What's your game plan after graduation? If you want to explore your options, join us for the West Kentucky Regional College and Career Expo at the Paducah Tilghman High School gymnasium on Tuesday, September 15, from 5 - 7 PM. Regional industry recruiters, as well as college and university representatives to will be on hand to answer questions. The event is free and open to all high school students.
The Kentucky Center for School Safety (KCSS) is excited to announce that the theme for Kentucky Safe Schools Week, September 14-18, is "Strong Roots. Safe Schools". This year's theme highlights the need for ongoing vigilance and proactive steps to keep our schools safe and secure across the Commonwealth.
This week focuses on helping schools strengthen their safety initiatives through targeted activities and discussions. The goal is to raise awareness of various aspects of school safety and empower students, teachers, parents, guardians, and the wider community to take proactive steps to create a safe and nurturing learning environment for everyone.
➡️ You can help us by completing the KY Safe Schools Week pledge and watching the KCSS state pledge data map to check our district's data: https://kycss.org/safe-schools-week/safety-week-pledge/
This week focuses on helping schools strengthen their safety initiatives through targeted activities and discussions. The goal is to raise awareness of various aspects of school safety and empower students, teachers, parents, guardians, and the wider community to take proactive steps to create a safe and nurturing learning environment for everyone.
➡️ You can help us by completing the KY Safe Schools Week pledge and watching the KCSS state pledge data map to check our district's data: https://kycss.org/safe-schools-week/safety-week-pledge/
PUBLIC HEARING
The Paducah Independent Board of Education will hold a public hearing in the Innovation Hub on September 14, 2026, at 5 pm central/6 pm eastern to hear public comments regarding a proposed general fund tax levy of 86.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property. This reflects a decrease of 2.0 cents below the prior year’s property rate.
The General Fund tax levied in fiscal year 2026 was 88.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property and produced revenue of $12,174,377.27. The proposed General Fund tax rate of 86.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property is expected to produce $13,813,420.34. Of this amount, $2,307,887.06 is from new and personal property. The compensating tax for 2027 is 81.1 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property and is expected to produce $13,125,254.81.
The proposed rate is expected to generate more revenue than received in the preceding year. The general areas to which revenue of $688,165.53 above 2026 revenue is to be allocated are as follows: Cost of collections, $15,483.53; building fund, $131,608; increased costs of school health clinics, $25,000; Infinite Campus online registration that is no longer funded by KDE, $26,300; transportation costs not fully funded by the state SEEK formula as set forth in KRS 157.370 and 702 KAR 5:020, $373,675; and, school safety, $116,099, which includes $75,000 for an additional school resource officer to meet the requirements of KRS 158.4414(2).
This notice is published pursuant to KRS 160.470. Under KRS 132.017, 1.9 cents of this proposed tax rate, if adopted, is subject to recall.
The General Assembly has required publication of this advertisement and information contained herein.
The Paducah Independent Board of Education will hold a public hearing in the Innovation Hub on September 14, 2026, at 5 pm central/6 pm eastern to hear public comments regarding a proposed general fund tax levy of 86.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property. This reflects a decrease of 2.0 cents below the prior year’s property rate.
The General Fund tax levied in fiscal year 2026 was 88.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property and produced revenue of $12,174,377.27. The proposed General Fund tax rate of 86.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property is expected to produce $13,813,420.34. Of this amount, $2,307,887.06 is from new and personal property. The compensating tax for 2027 is 81.1 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property and is expected to produce $13,125,254.81.
The proposed rate is expected to generate more revenue than received in the preceding year. The general areas to which revenue of $688,165.53 above 2026 revenue is to be allocated are as follows: Cost of collections, $15,483.53; building fund, $131,608; increased costs of school health clinics, $25,000; Infinite Campus online registration that is no longer funded by KDE, $26,300; transportation costs not fully funded by the state SEEK formula as set forth in KRS 157.370 and 702 KAR 5:020, $373,675; and, school safety, $116,099, which includes $75,000 for an additional school resource officer to meet the requirements of KRS 158.4414(2).
This notice is published pursuant to KRS 160.470. Under KRS 132.017, 1.9 cents of this proposed tax rate, if adopted, is subject to recall.
The General Assembly has required publication of this advertisement and information contained herein.
PUBLIC HEARING
Monday, September 14, 2026, at 5:00 PM CT/6:00 PM ET
Paducah Innovation Hub Seminar Room
500 S. 25th Street, Paducah, KY 42003
A Special Board Meeting will follow this hearing.
