Mccracken County, KY

[If you, or someone you know is struggling with drug use, help is available through our Badges of Hope program. We want to help you before an arrest is necessary. 270-444-4719 http://www.mccrackencountysheriff.com/badgesofhope.php]. On May 14th at approximately 3:00pm, a Deputy with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop...

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY — Former Paducah City Commissioner Richard Abraham has defeated incumbent Jeff Parker in the Republican primary for McCracken County District 2 commissioner. Because no democrats are running, Abraham will be the next District 2 commissioner for the McCracken County fiscal court. Abraham tells Local 6 he's...

The long-time Republican incumbent Rep. Steven Rudy held off a political newcomer to win the House District 1 GOP primary, according to unofficial results Tuesday. Rudy won about 61% of the more than 3,500 votes cast in the primary with the majority of his votes coming from the portion of McCracken County included in the district. House District 1 consists of Fulton, Hickman, Carlisle and Ballard counties, along with a western portion of McCracken.

A Saturday afternoon traffic stop, on 21st Street in Paducah, led to the arrest of a Hopkins County man. McCracken County Sheriff's deputies stopped a motorcycle, driven by 33-year-old Matthew S. Wedge of Nebo, Kentucky, for, allegedly, not having a license plate. During their contact with Wedge, deputies, allegedly, discovered...

Richard Abraham successfully defeated incumbent county commissioner Jeff Parker in Tuesday's Republican Primary for 2nd District Commissioner. Abraham won the hotly contested race with 52 percent of the vote. The primary win ensures Abraham will be the next McCracken County 2nd District Commissioner as he will be unopposed in the...

McCracken County Jailer David Knight has won his re-election bid. Knight defeated his primary challenger Dan Sims with 61 percent of the vote. Sims, the Republican challenger, garnered 30 percent of the vote, with 1,501 votes.

McCracken County Judge Executive Craig Clymer has won his primary re-election bid against challenger Matt Moore. Clymer held off his challenger, winning 55 percent of the vote. Clymer will now move on to the general election, where he will face Democratic challenger Gary Vander Boegh, who was unopposed in the...

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – McCracken County Jail received a donated portable building to use for one of its training programs. The building is donated by Graceland Portable Buildings. The electrical and HVAC training programs help inmates who need a second chance in life. The McCracken County Jail holds...

WEST KENTUCKY, — In response to the ongoing infant formula shortage, the Purchase District Health Department has created a way for families that need formula to find local organizations that have it. The health department has created an online survey that organization can fill out if they have formula...

WEST KENTUCKY — Republican against Republican, Democrat against Democrat — on Tuesday, Kentucky voters will decide who will be on the ballot for the general election in November. This will be the first normal primary in Kentucky since 2019. In 2020, the primary elections were moved to June...

On Friday, May 13th, 2022, at 1:50pm, the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle collision at the 1600 block of Lovelaceville Florence Station Road East. Twenty-four-year-old Tyler Adams of Boaz, KY, was operating a 1998 Chevrolet Impala, traveling west on Lovelaceville Florence Station Road. At the same...

If there was one concern Rick Arnold had about his Trinity High School baseball team entering this season, it was his pitchers’ ability to throw strikes consistently. Thirty victories and a No. 2 state ranking prove the Shamrocks have been focused most of the year, but Saturday morning Trinity’s pitchers struggled to find the zone.

Library Hosts Graduation for Marshall County Exceptional Center. Marshall Co. 911 director alleges discrimination, harassment and retaliation by county officials in lawsuit. The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office would like to warn the public of a recent scam being reported in the area. On 5-12-2022 at 2:29PM Officer Coursey responded...

The McCracken County Sheriff's Office warns the public about a scam reported at local gas stations. Deputies said a man recently approached two different people at area gas stations. He claimed to be stranded with no money to buy gas, and offered to give jewelry to them in exchange for gas money.