Teachers, administrators collaborate on graduate profile
At Marshall County Schools, the graduate profile — a collection of 21st-century skills and dispositions that today’s students need to be fully equipped to navigate the world beyond school — is one of the guiding forces behind
Grimes visits MCHS seniors to emphasize importance of voter registration
September is voter registration month, and Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is looking to make certain everyone knows it. Grimes traveled to Marshall County High School Wednesday to meet with the senior class and talk
Grimes, Partners Launch ‘Commonwealth of Kentucky Bowl’ Hunger-Relief Competition
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 14, 2017) – Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes on Thursday, Hunger Action Day, announced the launch of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Bowl, a statewide competition that challenges Kentucky’s local and county government offices
MC senior citizens make prayer blankets for children affected by hurricanes
The Marshall County Senior Citizens have been working to bring a little comfort to children affected by recent hurricanes in the U.S. The organization, in conjunction with Unleashed Ministries of Paducah, to make Covering for Christ prayer
Henry E. Darnall
Mr. Henry E. Darnall, 85, of Benton, died on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, at Lake Way Nursing & Rehabilitation in Benton. He was a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church and a retired custodian for the Marshall
Calvert City Council OKs cost increase to walking trail project to alleviate drainage, adopts 2017 tax rates
Calvert City is looking to continue its progress on a paved walking trail project that would eventually connect the city’s downtown the the area along U.S. Highway 62 leading into Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park. Calvert
Kentucky leads nation in decrease of those without insurance
FRANKFORT, KY. – Kentucky is one of the states most affected by former President Barack Obama’s health care law, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows. Yet it’s also a state that has elected some of the
State unemployment rate holds steady from previous month
Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary August unemployment rate was 5.4 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The unemployment rate for August 2017
‘Moonshiners’ star to visit South Marshall Fire Department
Residents and fans of the Discovery channel show, “Moonshiners” will have the opportunity to meet star Tim Smith this weekend in Aurora. The South Marshall Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 will host
Kentucky foods gaining ground in state, university purchasing
Food has made its way from farms to dinner tables in Kentucky for more than 200 years, but it’s only been in the last few decades that state agencies and universities have made Kentucky-sourced products a priority.