More than 150 juniors and seniors from five western Kentucky high schools had their chance to learn about the river industry at RiverWorks Discovery’s Who Works The Rivers event… Read More
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Long-distance paddler Neal Moore returned to Paducah, Ky., recently to speak about his 7,500-mile canoe trip in 2020-21 across 22 rivers from the West to East coasts. Read More
Dozens of people gathered September 12 at the riverfronts in Paducah and Smithland, Ky., watching as the 700-foot-long main span for a new bridge over the Cumberland River made… Read More
Following the acquisition of property for a steel plate manufacturing plant, the Meade County (Ky.) Riverport Authority has dissolved. The riverport dissolved effective June 20, according to… Read More
By Drew Byrne Steamboat historians can learn a lot from a trip to Louisville, Ky., and just across the river in Jeffersonville, Ind. My family traveled to… Read More
Shippers and operators in need of vessel and fleet management services have a new option following the recent launch of Reliant Maritime Solutions LLC. The Paducah, Ky.-based company… Read More
Local and state representatives from Kentucky and Indiana turned the first shovels of dirt June 22 for the new Interstate 69 bridge crossing the Ohio River between Henderson, Ky., and… Read More
The packet Kentucky, built at Madison, Ind., in 1907, holds the distinction of having earned what is possibly the most caustic description of a vessel by Capt. Frederick Way… Read More
After 18 years heading the Henderson County Riverport Authority, executive director Greg Pritchett has announced his upcoming retirement. Pritchett, 64, of Henderson, Ky., said he plans to remain… Read More
Construction of a new bridge over the Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky., remains significantly ahead of schedule, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC). The contractor resumed roadway… Read More
