Gov. Beshear reports highest one-day total of cases

FRANKFORT, Ky. – As of 4 p.m. Aug. 12, Gov. Beshear said there were at least 36,945 coronavirus cases in Kentucky, 1,163 of which were newly reported Wednesday. Thirty-nine of the newly reported cases were from children
Attorney General Cameron met today with the family of Ms. Breonna Taylor

FRANKFORT, Ky. (August 12, 2020) – Today, Attorney General Daniel Cameron met with the family of Ms. Breonna Taylor. Following the meeting, the Attorney General’s spokeswoman, Elizabeth Kuhn, released the following statement: “Attorney General Cameron was grateful today
Marching Marshals preparing for fall shows

As fall activities are phasing in under Kentucky’s healthy guidelines, so is Marshall County’s Marching Marshals. They recently wrapped up their two-week camp in preparation for the fall season. The Marching Marshals fall of 2020 will look
Jayna Burkey with the Marshall County Risiliency Center was our guest on Coffee Call

Jayna Burkey, coordinator of the Marshall County Resiliency Center in Benton joined us recently on WCBL’s Coffee Call program. Burkey says the center was developed by Merryman House Domestic Violence Center in Paducah as a means to
Coel Compton, 84
Mr. Coel “Junior” Compton, age 84, of the Kirksey Community, in Murray, Kentucky, died on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at his home. Mr. Compton was born in Golden Pond, Kentucky, on January 19, 1936, to the late
Robert Taylor, 57

Robert “Todd” Taylor, 57, of Reidland died on Monday, August 10, 2020 at his home. Mr. Taylor was of the Baptist Faith. Surviving is his wife, Valerie Taylor of Reidland; one son, Matthew Taylor of Reidland; one
Joe Joiner, 81
Joe Joiner, 81, died on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY. He worked in the transportation industry as a truck driver and was a member of the
Dorothy Reeves, 92

Dorothy Marie Williams Reeves passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Dorothy was born on December 11, 1927 to the late George and Maggie Elizabeth “Lizzie” Vaughn. She was a member of the
Brittany Duren, 34

Brittany Nicole Duren, 34, died on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at her home in Mayfield, Kentucky. She was born on January 26, 1986. She received her Associates Degree in Business and was employed as a photo lab
Sammy Workman, 76

Mr. Sammy Lee Workman, age 76, of Hickory, KY passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020 at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, TN. He was of the Baptist faith, a former agriculture teacher and a retired principal