Benton City Hall renovations begin
Benton City Hall is getting a facelift. Work began this week on the project, which will include repairing holes and cracks in the structure, a full skim coat on the building, two coats of specialized paint designed to
WKRECC offers college dorm electrical safety tips
Furnishing a college dorm room comes with a lot of options for personalization — from bedding and décor to kitchen supplies and electronics. One essential for every college residence is safety. “There is a tendency for college
Local law enforcement, emergency management prepared for eclipse
No one really knows what to expect when the sun goes dark in 11 days, but local law enforcement and emergency management crews are preparing for anything and everything. Marshall County Emergency Management Director Curt Curtner said
Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame opens August 12th
Elizabethtown, KY – Aug. 9, 2017 – The Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame (KHSBHF) will have its official opening for the public this Saturday, August 12 at 11:00 a.m. The facility, located at 212 West Dixie Avenue
September is Homeschoolers’ Month at the Homeplace 1850s Farm
LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES, KY/TN – August 10, 2017 – Home educators and students are invited to the Homeplace 1850s Working Farm at Land Between the Lakes during September for Homeschoolers month. Visitors can experience Laura Ingalls
Summer reading program participation sees sizable increase
Nearly 650 local students participated in the Marshall County Public Library’s 2017 Summer Reading Program. “In a county our size, 650 participants is a huge number,” said Beth Kerrick, children’s librarian at the Marshall County Public Library
City of Benton breaks ground on new disc golf course
Residents, Benton City Council members and Community Financial Services Bank staff gathered Thursday in H.H. Lovett Park to hold a groundbreaking ceremony on a new nine-hole disc golf course at the park. The course, sponsored in its
Nichols part of the Racers stable of running backs this season
Former Marshall County stand-out football player, Nolan Nichols, will take the field this fall for the Murray State Racers. Wearing #41, the 5-11 215 lb. red shirt junior will be one of the running backs on the 94-man
Juveniles charged in trespassing at Sharpe Elementary
Two juveniles are facing charges after police say they walked into Sharpe Elementary School overnight. According to Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded about 12:27 a.m. Wednesday to an alarm raised at Sharpe Elementary where they discovered
Joe Blades
Mr. Dorman Joe Blades, age 73, of Calvert City, KY died on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at his home. Born Thursday, January 20, 1944 in Nortonville, KY, and he worked construction for S. J. Grows. He loved