PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The 7th annual Paducah Marine Industry River Cleanup Challenge will be held Friday, June 7 at Schultz Park (river side of the floodwall, behind the Quilt Museum).

Lunch will be served from noon to 1 p.m., followed by a short safety briefing. Teams will be taken to different clean up sites up and down the river banks surrounding Paducah. Organizers hope to fill one sand flat with thousands of pounds of trash by the end of the event.

Gloves and trash bags will be provided, as well as your Marine Challenge t-shirt. Depending on the weather, volunteers should wear long pants and old shoes or boots. (Be ready to get muddy!)  Some life jackets are available, but volunteers are urged to bring their own if they have them.  For added safety, The Coast Guard will have boats on site and EMT's will also be present.

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS)- The annual Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble will be held on June 20, 2013.

The event's presenting sponsor is the Orthopaedic Institute of Western Ky.

The event will be held at the Country Club of Paducah. We will keep you up to date as more information is released.

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PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - Paducah Renaissance Alliance has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. 

Each year, the National Main Street Center and its partners announce the list of accredited Main Street programs that have built strong revitalization organizations and demonstrate their ability in using the Main Street Four Point Approach methodology for strengthening their local economy and protecting their historic buildings.