City of Benton – WCA will not run this week
Due to inclement weather, WCA will not run this week.
Child care workers now included in phase 1B for COVID-19 vaccine

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 15, 2021) – Gov. Beshear updated Kentuckians on COVID-19 vaccine progress and announced child care workers now will be included in phase 1B. They can sign up anywhere in the commonwealth currently offering vaccinations.
Doug Moore with the Marshall County Caring Needline was our guest on Coffee Call
Doug Moore, a board member with Marshall County Caring Needline in Benton joined us recently on WCBL’s Coffee Call program. The Needline is normally open from 9 ’til noon Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, but Moore says because
Tyrese Maxey quickly made believers out of Philadelphia fans
By LARRY VAUGHT His playing time dropped when Philadelphia got its full roster healthy but former Kentucky guard Tyrese Maxey has not complained because that’s just not what he does. “People love him,” said Amy Fadool Kane,
Critical Natural Gas Shortage
Critical Natural Gas Shortage Due to freezing gas pipes, there is a critical natural gas shortage. Please turn your thermostat to 70 degrees or below. Limit unnecessary natural gas use. Thank you, City of Benton and Benton Gas System.
Edward Hutchison, 72
Edward Earl Hutchison, 72, of Paducah died at 1:56 AM on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center of Paducah. Mr. Hutchison was a Riverboat Captain and of the Baptist faith. He
Jack Thompson, 87
Jack Winfred Thompson, age 87, of Benton, KY, died Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY. Thompson was a retired accountant at GAF in Calvert City, former math teacher, and former principal at Gilbertsville