School organizations hold fundraisers
The Marshall County High School FFA Chapter has begun its annual poinsettia fundraiser. FFA students are selling poinsettias that come in 6 1/2 inch pots in the red, white, pink, pink marble and red/white jingle bells. The
New businesses opening throughout Benton
New businesses are springing up all over Benton. Several new businesses have or are preparing to open doors within city limits. At the end of October, iWash – a new laundromat and dry cleaning facility opened to
MCD to get needed upgrade, new features to follow
In the coming days and weeks, readers will begin to notice some changes in the the way Marshall County Daily looks and in the types of features it offers. About six months ago, we took a new
Marshall County Youth Football concludes season with championship games
Marshall County Youth League Football hosted its first annual County Championship Saturday evening under the lights at Carroll Traylor Stadium. Championship games were played in three age divisions. The 1st-2nd grade division game final score was White
Three, including Benton native, selected for 2018 class of Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame
Members of the 2018 class of the Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame are (from left) Gloria K. Compton, Ronald Montgomery and Mattie Jo Smith. Author: Western Kentucky University College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Date: Monday, October 30th, 2017
Collins announces intent to run for District 3 Commissioner’s seat
Monti Collins, a member of the Kentucky-Barkley Lakes Board of Realtors board of directors and a former local bank executive, has announced his intent to run for the District 3 Marshall County Commissioner’s seat in the 2018
Collins’ letter of intent to run for District 3 County Commissioner
My name is Monti Collins. I am excited to announce my candidacy for Commissioner of Marshall County’s Third District. Many of you know me, but for those who don’t, I am a lifelong resident of Marshall County.
Beshear settles with EpiPen maker, $12 million returned to federal, state Medicaid

FRANKFORT – Attorney General Andy Beshear today announced his office is returning more than $12 million to state and federal Medicaid programs to resolve multistate claims that pharmaceutical company Mylan Inc. violated federal law by knowingly misclassifying
Kentucky pension reform: Bill omits some police death benefits

FRANKFORT, KY. (AP) – A proposal to overhaul Kentucky’s troubled public pension system would inadvertently eliminate line-of-duty death benefits for some police officers and their families in roughly half of the state’s law-enforcement agencies, sending Republican Gov. Matt
Carl McCabe
Mr. Carl A. McCabe, age 70 of Benton, KY died on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Marshall Co. Hospital in Benton, KY. He was a retired Pipefitter for Amico/BP and was a veteran of the US Navy.