MAYFIELD, KY (KFVS) - Many parents want their children to attend college, but worry about the cost. What if such a parent heard his child could take a dozen college courses free, guided by veteran educators for two years? Pure fantasy? Actually, it’s a description of Commonwealth Middle College at West Kentucky Community and Technical College in Paducah.

“When my dad got the letter, he was freaking out! It was really funny,” said Nicole Smith, a Graves County High School junior. “I’ll be the first in my family to graduate from college and high school.”

Smith and 19 classmates started the first of their final two years of high school recently in a distinctly different environment. Ten Paducah Tilghman students did the same.

“I was really hesitant about spending my junior and senior year of high school this way and I thought I’d miss all my friends,” she explained. “After I talked to my parents, we figured it’s a great opportunity.

MAYFIELD, KY (KFVS) - The Fourth Annual Truck and Tractor Pull will be Saturday, August 20 at 7 p.m. at the Mayfield-Graves County Fairgrounds.

Ricky Wilson and his fellow truck pullers, Larry Wooley, Kenny Wiggins and Kenneth Wiggins took their competition vehicles to the Mayfield and Graves County schools this week.

Tickets for the truck and tractor pull will be available at the gate. They are $10 each, $5 for children ages five to 12 and children under four will be free. Proceeds from the pull will be divided equally among the 13 schools served by family resource and youth service centers in the county and city.

According to the Graves County School District, the money will be used to provide Christmas gifts to underprivileged children and their families.