Fulton Guide
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Fulton's official history connects the city's railroad identity with a 35-acre public park offering ball fields, tennis, picnic shelters, and playgrounds. Use the park as an easy pause before exploring the historic square.
A community-supported disc-golf course now shares the Weaks Nature Trail near Fulton City High School, making it easy to combine a nature walk with a casual round.
Fulton's annual celebration leans fully into its Banana Capital story with music, parades, contests, and the giant banana-pudding tradition. Check the current schedule before traveling.
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Commonwealth of KentuckyOpen profile →Official and locally maintained travel information.
Official visitor planning for downtown Fulton, rail history, events, food, lodging, and family activities.
Fulton Tourism CommissionOpen profile →Fulton County maintains official chamber and tourism contacts for both Fulton and Hickman through their city halls.
Fulton County Local GovernmentOpen profile →Chambers, city governments, and other official local gateways.
The county's official page routes Fulton business and tourism questions through Fulton City Hall.
Fulton County Local GovernmentOpen profile →The county's official page routes Hickman business and tourism questions through Hickman City Hall.
Fulton County Local GovernmentOpen profile →City services, departments, commission information, and local government updates.
City of FultonOpen profile →City services, staff, departments, forms, and local government information.
City of HickmanOpen profile →County services, elected offices, departments, events, and newcomer information.
Fulton County Local GovernmentOpen profile →Sourced local context that helps people participate respectfully, without stereotypes or guesses.
The county has two incorporated cities—Fulton and Hickman—so include the city name when asking for a service or destination.
Fulton County Local GovernmentOpen profile →The Dorena-Hickman Ferry is a working river crossing; consult its official status and operating information before building a trip around it.
Fulton County Local GovernmentOpen profile →Rail remains central to Fulton's identity and daily movement; leave room in the schedule for active crossings.
Fulton Tourism CommissionOpen profile →A source-backed introduction to the places and community life found in the county.
County history tied to identified archives, museums, or public records.
Kentucky Historical Marker 1169 records the county's 1845 formation, its name honoring Robert Fulton, and the Mississippi River bend that separates Madrid Bend from the rest of the county.
Kentucky Historical SocietyOpen profile →The official tourism history explains the city's continuing relationship with its rail yard and transportation network.
Fulton Tourism CommissionOpen profile →Past and present people documented by identified public sources.
School boards, districts, colleges, libraries, and official learning resources.
District schools, board resources, calendars, family services, and athletics.
Fulton County School DistrictOpen profile →City district schools, board information, family resources, and student programs.
Fulton Independent School DistrictOpen profile →Local agriculture, family, youth, and community learning programs.
University of Kentucky Cooperative ExtensionOpen profile →Official job-search tools, workforce help, and local public-employer openings.
Current school-district vacancies and applications.
Fulton County Schools jobsOpen profile →Search Kentucky jobs, build a résumé, and connect with Kentucky Career Center services.
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West Kentucky Community & Technical CollegeOpen profile →Review college scholarships, aid steps, and Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship information.
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KHEAA scholarships and grantsOpen profile →Explore UK engineering programs delivered on the WKCTC Paducah campus.
University of Kentucky Paducah CampusOpen profile →Regional service organizations plus every current Kentucky charity-register entry with a mailing address in this county. Register amounts are filing data, not an endorsement or a measure of local impact.
Find nonprofit support, giving, grants, and regional scholarship opportunities serving West Kentucky, including Fulton County.
Community Foundation of West KentuckyOpen profile →The state-designated domestic-violence program serving all eight Purchase Area counties, including Fulton; services are free and confidential.
Merryman House Domestic Crisis CenterOpen profile →A regional gateway for volunteer opportunities, human-support programs, aging and disability services, and community partnerships serving Fulton County.
Purchase Area Development DistrictOpen profile →Registered address: 304 West State Line, Fulton, KY 42041. Latest filing year: 2025. Reported contributions: $182,000.00; reported revenue: $182,056.00.
