Stormy weekend predicted for Marshall County

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The National Weather Service in Paducah issued a hazardous weather outlook Friday afternoon with a chance of severe storms coming through the area. Marshall County — along with most of western Kentucky — has a chance for

Evelyn Marie Vaughn, 92

Evelyn Marie Vaughn, 92 of Benton,  died on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Spring Creek Health Care in Murray. Born Wednesday, January 6, 1926 in Benton, she was the daughter of the late Ruble Cope and the

Western Auto of Benton’s “A Walk Through History”

Draffen’s Dream: The Creation of Kentucky Dam Written by Justin D. Lamb Above: Luther Draffen Marshall County was like most other rural counties in the south during the 1920s, poor and little hope of improvement. Things became

Hardin woman charged with shoplifting

A Hardin woman was charged with shoplifting Wednesday. On April 11, Deputy Cory Curtner responded to the Dollar Store in Hardin in reference to a shoplifting complaint. Following an investigation, Deputy Curtner went to a residence on