City of Benton schedules public meeting

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On Monday, March 21 at 4:45 P.M. right before the regular monthly Benton City Council meeting, there will be a public meeting for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant.  It is mandatory that we have this

A Walk Through History – Justin Lamb

History of Mt. Moriah Primitive Baptist Church Written by Justin D. Lamb “There’s a place near to me, where I’m longing to be With my friends at the old country church There with mother we went, and

Boat ramp at Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park now open

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The boat ramp at Kentucky Dam Marina on Kentucky Lake has reopened to boat launching following a reconstruction project that began on November 30. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources’ Engineering Division, working on behalf

LBL Comment Period now open

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If you have an interest in what Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area monitors to measure success of their management practices, they need your ideas and comments. From now until the end of the month, Land

Marshall County Caucus results released from the past weekend

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In the thirteen counties of western Kentucky, Ted Cruz won 8 local counties: Ballard, Carlisle, Calloway, Hickman, Graves, Livingston, Marshall and McCracken.  Donald Trump won 5 local counties: Caldwell, Crittenden, Fulton, Lyon, and Trigg . Marco Rubio finished third

Over $300K missing from Hicks’ employer

More than $300,000 has been reported stolen from the credit union where Jennifer Hicks worked. According to a Kentucky State Police incident report, Lake Chem Federal Credit Union reported $304,981.30 was stolen from the institution over the course

George Goulet

Mr. George C. Goulet, age 67 formerly of Benton, KY passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016 in Southgate, MI. Arrangements are incomplete at this time at the Collier Funeral Home, Benton, KY.