Fiscal Court approves Interagency Agreements with Commissioner opposition
BENTON – [VIDEO FOLLOWS REPORT] Judge/Executive Kevin Neal opened Tuesday’s Fiscal Court meeting by expressing his thanks for the prayers and phone calls while he was ill, to his staff and those in the community. Proceedings then
Tobacco Industry Marketing Blows Away What KY Spends on Smoking Prevention
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A new report said Kentucky will collect $361 million this fiscal year in tobacco revenue from taxes and the annual payout from the 1998 agreement between states and large tobacco companies. Yet, only a
Feds: More than 66,000 Kentuckians have signed up for health insurance
FRANKFORT, KY (AP) – U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said Kentucky’s switch to the federal marketplace could have confused some consumers during the first month of open enrollment. Just over 66,000 Kentuckians have signed
Kentucky’s Level One drought declaration lifted
FRANKFORT, KY (AP) – The Office of the State Climatologist and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, in coordination with the Kentucky Drought Mitigation Team, are removing the Level One drought declaration that was issued for much
Bill of Rights and You coming to the Marshall County Library
Benton, KY… On January 9, 2017, the Marshall County Public Library @Benton will host a new pop-up exhibition from the National Archives, The Bill of Rights and You, commemorating the 225th anniversary of the ratification of this landmark document.
Chester Williams
Chester A. Williams, age 86 of Hardin, KY died on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at Lake Way Nursing & Rehabilitation in Benton, KY. He was a self-employed farmer and of the Church of Christ faith. Born Tuesday,