Middle school soccer teams win District Championship, take aim at Regional title

The Marshall County Middle School girl’s soccer team won the district tournament in Murray Wednesday night after posting a 9-0-1 record for the regular season. After two wins in the tournament, their overall record stands at 11-0-1. The
KSP Post 1 monthly activity for April 2016
(Hickory, KY) – Activity for KSP, Post 1, for the month of April is as follows: Criminal Cases Opened………………………………77 Criminal Arrests………………………………………207 Citations Written…………………………………….1136 Speed…………………………………………367 Seatbelt………………………………………162 Child Restraint……………………………….19 Collisions Investigated………………………………45 Fatalities (investigated by KSP)……………………..2 Calls for Service……………………………………..676 DUI
With 6 Cases, KY Officials Promote Zika Awareness
FRANKFORT, KY – State officials say six people, including at least one pregnant woman, have been diagnosed with the Zika virus in Kentucky. All of the confirmed cases got the disease while traveling abroad to Zika-infected areas.
Deputies need your help in locating burglar
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking to identify the man in the photos in connection with a possible theft from Shop-O-Rama in Benton. Further information is not yet available by the sheriff’s office. If you
Slight risk of severe weather in our area today
After a round of severe thunderstorms Monday night, there is a slight risk that another round of severe weather could occur today. The National Storm Prediction Center says that scattered severe thunderstorms are possible across the lower
Sharpe Elementary celebrates re-opening of environmental classroom
SHARPE – Fourth grade students at Sharpe Elementary set out this year to renovate the environmental classroom located in a wooded area behind the school that has been in existence for 20 years. The vision of former
Bass Fishing, Republic Bank/KHSAA Tennis State Championships Begin This Week

State champions will be crowned in Lexington and Gilbertsville this weekend as the 2016 KHSAA Bass Fishing and 2016 Republic Bank/KHSAA State Tennis Championships get under way. The two-day State Bass Fishing Championship (May 13-14), with Calvert
Tackle Kindergarten Preparedness and Summer Slide
BENTON, KY – By now, most parents have heard of summer slide, the phrase used to describe the loss of knowledge and skills that happens to students over summer break. According to Reading is Fundamental, literacy skills
Dink York
Mr. Myrl “Dink” York, age 88 of Benton, KY passed away Monday, May 9, 2016, at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY. He was retired from Pittsburgh Metallurgical. He was a member
Marshals Basketball Camp begins May 23rd
Marshall County High School boy’s basketball program will host their annual Basketball Camp for grades K – 9 on May 23rd and 24th from 4:30-7:30 pm and on May 26th and 27th from 8:30-11:00 am. Click on