Stick To It

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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

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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

CFSB honors Circle of Excellence recipients

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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

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(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

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(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

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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