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Owen recognized by MSU

Special to Marshall County Daily MURRAY, Ky. — Murray State University recently named Joe Owen, a respected lawyer, business owner and property developer, as one of the 2018 recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award. [...]...Read More

Exit 27 ramp to I-24 could open Wednesday

Weather permitting, a contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to reopen the U.S. Hwy. 62 exit 27 westbound entry ramp to Interstate 24 on Wednesday afternoon, April 25, 2018. The U.S. Hwy. 62 exit [...]...Read More

Mega Gym in Draffenville to host blood drive

Special to Marshall County Daily Mega Gym in Draffenville will be hosting a blood drive for the American Red Cross on April 27. “We wanted to be able to do something for the community,” [...]...Read More

Survival workshop coming to Marshall County Public Library

Craig Caudill, Director of the Nature Reliance School and author of Extreme Wilderness Survival and Ultimate Wilderness Gear, will return to the Marshall County Public Library at Benton on Monday, May 7, for a [...]...Read More

Workforce cabinet releases labor statistics

Annual unemployment rates decreased in 80 Kentucky counties in 2017 compared to 2016, rose in 24 and stayed the same in 16, according to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS), an agency [...]...Read More

Kaleb Lee to compete tonight

Brought back into full-time performing after an eight-year music hiatus, Kaleb Lee Scharmahorn is competing again tonight on 'The Voice' and planning a return to Marshall County. Scharmahorn — the Marshall County native known [...]...Read More

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Community News

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

Benton’s Saloonkeeper: George W. Riley Written by Justin Lamb George W. Riley, owner of Riley Saloon in Benton (Courtesy of Greg Riley) It is hard to image that the sleepy little town of Benton ever [...]...Read More

Swing into Spring Concert coming to MSU

Murray State University is hosting the free Swing into Spring Concert on Tuesday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. in historic Lovett Auditorium. The performance featuring two big bands and two small groups will also be [...]...Read More

Snap Fitness hosts Shenanigoats

On Saturday, Snap Fitness of Benton host Shenanigoats of Nashville, Tennessee for three sold out classes. Snap owner Kim Robinson said 135 participants took part in hour-long goat yoga classes, which served as a fundraiser [...]...Read More

Sports News

McCracken County tops Marshals 10-1

The elusive first win over McCracken County for Marshall County will have to wait another day as the Marshals fell to the Mustangs 10-1 Tuesday. Moved to Edwards Jones Field due to a saturated field [...]...Read More

Lady Marshals 1-2 in Elizabethtown against Kentucky’s top teams

This week's Kentucky high school softball rankings have Marshall County at #13 and in three games Saturday in Elizabethtown at the Big M Chevrolet Classic, the Lady Marshals played current #11 Holy Cross, #1 Scott [...]...Read More

Marshals beat Owensboro, Grayson County in Hopkinsville

The Marshals picked up two wins Saturday in Hopkinsville at the Town and County Classic. In a 5-0 win over Owensboro, all five runs came in the sixth inning. Tyler Belcher had a double, a [...]...Read More

School News

King, Northcutt receive All American honors

Marshall County High School students Cameron King and Tessa Northcutt have received the National Speech & Debate Association’s Academic All American Award. The award is given in recognition of academic rigor, competitive speech and debate [...]...Read More

MCHS students selected to Governor’s Scholar Program

Twelve Marshall County High School juniors have been selected to attend this year’s Governor’s Scholars Program. Kaylee Jones, Keeley Butler, Russell Taylor Edwards, Alecsandra Jones, Molly Parker Robinson, Kathryn Howard, Claire Harmon, Jacob Largent, Amos [...]...Read More

Edwards, Hubbard and Goheen recognized for creative writing

Two Marshall County High School juniors have been selected to attend the Governor’s School for the Arts, and a third has been selected as an alternate for the program. Russell Taylor Edwards, Alyssa Hubbard, and [...]...Read More