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Today’s edition · Tues., Nov. 10

Paducah's Veterans Day parade steps off at 11 a.m. Wednesday

Plus, Kentucky's LIHEAP heating help is open and Toys 'R' Us is headed to Kentucky Oaks Mall.

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Paducah's Veterans Day Parade steps off at 11 a.m. Wednesday, and city offices will be closed

Veterans Day in Paducah will run from sunrise to the parade

  1. Nov. 11At 6:15 a.m., Sunrise Reveille and flag raising at Dolly McNutt Memorial Plaza will begin.
  2. Nov. 11At 10 a.m., the Veterans Day Opening Ceremony will begin at Dolly McNutt Memorial Plaza.
  3. Nov. 11At 11 a.m., the Veterans Day Parade will begin at Sixth and Washington streets.

Source: KBSI Fox 23 Cape Girardeau News | Paducah News

If you're planning to honor veterans Wednesday, Nov. 11, the city of Paducah has three events lined up: a sunrise ceremony, an opening ceremony and the annual parade. The parade starts at Sixth and Washington streets, runs along Sixth, turns right on Broadway toward the riverfront, then turns left on Water Street and ends at Water and Jefferson streets.

  • City Hall and other city offices: closed Wednesday
  • Garbage and curbside recycling: collected Thursday, and Friday if necessary
  • Paducah Compost Facility, 1560 N. Eighth St.: closed Wednesday

Wednesday's trash and recycling routes will be collected Thursday

Paducah's Veterans Day holiday schedule

November 2026

  • Make-up pickup for Wednesday routes
  • City offices closed, no pickup

If a route isn't finished Thursday, it will be collected Friday, Nov. 13.

Source: KBSI Fox 23 Cape Girardeau News | Paducah News

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Make-up pickup for Wednesday routesNov. 12
City offices closed, no pickupNov. 11

At the 10 a.m. opening ceremony, the city will unveil an interpretive panel for the newly painted Veterans Crosswalk connecting City Hall to the plaza. Headed out of town? KFVS lists Heartland events, including a Gold Star Families Memorial Monument dedication at 11:30 a.m. in Perryville, Missouri, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale's 45th annual flagpole vigil from 6 a.m. to noon.

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Kentucky's LIHEAP fall heating subsidy applications are open through Dec. 18

If you need help with heating costs this winter, Community Action Agencies across Kentucky are taking applications for the Fall Subsidy. It's a one-time benefit that can help cover electricity, natural gas, propane, coal, wood and fuel oil.

LIHEAP Fall Subsidy by the numbers

Nov. 9
the day applications opened
Dec. 18
last day to apply, or until funding runs out
150%
of Federal Poverty Guidelines, the household income ceiling

Sources: WPSD Local 6, The Paducah Sun

  • Where to apply: the Community Action Agency serving your county
  • Order: first come, first served
  • No disconnect notice, past-due bill or eviction notice required
  • Once approved, the benefit is paid directly to your utility company

Have these ready when you apply. The benefit may be applied as credit to your household's account.

Applicants will need to bring four kinds of documents

DocumentDetails
Social Security numberOr Permanent Resident Card, for each household member
Household incomeAll members, from the prior month
Heating billOr a statement from your landlord or utility
Account numbersMain heating fuel sources and electric bill

Source: WPSD Local 6

News Notes

Toys 'R' Us

A spokesperson for the 's parent company confirmed to WPSD that a Toys 'R' Us will open at Kentucky Oaks Mall before Black Friday. It's taking the Go Calendars, Go Games space in the JCPenney wing, across from Buckle, and will fill more than 8,800 square feet. KFVS says it's a seasonal store and part of a nationwide rollout of 160 standalone stores for the holidays. WPSD Local 6KFVS12

The Toys 'R' Us store will fill more than 8,800 square feet

Floor area of the Toys 'R' Us store, beside places you know

The Toys 'R' Us store8,800 sq. ft.More than 8,800
A basketball court4,700 sq. ft.NBA size

Source: WPSD Local 6

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The Toys 'R' Us store8,800 sq. ft. (More than 8,800)
A basketball court4,700 sq. ft. (NBA size)

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Paducah made Southern Living's list of 17 southern lake towns "where retirement feels like a vacation." It's the only Kentucky spot on the list. Lexington Herald Leader

EmpowerHer

If you're going to the chamber's EmpowerHer women's conference, it starts at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Paducah-McCracken County Convention & Expo Center, 415 Park St. Chamber President and CEO Sandra Wilson said more than 300 people are coming. WPSD Local 6

Paxton Scholars

The McCracken County Community Career Endowment named six juniors to Paxton Scholars Class XVII at a Monday dinner at Big Ed's. They come from Paducah Public Schools and McCracken County Schools. WPSD Local 6

Graves County

Driving KY 2194 near U.S. 45? Expect one-lane alternating traffic on weekdays for about two weeks while a crew stabilizes a slope. WPSD Local 6

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  1. Mon., Nov. 9Lifeline Recovery Center graduates its largest class ever
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  3. Sat., Nov. 7Tilghman is 11-0, plus I-69 work and a warming center
  4. Fri., Nov. 6Tilghman gets a playoff night off as Marion County forfeits
  5. Thurs., Nov. 5Paducah's veterans crosswalk is finished, with Veterans Day events set for Nov. 11
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5AM Paducahto me · Tues., Nov. 106:00 a.m.

Paducah's Veterans Day parade steps off at 11 a.m. Wednesday

Plus, Kentucky's LIHEAP heating help is open and Toys 'R' Us is headed to Kentucky Oaks Mall.

The TLDR

  1. Veterans Day events start at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday; city offices close
  2. LIHEAP fall heating subsidy applications are open through Dec. 18, or until funding runs out
  3. Toys 'R' Us is opening a seasonal store at Kentucky Oaks Mall
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