The next meeting of the McCracken County Republican Women will be noon, March 8 at Olive Garden.
McCracken Women March Meeting
February 26th, 2018 
Bill Dunn 
Comments Off on McCracken Women March Meeting McCracken County Republican Women February Meeting
February 5th, 2018 Bill Dunn Comments Off on McCracken County Republican Women February Meeting The McCracken County Republican Women will meet on Thursday, February 15th, at noon at Olive Garden, 5150 Hinkleville Road.
Kentucky Voter Registration
January 17th, 2018 Bill Dunn Comments Off on Kentucky Voter Registration Data from the Kentucky State Board of Elections shows a consistent increase in the number of Republican party registrations.
| Party | 2008 General Election | January 16, 2018 | ||
| Democrats | 1,662,093 | 57.2% | 1,679,503 | 50.2% |
| Republican | 1,053,871 | 36.3% | 1,380,527 | 41.3% |
| Others | 190,845 | 6.6% | 285,657 | 8.5% |
| Total | 2,906,809 | 3,345,689 |
Growth since President Obama’s election in 2008…
| Democrats | 17,410 |
| Republicans | 326,656 |
| Others | 94,812 |
Growth since Governor Bevin’s Inauguration in Dec 2015…
| Democrats | -2,099 |
| Republicans | 111,922 |
| Others | 27,517 |
Growth from January 18, 2017 to January 16, 2018 (1 year)…
| Democrats | -7,537 |
| Republicans | 33,272 |
| Others | 9,216 |
Growth from December 18, 2017 to January 16, 2017 (1 month)…
| Democrats | -320 |
| Republicans | 3,385 |
| Others | 234 |
McCracken Women January Meeting
January 7th, 2018 Bill Dunn Comments Off on McCracken Women January Meeting The next McCracken County Republican Women’s meeting will at noon on Thursday, January 11th.
We will meet at the Hinkleville Rd Chongs restaurant.
McCracken Women November Meeting
November 7th, 2017 Bill Dunn Comments Off on McCracken Women November Meeting The next McCracken County Women’s meeting will be Thursday, November 9, at noon at Chong’s, 5136 Hinkleville Rd. The speaker is to be determined.
Kentucky Voter Registration
October 17th, 2017 Bill Dunn Comments Off on Kentucky Voter Registration Data from the Kentucky State Board of Elections shows a consistent increase in the number of Republican party registrations.
| Party | 2008 General Election | October 16, 2017 | ||
| Democrats | 1,053,871 | 57.2% | 1,680,811 | 50.4% |
| Republican | 1,053,871 | 36.3% | 1,371,085 | 41.1% |
| Others | 190,845 | 6.6% | 283,728 | 8.5% |
| Total | 2,906,809 | 3,335,626 |
Growth since President Obama’s election in 2008…
| Democrats | 18,718 |
| Republicans | 317,214 |
| Others | 92,883 |
Growth since Governor Bevin’s Inauguration in Dec 2015…
| Democrats | -791 |
| Republicans | 102,480 |
| Others | 25,588 |
Growth from October 19, 2016 to October 19, 2017 (1 year)…
| Democrats | -12,967 |
| Republicans | 33,031 |
| Others | 9,442 |
Growth from September 18, 2017 to October 16, 2017 (1 month)…
| Democrats | -281 |
| Republicans | 2,814 |
| Others | 952 |
McCracken Women September Meeting
August 25th, 2017 Bill Dunn Comments Off on McCracken Women September Meeting Our next McCracken County Republican Women’s lunch will be on Thursday, September 7th. As you might remember, we usually meet on the 2nd Thursday, but in September, the 2nd Thursday happens to be Fall QuiltWeek in Paducah, which might mean very busy restaurants, lots of traffic, etc. So, we will meet on Thursday, September 7th, at noon at Chongs, 5136 Hinkleville Road. In October, we will return to the 2nd Thursday.
Carroll Announces Re-Election Plans
August 7th, 2017 Bill Dunn Comments Off on Carroll Announces Re-Election Plans 
Danny Carroll
Local state Senator Danny Carroll announced his plan to run for re-election with more than 100 supporters present at the home of Dr Kyle and Nicole Turnbow.
Carroll said “We laid some great foundations” during his first three years in the Kentucky legislature.
US Representative James Comer was present and said “I’ve come to support my friend Danny Carroll. He hit the found running, has represented Paducah very well and deserves to the re-elected.”
Carroll was elected in 2014, replacing outgoing state Senator Bob Leeper who ran for McCracken County Judge Executive.
“Pension and tax reform are the gorillas in the room,” Carroll said. “I’ve immersed myself in tax and pension issues, and last week I met with a group of local CPAs to learn more about taxes.” adding “We’ll have to get our pension system more in line with the private sector. We need a sustainable balance.”
Pre-Fancy Farm Picnic Events
August 3rd, 2017 Bill Dunn Comments Off on Pre-Fancy Farm Picnic Events There are a couple of popular events leading up to the Fancy Farm Picnic. Here are links to obtain tickets and get event details.
- Night Before Fancy Farm – Friday, August 4, 5pm to 8pm, $25 / person – EventBrite
- Graves County Breakfast – Saturday, August 5, 8am to 11:30am, $25 / person – EventBrite