Local students winners of 2018-2019 Grand Lodge Americanism Essay Contest
Pictured from ledt to right: Jennifer East, Essay Committee Chair, Riley Tubbs, Aaron Smith, Talan Rose, Isaac Reynolds, Stacey Haines, Elks Representative. Not pictured: Cody Vargo and Brooke Harrison Six students were name winners in the Grand
Marita Adams, 67
Marita (Gateris) Adams, 67, of Paducah, passed away at 9:54 AM on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center. Ms. Adams was a homemaker and of the Lutheran faith. She is survived
Dwain Norsworthy, 69
Dwain Dale “Hippy” Norsworthy, age 69 died at Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center at 3:40 pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. He was a lifelong resident of Paducah, Kentucky. He was born in 1949 to
Doris Smith, 78
Doris Smith, 78, of Paducah died on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Baptist Health Paducah. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Surviving are her four daughters, Pam Suggs of Cumberland Furnace, TN, Angela
Wanda Overby, 94
Mrs. Wanda Elaine Overby, age 94, of Mayfield passed away on April 25, 2019 at Mills East in Mayfield, KY. She was a member of First Baptist Church, a bookkeeper for Lochridge and Ridgeway Home Furnishing, a
James Hudson, 58
Mr. James Lannie Hudson, 58, of Murray, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Continue Care Hospital in Paducah. Lannie was born on February 8, 1961 in Murray, KY to James K. and Barbara Nell Litchfield
New owners of Filbeck and Cann Fureral Home of Milner and Orr guests on Coffee Call
WCBL’s Jeff Waters interviewed Andrea Orr and Mary Beth Orr, part of the new ownership of Filbeck and Cann Funeral Home of Milner and Orr in Benton. With decades of service in the funeral home business in
Bass Fishing team wraps season at Region 1 Tournament

Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m., 95 teams representing 18 schools took off from Kutawa Harbor Marina in the KHSAA Region 1 Bass Fishing Tournament. The top 16 teams from each of the four regions in the state
Sharon Free, 65
Ms. Sharon K. Free, 65, of Dexter, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2019 at Spring Creek Healthcare in Murray. Ms. Free was born in Sturgess, South Dakota on March 21, 1954 to the late Charles and
Benton Elementary kindergarten student attended MSU’s Super Saturdays
Benton Elementary kindergarten student, Alec Bryant, recently attended Super Saturdays at Murray State University’s Paducah campus. This program brings together the region’s best students, top quality faculty, and intellectually stimulating study topics, with the best physical resources