MCHS Speech Team takes home multiple awards/scholarships in Tennessee competition
The Marshall County High School speech team on Saturday traveled to Tennessee to compete in the Krider Invitational. The team earned the following awards: * Tournament championship in Impromptu AND Extemp (and a student scholarship with each):
Marshall County Animal Shelter to host ‘Deck the Paws’ holiday fundraiser
The Marshall County Animal Shelter will host its “Deck the Paws” holiday fundraiser from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 at the Woodmen of the World building in Benton. The event will feature more than 20 vendors with
15 minutes with…Lisa Carter hosted by Paula Robinson
(Left: Lisa Carter; Right: Paula Robinson)
Bank of Marshall Nation to host charity powder puff football game
The Bank of Marshall Nation at Marshall County High School, the new name for the student bank at MCHS, is hosting a powder puff football game. The game will be held Saturday, November 11 at 11:00 am
MSU women’s soccer takes on Tennessee in NCAA first round
Former Lady Marshal soccer player, Kayla Travis, now a freshman midfielder/forward for the Murray State women’s soccer team, will be a part of the team when they play in the first round of the NCAA tournament against Tennessee after
Marshall County Public Library to break ground on new Benton facility in early 2018
Benton residents will soon see a long-standing vision come to fruition downtown, in the lot across from the Children’s Art Center on 12th Street, where the health department once stood. The Marshall County Public Library board intends
Military veteran farmers urged to fill out 2017 Ag Census
FRANKFORT, KY (KY AG Dept.) — Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles today encouraged Kentucky military veterans who are farmers to respond to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, a snapshot of American agriculture taken every five years. “Many veterans are finding that
Kentucky is Sixth Fattest State in The Nation
LOUISVILLE, KY (KNN) – A new study shows Kentucky is the sixth fattest state in the nation. The study by WalletHub examines three areas–the number of obese and overweight people in each state; health consequences; and food
Filing period open for 2018 election cycle
The candidate filing period for the 2018 election cycle has opened, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announced Wednesday, and she is encouraging potential candidates to use a new filing portal on the Secretary of State’s website
Ray ‘Red Higgins’ Penney
Mr. Ray “Red Higgins” Penney, 76 of Benton, died on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, at Murray-Calloway Co. Hospital in Murray. He was a retired truck driver. Born Friday, June 27, 1941, in Marshall County, he was the