Stick To It

Mrs. Auvergne Corneal, my high school principal used to have many little words of wisdom that I have never forgotten down through these many years. For instance she cured my gum chewing in class with: “A gum
Carroll presents bill to Senate Judiciary Committee

FRANKFORT—Sen. Danny Carroll, R-Paducah (right), and Rep. David Hale, R-Wellington, present a bill to the Senate Judiciary Committee to protect good Samaritans that break into vehicles to assist unattended children in Regular Session of the 2016 Kentucky
Winter storm prompts closures at Land Between the Lakes

LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES, KY/TN – The Golden Pond Visitor Center and Planetarium and the Elk & Bison Prairie will be closed Friday – Sunday, January 22 – 24, due to Winter Storm Jonas predicted for tonight
CFSB honors Circle of Excellence recipients

BENTON – Community Financial Services Bank (CFSB) recently awarded the bank’s 2015 Third and Fourth Quarter Circle of Excellence winners. The Third Quarter honoree was Accounting Department Team Leader Michelle Keeling. She (right) is congratulated by CFSB
Kentucky’s jobless rate at 5.3 percent in December 2015

(AP) Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate for December 2015 rose to 5.3 percent from a revised 5 percent in November 2015, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an agency of the Kentucky Education
Bad weather? No problem! KY Parks have a solution

(AP) Kentucky’s state parks are offering assistance during the winter storm to people who may be stranded or otherwise need lodging. The Department of Parks said in a news release Wednesday that lodge rooms are available at
Winter Storm WARNING issued for our area
For the second time this week, the National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Winter Storm WARNING for all of western Kentucky, portions of southern Illinois, and all of northwest Tennessee. The warning is in effect from
Benton men arrested on drug charges

Two Benton men were arrested on drug and other charges Tuesday. According to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, deputies served a search warrant at a home on US 68 East. As a result of the investigation, 27-year-old