Track competes at Swift and Staley Midwest Team Challenge

PADUCAH – McCracken County High School and Paducah Tilghman were hosts to the Swift and Staley Midwest Team Challenge. Day 1 on Friday was at McCracken County with preliminary heats in the 100 and 200 meters, 1oo
Closure along KY 787/Bryant Ford Road near McCRACKEN-MARSHALL County Line on TUESDAY

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to close a section of KY 787/Bryant Ford Road in McCRACKEN County on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. KY 787/Bryant Ford Road will be closed near the McCracken/Marshall County Line to allow debris
Sharpe Elementary Students to Hold Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Remodeled Classroom
A ribbon cutting ceremony for the Sharpe Elementary 4th Grade outdoor environmental classroom is scheduled for Monday, May 9th, at the entrance to the classroom, at 10:45 a.m. Students will lead the ceremony and speak briefly about
Pavement marker installation crew moving through Graves, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall & McCracken Counties starting THIS WEEK

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans a rolling work zone along highways in a number of District 1 Counties starting this week. A slow-moving work zone caravan will be used to place raised pavement markers
Judge Jameson announces Drug Court graduation for Marshall/Calloway

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A Walk Through History by Justin Lamb (Sponsored by Companion Animal Hospital)
Sheriff Govie Smith Resigns Written by Justin Lamb Sheriff Govie Smith resigned in 1944 amid corruption charges. On Monday, July 17, 1944, the Marshall County Fiscal Court met in regular session at the courthouse. Judge Java Gregory
Boil Water ORDER issued in Benton
City of Benton – Alert Water main break on Symsonia Highway. Will affect water service from Lynn Nelson Road through West Marshall area. Boil water is issued
Gas prices continue to rise across the Lakes Area

Average retail gasoline prices in Kentucky have risen 10.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.25 gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy. This compares with the national average that has increased 8.1 cents per gallon in
Small earthquake shakes western Kentucky
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a small earthquake early Sunday in western Kentucky. A preliminary magnitude 3.5 quake was recorded at 1:12 am about 9 miles north-northwest of La Center and about 39 miles west-northwest of Paducah.
Calvert City woman injured in two-vehicle crash
A two-vehicle crash near the McCracken/Marshall County line sent two people to the hospital. According to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department, the accident happened shortly before 3:00 pm Friday in the 7000 block of Kentucky Dam Road