Agenda attached.
The Paducah Independent Board of Education will hold a public hearing in the Innovation Hub on September 14, 2026, at 5 pm central/6 pm eastern to hear public comments regarding a proposed general fund tax levy of 86.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property. This reflects a decrease of 2.0 cents under the prior year’s property rate.
The General Fund tax levied in fiscal year 2026 was 88.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property and produced revenue of $12,174,377.27. The proposed General Fund tax rate of 86.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property is expected to produce $13,813,420.34. Of this amount, $2,307,887.06 is from new and personal property. The compensating tax for 2027 is 81.1 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property and is expected to produce $13,125,254.81.
The proposed rate is expected to generate more revenue than received in the preceding year. The general areas to which revenue of $688,165.53 above 2026 revenue is to be allocated are as follows: Cost of collections, $15,483.53; building fund, $131,608; increased costs of school health clinics, $25,000; Infinite Campus online registration that is no longer funded by KDE, $26,300; transportation costs not fully funded by the state SEEK formula as set forth in KRS 157.370 and 702 KAR 5:020, $373,675; and, school safety, $116,099, which includes $75,000 for an additional school resource officer to meet the requirements of KRS 158.4414(2).
This notice is published pursuant to KRS 160.470. Under KRS 132.017, 1.9 cents of this proposed tax rate, if adopted, is subject to recall. A special meeting will follow this hearing.
The regular board of education meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 21, 2026 at 5 pm CT/6 pm ET.
Monday, September 14, 2026, at 5:00 PM CT/6:00 PM ET
Paducah Innovation Hub Seminar Room
500 S. 25th Street, Paducah, KY 42003
A Special Board Meeting will follow this hearing.
Agenda attached.
The Paducah Independent Board of Education will hold a public hearing in the Innovation Hub on September 14, 2026, at 5 pm central/6 pm eastern to hear public comments regarding a proposed general fund tax levy of 86.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property. This reflects a decrease of 2.0 cents under the prior year’s property rate.
The General Fund tax levied in fiscal year 2026 was 88.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property and produced revenue of $12,174,377.27. The proposed General Fund tax rate of 86.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property is expected to produce $13,813,420.34. Of this amount, $2,307,887.06 is from new and personal property. The compensating tax for 2027 is 81.1 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property and is expected to produce $13,125,254.81.
The proposed rate is expected to generate more revenue than received in the preceding year. The general areas to which revenue of $688,165.53 above 2026 revenue is to be allocated are as follows: Cost of collections, $15,483.53; building fund, $131,608; increased costs of school health clinics, $25,000; Infinite Campus online registration that is no longer funded by KDE, $26,300; transportation costs not fully funded by the state SEEK formula as set forth in KRS 157.370 and 702 KAR 5:020, $373,675; and, school safety, $116,099, which includes $75,000 for an additional school resource officer to meet the requirements of KRS 158.4414(2).
This notice is published pursuant to KRS 160.470. Under KRS 132.017, 1.9 cents of this proposed tax rate, if adopted, is subject to recall. A special meeting will follow this hearing.
The regular board of education meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 21, 2026 at 5 pm CT/6 pm ET.
Are you a PTHS student interested in playing sports on the college level? Join us for "Path to Eligibility", a free informational session for students and parents grades 9-12 on Wednesday, September 23, 5:00 - 6:00 PM at the PTHS Auditorium. The meeting will be hosted by senior counselor Casaundra Newsome and PT Athletics Director David Dobbins.
Reminder: There's no school for students Friday, September 4 and no school for staff and students Monday, September 7.
Have a relaxing Labor Day weekend!
PT Girls Varsity Soccer will play Graves County in a regular season match tonight at Jetton Field, beginning at 6:30 PM. Following the girls match, PT Boys Varsity Soccer will play Calloway County in the 2A Boys Section 1 Championship Game. That game will begin at approximately 8:00 PM.
Get your tickets at GoFan- https://gofan.co/event/6880274?schoolId=KY13135
Go Big Blue!
Get your tickets at GoFan- https://gofan.co/event/6880274?schoolId=KY13135
Go Big Blue!
PUBLIC HEARING
The Paducah Independent Board of Education will hold a public hearing in the Innovation Hub on September 14, 2026, at 5 pm central/6 pm eastern to hear public comments regarding a proposed general fund tax levy of 86.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property. This reflects a decrease of 2.0 cents below the prior year’s property rate.
