 5, from Country Aire Mobile Home Park in Paducah, KY.

“Her kennel was found in a trash can a few doors down from my friend's home. She is black and tan, a Doxie-Doberman mix, and was wearing a collar and a leash. If you see her or have any information, please contact Cheryl at 718 South 11th Street Paducah, Kentucky 42003 Or call 270-244-5826. Please share — we just want…”

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The Wrap

Cloth can be a canvas, and the National Quilt Museum's Pigment, Dye, & Thread exhibit shows how far that goes. It explores the ways artists use color, surface, and stitch to transform fabric. You can catch it Tuesday, Nov. 10, when the museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Color us curious.

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  1. Sun., Nov. 8Lifeline's biggest-ever graduating class tops a Paducah weekend
  2. Sat., Nov. 7Tilghman is 11-0, plus I-69 work and a warming center
  3. Fri., Nov. 6Tilghman gets a playoff night off as Marion County forfeits
  4. Thurs., Nov. 5Paducah's veterans crosswalk is finished, with Veterans Day events set for Nov. 11
  5. Wed., Nov. 4Murray State and WKCTC open new engineering degree pathways
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5AM Paducahto me · Mon., Nov. 96:00 a.m.

Lifeline Recovery Center graduates its largest class ever

Plus, Santa Land is open at Kentucky Oaks Mall and a pastor's burnout work gets a look.

The TLDR

  1. Lifeline Recovery Center graduates 64, its largest class
  2. Santa Land opens at Kentucky Oaks Mall
  3. Art auction aims to break mental health stigma
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