Senator Danny Carroll chairs inaugural Senate Families and Children Committee Meeting
FRANKFORT, KY (January 5, 2023) – The new Senate Standing Committee on Families and Children held its first meeting Wednesday, discussing plans to confront some of the commonwealth’s most complicated challenges. Sen. Danny Carroll, R-Benton, chairs the committee.
Elks Hoop Shoot Saturday, Jan. 7
The Marshall County Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot event has been moved to Calvert City Elementary School Gym. This Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and event starts at 9:00 a.m. ALL BOYS AND GIRLS AGES
Sara Byars Cothran, 75
Sara Byars Cothran, 75, of Murray, formerly of Benton, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Anna Mae Owen Hospice House in Murray, Kentucky. Sara was born in Murray on August 19, 1947 to the late
UPDATE: KY Highway Water Over Road Report for District 1
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet • District 1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UPDATE: KY Highway Water Over Road Report for District 1 Updates at 3:15 p.m., CST, for Carlisle, Fulton & Marshall Counties PADUCAH, Ky. (Jan. 5, 2023) – Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC)
Two Charged with Drug Possession Following Traffic Stops

The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Paducah woman and Metropolis man following two separate traffic stops. On 01/03/2023 Detectives with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on US HWY 60W
Ms. Martha Jeanette Walker, 73
Ms. Martha Jeanette Walker, 73, of Benton, KY passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Oakview Manor Healthcare Center in Calvert City, KY. Martha was born in Wilson, Arkansas on May 2, 1949 to the late
Evelyn “Kay” Stokes Hatfield, 70
Evelyn “Kay” Stokes Hatfield, 70, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2022 in Murray, Kentucky. Evelyn was born to the late Carl and Mary Mildred Allen Stokes in Nashville, Tennessee on December 24, 1952. From a young
Mr. Jason Thomas McGehee, 35
Mr. Jason Thomas McGehee, 35, of Dexter, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022. Jason was born on April 20, 1987 in Calloway County to Joe McGehee and Beverly Green. He worked as a crane operator for
Shirley (Tibbs) Wilson, 71
Shirley (Tibbs) Wilson, 71, of Mayfield, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at her home. Shirley was the owner of Dusty’s, a specialty retail shop located in Mayfield, in the 1990’s, as well as Stargazers, also located in Mayfield. Shirley was an
Mrs. Mandi Murdock, 43
Mrs. Mandi Murdock, age 43, of Murray, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Mrs. Murdock was born on February 21, 1979, in Paducah, Kentucky. She was the