The General Fund tax levied in fiscal year 2026 was 88.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property and produced revenue of $12,174,377.27. The proposed General Fund tax rate of 86.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property is expected to produce $13,813,420.34. Of this amount, $2,307,887.06 is from new and personal property. The compensating tax for 2027 is 81.1 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property and is expected to produce $13,125,254.81.
The proposed rate is expected to generate more revenue than received in the preceding year. The general areas to which revenue of $688,165.53 above 2026 revenue is to be allocated are as follows: Cost of collections, $15,483.53; building fund, $131,608; increased costs of school health clinics, $25,000; Infinite Campus online registration that is no longer funded by KDE, $26,300; transportation costs not fully funded by the state SEEK formula as set forth in KRS 157.370 and 702 KAR 5:020, $373,675; and, school safety, $116,099, which includes $75,000 for an additional school resource officer to meet the requirements of KRS 158.4414(2).
This notice is published pursuant to KRS 160.470. Under KRS 132.017, 1.9 cents of this proposed tax rate, if adopted, is subject to recall.
The General Assembly has required publication of this advertisement and information contained herein.
The Paducah Independent Board of Education will hold a public hearing in the Innovation Hub on September 14, 2026, at 5 pm central/6 pm eastern to hear public comments regarding a proposed general fund tax levy of 86.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property. This reflects a decrease of 2.0 cents below the prior year’s property rate.
The General Fund tax levied in fiscal year 2026 was 88.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property and produced revenue of $12,174,377.27. The proposed General Fund tax rate of 86.2 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property is expected to produce $13,813,420.34. Of this amount, $2,307,887.06 is from new and personal property. The compensating tax for 2027 is 81.1 cents on real property and 88.2 cents on personal property and is expected to produce $13,125,254.81.
The proposed rate is expected to generate more revenue than received in the preceding year. The general areas to which revenue of $688,165.53 above 2026 revenue is to be allocated are as follows: Cost of collections, $15,483.53; building fund, $131,608; increased costs of school health clinics, $25,000; Infinite Campus online registration that is no longer funded by KDE, $26,300; transportation costs not fully funded by the state SEEK formula as set forth in KRS 157.370 and 702 KAR 5:020, $373,675; and, school safety, $116,099, which includes $75,000 for an additional school resource officer to meet the requirements of KRS 158.4414(2).
This notice is published pursuant to KRS 160.470. Under KRS 132.017, 1.9 cents of this proposed tax rate, if adopted, is subject to recall.
The General Assembly has required publication of this advertisement and information contained herein.
🪲 The wait is over… Here is the Cast of BEETLEJUICE JR. 🖤💚
A HUGE thank you to everyone who auditioned! We had an incredible turnout for auditions this year, and we are so proud of every student who stepped outside their comfort zone, shared their talents, and took a chance. 🎭
Now, it’s time to meet the students who will be bringing this wonderfully weird world to life! 👻🪲
Congratulations to the cast of BEETLEJUICE JR. at Paducah Middle School!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR November 6-8, 2026
Paducah Symphony Orchestra Williams Hall
401 Walter Jetton Blvd
A HUGE thank you to everyone who auditioned! We had an incredible turnout for auditions this year, and we are so proud of every student who stepped outside their comfort zone, shared their talents, and took a chance. 🎭
Now, it’s time to meet the students who will be bringing this wonderfully weird world to life! 👻🪲
Congratulations to the cast of BEETLEJUICE JR. at Paducah Middle School!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR November 6-8, 2026
Paducah Symphony Orchestra Williams Hall
401 Walter Jetton Blvd
Are you a PTHS student interested in playing sports on the college level? Join us for "Path to Eligibility", a free informational session for students and parents grades 9-12 on Wednesday, September 23, 5:00 - 6:00 PM at the PTHS Auditorium. The meeting will be hosted by senior counselor Casaundra Newsome and PT Athletics Director David Dobbins.
We appreciate your attendance at Paducah Tilghman athletic events and your support of our students.
With fall sports beginning and our first home football games, please review our updated regulations for events. Thank you for working with us to keep the safety of our students, athletes, and fans a top priority. Go Big Blue!
With fall sports beginning and our first home football games, please review our updated regulations for events. Thank you for working with us to keep the safety of our students, athletes, and fans a top priority. Go Big Blue!
