Crews respond to fire in previously burned property
East Marshall and Palma-Briensburg fire department crews responded just before 11:30 a.m. Monday to a structure fire on U.S. Highway 68 across from Christian Fellowship School. The property, which had already been destroyed as the result of
Driver uninjured after crash takes out pedestrian bridge in Benton
Benton Police are advising residents to use caution on a popular pedestrian path. According to BPD, a car crash Monday damaged the foot bridge just south of West 24th St. in Benton. Police have deemed the bridge
AAA: Kentucky Motorists Enjoy Some of the Only Savings at the Pump this Week
West Central Kentucky gas prices decreased by almost four cents over the week, averaging at $2.336 per gallon according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. Pump prices are volatile across the Great Lakes and Central states with prices
A Walk Through History by Justin Lamb (Sponsored by Western Auto of Benton)
Remembering Harsh Winters of the Past Written by Justin D. Lamb The Ohio River at Paducah during the harsh winter of 1918. “The roughest winter I ever seen was in 1917-1918,” recalled Marshall County resident Bernie Brown
Homeplace staff prepares for upcoming season
There are no groups of children running around the 1850 Homeplace at Land Between the Lakes. No quilters are sewing a new quilt top. It is the winter season, the facility is closed to visitors, but there
Fiscal Court approves $1.4 million 2018 sheriff’s budget
Marshall County Commissioners on Friday approved the Sheriff’s Office budget estimate for 2018 in a special-called fiscal court meeting in Benton. Marshall County Sheriff Kevin Byars presented the anticipated $1.41 million budget, of which revenues were expected
New KSP Cadets Report For Training
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 8, 2018) – Seventy-five recruits from throughout the Commonwealth and three other states reported to the Kentucky State Police Academy in Frankfort yesterday to begin 24 weeks of training that will determine whether they
Kentucky official unveiling initiative to fight hunger
LEXINGTON (AP) – Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner plans to announce an initiative to combat hunger. A statement from the Agriculture Department says Commissioner Ryan Quarles will unveil a program on Monday to create an economic incentive to provide
Op-ed: A year of extraordinary accomplishment
By Mitch McConnell U.S. Senator (R-Ky.) In November 2016, the American people sent President Trump to the White House and Republican majorities back to Congress. We worked together to make 2017, by any objective standard, a year
KSP reports December 2017 Post 1 activity
HICKORY — Activity for Kentucky State Police, Post 1, for December is as follows: Criminal Cases Opened……………………………………… 88 Criminal Arrests………………………………………………. 200 Citations Written…………………………………………… 1,295 Speed……………………………………………….. 496 Seatbelt……………………………………………… 116 Child Restraint………………………………………. 13 Collisions Investigated………………………………………. 35 Fatal Collisions Investigated