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Kindness mural begins Monday in Benton

Marshall County High School student Hallie Riley is committing her senior year to promoting kindness in her community. She has been working with Benton Mayor Rita Dotson, the City Council, the Guess Anti-Bullying Foundation, and [...]...Read More

Kentucky Voter Registration Deadline is Today, Oct. 9

"Online applications at GoVoteKY.com accepted until 4 p.m. local time" FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 9, 2018) * Today, Oct. 9, is the last day to register to vote for the 2018 General Election in Kentucky, Secretary [...]...Read More

Candidate Forum to Benefit Marcella’s Kitchen

With the November 6 general elections drawing near, a new opportunity to hear from local candidates has now been scheduled. On Tuesday, October 23 at 6:00PM, Marcella's Kitchen will host a candidate forum and chilli [...]...Read More

Marshall County Veterans Day Parade changes date

The parade schedule remains the same, only the day of the week it will be on has changed. The Marshall County Veterans Day Parade originally scheduled for Sunday morning, November 11, 2018 has been changed [...]...Read More

Controversy Surrounds Timing of Local Veteran’s Day Parade

Controversy now surrounds the upcoming Veteran’s Day parade and service at Mike Miller Park in Marshall County. The Marshall County Veteran’s Support Group announced last month that they were planning the first ever Veteran’s Day [...]...Read More

United Systems & Software, Inc. Expands Headquarters in Southwest One Industrial Park

The Marshall County Industrial Development Authority and the Marshall County Fiscal Court will welcome United Systems & Software, Inc. (United), as the ﬁrst company to locate in the Southwest One Industrial Park in Benton, Kentucky. [...]...Read More

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Community News

Western Auto of Benton’s “A Walk Through History”

Augustus Harrison Written by Justin D. Lamb Above: Augustus and Elizabeth Harrison (Photo courtesy of Mary Harrison Miller) Augustus “General” Harrison was one of the first people to settle in Marshall County and over his [...]...Read More

Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Ribbon Walk

West Kentucky AVON Sales Representatives and the City of Calvert will be cosponsoring a Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Ribbon Walk on Saturday, October 20th. The event will take place at the Calvert City Civic Center [...]...Read More

Non-profit Workshops Provided by Fiscal Court

The Marshall County Fiscal Court has arranged and is providing a serious of workshops for local non-profit groups. The workshops are open to all non-profits but are mandatory for any non-profit that received funding from [...]...Read More

Sports News

Top finishes for cross country at Owensboro, McCracken County

Weekends around fall break for several Marshall County cross country members were focused on meets starting October 6th at the Fast Cats Classic in Owensboro and October 13th at the McCracken County Invitational. Mason Cosner [...]...Read More

Marshals claim District title in 2-0 shut out over Calloway

Taking the field after the Lady Marshals earned the 2nd District title, the Marshals followed suit in a 2-0 shut out over Calloway County to win the program's 21st district championship, the first for second-year [...]...Read More

Lady Marshals win 2nd District Tournament 2-0 over Graves County

For the 18th time in program history, the Lady Marshals are district tournament champions, beating Graves County 2-0 for the back-to-back title. Both teams will advance to next week's 1st Region Tournament at McCracken County [...]...Read More

School News

South Marshall Middle School students qualify for the Duke University Talent Identification Program

The following South Marshall Middle School 7th grade students have qualified for the Duke University Talent Identification Program based on their excellent performance on standardized tests. To qualify, these students scored at the 95th percentile or above on the Kentucky [...]...Read More

SMMS Beta Club donates to Youth Service Center

The South Marshall Middle School beta club collected and donated over 40 lunchboxes and trapper keepers to the Youth Service Center....Read More

Marshall County Schools release 2017 State Testing Results

The Kentucky Department of Education continues to be in a transition period as far as accountability is concerned. The new accountability system is expected to take effect beginning with the 2018-19 school year. Until then, [...]...Read More