On June 17, at approximately 1:54 p.m., deputies from the Graves County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a two vehicle, injury collision on KY-303 south of Mayfield. Deputies arrived on scene and discovered that Judy Howard, 79, of Mayfield was traveling on KY-303 when she didn’t see a ga…

Shortly after the tornado hit Mayfield, a garden club member from Ohio contacted Laurel Oak Garden club. Bekki Hull, who is the corresponding secretary for the Four Seasons Garden Club in Fairfield, Ohio, asked to make a donation to the Laurel Oak Garden Club.

“We hear stories all the time about pilot shortages and part of that may be because youth grow up thinking it would be cool to become a pilot, but is it really possible for me,” said Mike Fagan, president of Purchase Area Aviators EAA Chapter 807.

The Graves County School District honored 14 retirees at its monthly meeting on June 16. The following retirees were recognized:

It’s a rite of spring I always observe: squirting herbicides on poison ivy.

Mayfield Police Department

That’s who I am. I’m a fighter, I’m a beautiful soul. I have a lot to share with the world. I am not kidney failure.’

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the appointment of five new members to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Citizens Advisory Board (CAB). William R. “Billy Bob” Clark is an operator with Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership and has been chosen as the representative for the Unite…

Both Mayfield Middle School and Mayfield High School may have new renovations for students and staff in the near future.

At age 89, Charlie Simmons has had a lengthy career ministering to people and churches. And he’s showing no signs of slowing down.

Jeremy Wallace wears a lot of different hats: Marshall County emergency management deputy director, Marshall County District Two constable, first-responder, and more recently, the founder of a national veterans support group. A Soldier’s Heart Bluegrass and Muddy Waters is a nonprofit organi…

At approximately 11:50 a.m. on June 11, Graves County Sheriff deputies and first responders were dispatched to the intersection of KY 1241 and KY 408 for a two-vehicle collision.

Not much is known regarding the true history of Wingo Trade Day, however, as a child growing up in the ’70s, Rene Bard, Wingo Lions Club president, remembers it being something everyone looked forward to. A day full of fun-filled activities, cotton candy, horseback riding and even some water…

Photos by TAYLOR SHEA WEST | The Mayfield Messenger

Business from the community was first on the agenda at the regular scheduled meeting of the Mayfield City Council on Monday, with questions from the public to the city council members. Michael Dick, of Mayfield, asked two questions — when will the stop lights resume, and when will Broadway S…

First Kentucky Bank has facilitated a donation of $184,426.18 to the disaster relief efforts that will assist families impacted by the record-breaking EF4 tornado that devastated Mayfield and Graves County on December 10, 2021. The funds were donated to the Mayfield Graves Tornado Relief Fun…

There is no doubt that the Kentucky State Parks system has been a helping hand to Mayfield and Graves County, especially after the Dec. 10 tornado. Russ Meyer, commissioner of the Kentucky State Parks spoke before the Rotary Club on Monday, telling them more about the parks system and their …

MAYFIELD — Just six months to the day of the Dec. 10 tornado in Mayfield, Homes and Hope for Kentucky handed out three sets of keys to tornado victims’ new homes. The families receiving keys were the Pattersons, Amy Russell and the Rios.

Joel Ralph Sr. and Patty Havener Holt

The Jackson Purchase Historical Society (JPHS) will meet on Saturday June 18 at 10:30 a.m. at the Three Oaks Community Center, 1788 Radio Rd. in Almo. The speaker will be Society Vice-President Richard D. Parker, who will discuss his new book, ‘Wicked Western Kentucky,’ with a special emphas…

Compared to other buildings in town, Purchase Players looked as if it had completely weathered the Dec. 10 tornado. The three visible sides when looking from the street appeared to be okay. However, a tree had been lodged through the back of the building and all walls had busted on the inter…

Driving past the front lawn of Independence Bank on Thursday at noon, you would have seen three beautifully painted horse statues — each one hand-painted by students across the Western Kentucky region, and one painted specifically by four students in the Mayfield-Graves Area.

The Wingo Lions Club will host the 90th annual Wingo Trade Day this Friday and Saturday, June 10-11.

Baptist Health Paducah is excited to announce its fifth annual Pre-Med Academy for college students interested in attending medical school. This year 24 students were selected to participate in the 8-week program.

Submitted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency

In the previous months, COVID-19 numbers had been at the lowest. However, with summer break and families departing Kentucky for their vacation plans, cases are beginning to ramp up once more.

When you pull up to N. Fifth Street, you’ll spot multiple vans, excavators, vehicles — and a yard sign that says, “IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU.”