Kentucky Attorney General charity register · page 54Open profile →Regional broadcast outlets and address-level internet, telephone, and cable availability tools.
Murray State University's public-radio service for western Kentucky, with regional news, programs, and listening options relevant to Fulton County.
WKMS public radioOpen profile →Paducah-based regional television news, weather, and programming serving the Jackson Purchase, including Fulton County.
WPSD Local 6Open profile →Kentucky's statewide public television network, with broadcast schedules and streaming programs.
Kentucky Educational TelevisionOpen profile →Search broadband availability around Fulton County before contacting a provider.
Kentucky Office of Broadband DevelopmentOpen profile →Enter an address to compare internet providers and technologies reported as available at that exact location.
Federal Communications CommissionOpen profile →Check a specific address for Spectrum cable internet, television, and voice service; county presence does not establish address-level availability.
SpectrumOpen profile →Check a specific address for AT&T internet and telephone options before comparing plans.
AT&TOpen profile →Official service-area and provider lookups for electric, gas, water, sewer, and telecommunications utilities.
Use official electric, natural-gas, telecommunications, water, and sewer service-area maps around Fulton County; boundaries may divide a county or overlap.
Kentucky Public Service CommissionOpen profile →Look up utilities associated with Fulton County, then confirm the exact service address with the provider.
Kentucky Public Service Commission Utility MasterOpen profile →Review the cooperative's published six-county service area and confirm whether a specific address is inside it.
Jackson Purchase Energy CooperativeOpen profile →Public and nonprofit leagues, facilities, and participation information.
School athletic information, physical forms, and activity calendars.
Fulton Independent School DistrictOpen profile →A community-built course at Weaks Nature Trail, across from Fulton City High School.
Fulton Tourism CommissionOpen profile →Verified activities and public resources intended for children and families.
County library services and family learning resources.
Fulton County Local GovernmentOpen profile →Use Cooperative Extension for local 4-H and youth-development opportunities.
University of Kentucky Cooperative ExtensionOpen profile →The official tourism calendar includes seasonal community events and Banana Festival activities.
Fulton Tourism CommissionOpen profile →Official child-care search, licensing, assistance, and provider resources.
Official aging, caregiving, transportation, and support resources.
Information and referrals for aging, disability, caregiver, meal, transportation, and in-home services in all eight Jackson Purchase counties.
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family ServicesOpen profile →Find free, confidential help for concerns involving nursing, personal-care, or family-care homes.
Kentucky Long-Term Care OmbudsmanOpen profile →Find the current Purchase Area senior-center directory by county.
Purchase Area Development DistrictOpen profile →Verified public information for golf courses serving the county.
Verified museums, parks, landmarks, and other visitor destinations.
The county's official page describes the Mississippi River vehicle ferry connecting Hickman with Dorena, Missouri.
Fulton County Local GovernmentOpen profile →Fulton's signature annual celebration, with current planning details maintained by the official tourism commission.
Fulton Tourism CommissionOpen profile →A nature walk and community disc-golf destination in Fulton.
Fulton Tourism CommissionOpen profile →Verified cultural venues, arts organizations, and permanent entertainment resources.
Fulton's downtown gathering place and civic venue for outdoor concerts, shows, cultural programs, and community functions.
City of FultonOpen profile →Two county library branches and a bookmobile providing books, media, public internet, and community learning resources.
Fulton County Local GovernmentOpen profile →The official tourism program uses downtown public space for live entertainment and community cultural activity.
Fulton Tourism CommissionOpen profile →Official event-calendar gateways for time-sensitive community listings.
Use the official tourism calendar for current festivals, live entertainment, downtown programs, and community gatherings.
Fulton Tourism CommissionOpen profile →Consult the official city calendar for current civic meetings, public programs, and community events.
City of FultonOpen profile →
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