Julia Esta Koon
Mrs. Julia Esta Koon, 85, of Grand Rivers, died on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, at Calvert City Convalescent Center in Calvert City. She was a member of Lake City Baptist Church. Born Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1931, in
Cunningham changes plea to guilty in 2016 murder case
Joseph L. Cunningham, the man accused in the March 2016 shooting death of a Paducah man eventually discovered in Possum Trot, changed his plea to guilty Thursday in Marshall County Circuit Court. Cunningham, 40, of Benton, pleaded
SMMS stock market teams place in top 50 in western Kentucky
Chris Harvey’s seventh-grade social studies classes recently took part in the fall Stock Market game. This annual game was sponsored by the Kentucky Council on Economic Education and Murray State University. The students were placed in groups
Medical cannabis task force works to draft legislative proposal

Members of Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes and Rep. John Sims’ medical cannabis task force on Thursday discussed the concepts of a legislative proposal for the 2018 legislative session. The legislation is anticipated to be bipartisan.
Teresa Lynn Terry
Teresa Lynn Terry, 58, of Benton, died on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, at Marshall County Hospital in Benton. Born Monday, Aug. 10, 1959, in San Diego, Calif., she was the daughter of the late Edward L. Barker
Opal Pearl Evans
Mrs. Opal Pearl Evans, 91, of Monroe, Ohio, formerly of Calvert City, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, at the Hamilton Hospice, Hamilton, Ohio. Born Sunday, July 11, 1926, in Pittsburg she was the daughter of the
CFSB promotes three in Marshall County market
Driver promoted to CFSB assistant vice president Community Financial Services Bank (CFSB) recently promoted Indirect Lending Team Leader Lisa Driver to Assistant Vice President. This promotion was unanimously approved by President/CEO/Chair Betsy Flynn and the Community Financial