by Blair Travis | Jan 27, 2020 | Memories From the Mayor
From time to time, I pull out old photos, smile at newspaper clippings, pick up a ball, grab a glove, enjoy days long ago as a member of a Calvert City baseball team. From age 10 to 16, the highlight of my summer days was spent playing baseball. I loved playing in... 
by Blair Travis | Jan 8, 2020 | Memories From the Mayor
Sure enough, I saw it, Bill flew right through the air. Wasn’t too graceful, the landing had much to be desired, but Billy Sewell flew without wings! It was one of those hot July days, temperature up close to 100 degrees, too hot to play ball or ride bicycles. We... 
by Blair Travis | Jan 3, 2020 | Memories From the Mayor
When I was Associate Pastor at the Broadway Baptist Church in Paducah, one Sunday at the end of morning church, a little girl was standing with me in the side doorway waiting to get on the church bus. A beautiful red-haired, freckled-faced image of innocence, she... 
by Blair Travis | Nov 21, 2019 | Memories From the Mayor
I knew it was possible. I watched TV. There he was, leaping tall buildings, more powerful than a locomotive and faster than a speeding bullet. Yea, Superman was really a super man! For several episodes, I watched trying to determine the secrets of his super-human... 
by Blair Travis | Nov 7, 2019 | Memories From the Mayor
I started the sixth grade upstairs, above the stage, at the old Calvert School. At mid-year, we moved into a new classroom, across from the school cafeteria that had just been completed. It was awesome, big windows, lots of room, much different from the small... 
by Blair Travis | Oct 8, 2019 | Memories From the Mayor
One of my favorite books is “Oak Hill”, a record of William Draffen’s loving attempt to capture the magic of Calvert City’s history. In this labor of love, Mr. Draffen records a brief conversation between Mr. John Tichenor and Calvert City’s founder, Mr. Potilla...