The 25th Annual Peggy and Fred Paxton Challenge for Charities continues! From now until August 28th, you can support our students and schools through our Paducah Public Schools Foundation. Donations are match-eligible until the end of the challenge. Click the link below to donate.
https://cfwk.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=1498
We appreciate your attendance at Paducah Tilghman athletic events and your support of our students.
With fall sports beginning and our first home football games, please review our updated regulations for events. Thank you for working with us to keep the safety of our students, athletes, and fans a top priority. Go Big Blue!
With fall sports beginning and our first home football games, please review our updated regulations for events. Thank you for working with us to keep the safety of our students, athletes, and fans a top priority. Go Big Blue!
We appreciate your attendance at Paducah Tilghman athletic events and your support of our students.
With fall sports beginning and our first home football games, please review our updated regulations for events. Thank you for working with us to keep the safety of our students, athletes, and fans a top priority. Go Big Blue!
With fall sports beginning and our first home football games, please review our updated regulations for events. Thank you for working with us to keep the safety of our students, athletes, and fans a top priority. Go Big Blue!
University of Louisville president Gerry Bradley and members of his leadership team visited Paducah Tilghman and the Paducah Innovation Hub to meet with faculty and staff and take a tour. It was a special treat to welcome 2026 PTHS Hall of Fame inductee Dr. Jeffrey Bumpous, who serves the university as Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine.
We appreciate the recent donation of a cello by the estate of Charles Roy Manchester. The cello was presented to strings instructor Daniel Thomas by Mr. Manchester’s niece, Cathy Hart, and her husband Mark on August 10.
Mr. Manchester, a Tilghman alumnus, was a public-school orchestra teacher and symphony manager for 20 years in Mobile, Alabama. Upon returning to Paducah in 1981, he was Executive Director of the Downtown Development Association for three years, then served simultaneously as Executive Director of the Market House Museum and General Manager of the Paducah Symphony Orchestra for fifteen years and continued with the symphony until his retirement in 2000. He then continued with the Symphony in other roles until 2008. He maintained a private cello studio for over 50 years.
“We’re very appreciative of the donation from Mr. Manchester and the Harts,” said strings instructor Daniel Thomas. “We have a big sixth grade class of about 45 (students), so there will plenty of opportunities for this cello to be used.”
Photo caption, left to right: Cathy Hart, Daniel Thomas, Mark Hart, Matt Hinz
Mr. Manchester, a Tilghman alumnus, was a public-school orchestra teacher and symphony manager for 20 years in Mobile, Alabama. Upon returning to Paducah in 1981, he was Executive Director of the Downtown Development Association for three years, then served simultaneously as Executive Director of the Market House Museum and General Manager of the Paducah Symphony Orchestra for fifteen years and continued with the symphony until his retirement in 2000. He then continued with the Symphony in other roles until 2008. He maintained a private cello studio for over 50 years.
“We’re very appreciative of the donation from Mr. Manchester and the Harts,” said strings instructor Daniel Thomas. “We have a big sixth grade class of about 45 (students), so there will plenty of opportunities for this cello to be used.”
Photo caption, left to right: Cathy Hart, Daniel Thomas, Mark Hart, Matt Hinz
The 25th Annual Peggy and Fred Paxton Challenge for Charities continues! From now until August 28th, you can support our students and schools through our Paducah Public Schools Foundation. Donations are match-eligible until the end of the challenge. Click the link below to donate.
https://cfwk.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=1498
📍 Paducah Tilghman High School
🏈 Tilghman vs. McCracken County
📅 Saturday, August 22
⏰ 7:00 PM
Get your tickets at GoFan- https://gofan.co/event/6756424?schoolId=KY13135
🏈 Tilghman vs. McCracken County
📅 Saturday, August 22
⏰ 7:00 PM
Get your tickets at GoFan- https://gofan.co/event/6756424?schoolId=KY13135
We appreciate your attendance at Paducah Tilghman athletic events and your support of our students.
With fall sports beginning and our first home football games, please review our updated regulations for events. Thank you for working with us to keep the safety of our students, athletes, and fans a top priority. Go Big Blue!
With fall sports beginning and our first home football games, please review our updated regulations for events. Thank you for working with us to keep the safety of our students, athletes, and fans a top priority. Go Big Blue!
The Paducah Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5:00 pm CT on Monday, August 17, 2026 at the Paducah Innovation Hub, 500 South 25th Street, Paducah. You can see the agenda here- https://aptg.co/kBQn1X
