Benton water rates set to go up next month

Benton residents will see an increase in their water rates, effective Aug. 1. Benton City Council on Monday adopted a 50-cent price increase on water usage in a 5-1 vote Monday during a regularly-scheduled council meeting at
Treasurer Allison Ball Returns nearly $5,000 to Marshall County Board of Education
Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball returned $4,922 worth of unclaimed property to the Marshall County Board of Education on Tuesday morning. “I am a big believer in property rights,” Ball said in a statement. “One of my
Vanderbilt Chemicals plans $13.7 million expansion in lakes area
Gov. Matt Bevin today announced Vanderbilt Chemicals, LLC will invest $13.7 million to increase the output of its Calloway County facility, which produces additive compounds for numerous industries. “This growth by Vanderbilt Chemicals is evidence that a
Ethics Panel Advises Beshear to Not Investigate Bevin

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky ethics commission says the Democratic attorney general should not investigate the state’s Republican governor if he intends to challenge him for re-election. Attorney General Andy Beshear had asked the Executive Branch
UPDATED: KSP Traffic Safety Checkpoint List for Western Kentucky

(HICKORY, KY.) The Kentucky State Police (KSP) will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints throughout the Post 1 district, to check motorists for compliance with motor vehicle laws including driving under the influence statutes. KSP utilizes traffic safety