Marshall County Food Drive Seeks Donations to Help Local Families This Thanksgiving

(BENTON, Ky.) – The Marshall County Exceptional Center and the City of Benton are having a community-wide Thanksgiving food drive to assist families in need throughout Marshall County. The drive, running from November 3-21, aims to collect
Sunday, We Gain An Hour, But Lose Baseball & NASCAR Until Spring

By Timothy T. Tater, Editor and Chief Spud The Sweet Potato (BENTON, Ky.) — At precisely 2:00 AM this Sunday morning, approximately 400 million North Americans will participate in the world’s most coordinated act of collective gaslighting
Lakers Outlast Marshals 45-40 in Season Finale Shootout

(MURRAY, Ky.) — The Calloway County Lakers closed out their regular season with a 45-40 victory over the Marshall County Marshals Friday night in a high-scoring affair at Jack D. Rose Stadium. The win capped a successful
Marshall County Runners Compete at State Cross Country Championships

(LEXINGTON, Ky.) — Marshall County’s Cross Country teams took to the courses at the Kentucky Horse Park on Saturday for the Class 3A KHSAA State Championships, with several athletes posting strong performances in the 5,000-meter races. On
Former Kentucky Governor Martha Layne Collins Dies at 88

(LEXINGTON, Ky.) — Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky’s first and only female governor who transformed the state’s economic landscape during her tenure in the 1980s, passed away early Saturday morning at a Lexington retirement facility. She was 88
Murray Man Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges Following Month-Long Investigation

(MURRAY, Ky.) — A 19-year-old Murray man faces multiple drug charges following his arrest on Halloween, authorities announced. Bailey T. Blankenship was taken into custody on October 31, 2025, after narcotics detectives and deputies with the Calloway
