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Todd Birdsong Completes Graduate Studies
Todd Birdsong of Paducah completed his graduate studies and has earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, an interdisciplinary program, from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Ill. Birdsong, Cle...
Oct 27, 2017, 9:34pm EDT
WKCTC's Amelia Martens Shares Her Poetry in Kentucky and Ohio
West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Amelia Martens recently shared poetry from her most recent book The Spoons in the Grass are There To Dig a Moat with writing groups in Kentucky and Ohio. Martens, a Paducah resident and first-year expe...
Oct 24, 2017, 7:00am EDT
Author to Share Story of Perry Wallace at WKCTC November 13
Andrew Maraniss will share from his New York Times best-selling biography of the ground-breaking Vanderbilt basketball player Perry Wallace at West Kentucky Community and Technical College's (WKCTC) Clemens Fine Arts Center Monday, November 13. Mara...
Oct 23, 2017, 3:08pm EDT
WKCTC's Challenger Learning Center Celebrates 15 Years With Birthday Party
More than 100 young Challenger Learning Center camp-goers and their families, and faculty, staff, and supporters from West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) celebrated the Challenger Learning Center at Paducah's 15th birthday October 19....
Oct 19, 2017, 8:32pm EDT
Paducah's Own Colonel J.D. Wilkes One of Two Authors Visiting WKCTC Next Week
Paducah's own Colonel J.D. Wilkes, probably best known as the founder of the Legendary Shack Shakers, has yet another successful avenue for his creativity - author. Wilkes, who received his title after being named an official Kentucky Colonel, will ...
Oct 19, 2017, 7:00am EDT
West Kentucky Stars' Home Game October 25 to Raise Funds for Local Teenager
West Kentucky Community and Technical College's club basketball team, the West Kentucky Stars, will kick off its season with a home game against Kentucky Wesleyan at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 25 in Haws Gym. In the past, the Stars have used the firs...
Oct 18, 2017, 9:11pm EDT
Children of the New World Author to Visit WKCTC's PSAD October 24
Author Alexander Weinstein will read from his book Children of the New World at West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Paducah School of Art and Design Tuesday, October 24 at 7 p.m. Children of the New World is a collection of stories that ...
Oct 18, 2017, 2:13pm EDT
Work Ready Skills Initiative Grant a Game Changer for Western Kentucky
Educators in western Kentucky called a $3.04 million Work Ready Skills Initiative Grant a "game changer" for the citizens of western Kentucky during a ceremonial agreement signing at West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) Monday, October...
Oct 16, 2017, 9:33pm EDT
WKCTC Offering Free Dental Clinic for Veterans
West Kentucky Community and Technical College will offer a dental hygiene clinic to provide free dental cleanings, fluoride and any necessary x-rays for military veterans between November 1, 2017 and January 31, 2018. "We want to honor our service m...
Oct 16, 2017, 5:38pm EDT
Tickets on Sale Now for WKCTC's Clemens Fine Arts Center Backstage Pass Series
TIckets are on sale now for West Kentucky Community and Technical College's 2017-18 Clemens Fine Arts Center Backstage Pass series. This year's series features three concerts with local and regional artists who have played various local venues and have...
Oct 12, 2017, 11:46am EDT