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New Traffic Signal At KY 348/West 5th St. and Commerce St./Judicial Drive in Benton to Activate This Morning
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to fully activate a new traffic signal at the intersection of KY 348/West 5th Street and Commerce Street/Judicial Drive in Benton at 10:00 a.m., CDT, on Mo...
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—Venita Fritz/Tribune-Courier

Mark Wood, Chairman of The Marshall County Tourism Board signs a resolution in support of legalized alcohol sales in Marshall County.  Wood, along with wife Kathy, are the owners of Moors Resort and Marina.
Tourism board adopts resolution in support of legalized alcohol sales
Updates previous resoluation signed in 2002
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–Katherine Doty/ Tribune-Courier
Brady Ross, (center) and Chase Staten (right) from the Calvert City United Methodist Church dish out homemade stir fry during the Empty Bowl Project on Saturday afternoon at Marshall County High School.
Empty Bowls Now Runneth Over
By Venita Fritz Tribune-Courier General Manager vfritz@tribunecourier.com BENTON – Grace Forte said she’s not surprised at all by the outpouring of support shown by the Marshall County community f...
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Sneaky snake knocks out power to 7,021 customers
Services resume for West Ky. Rural Electric customers
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—Kristen Fritz/Tribune-Courier

Investigators are still working to determine the cause of a fire Friday that claimed the life of Briensburg resident Stacey Gipson. Gipson’s home (above) at 547 Briensburg-Tatumsville Road was destroyed Friday night.
Briensburg woman perishes in fire Friday
Foul play not suspected by investigators
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Freeze Warning in effect for Thursday morning
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Freeze Warning for all of western Kentucky from 3 a.m. until 8 a.m. CDT Thursday. An expected clear sky and a calm wind, which is conducive t...
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New Traffic Signal At KY 348/West 5th St. and Commerce St./Judicial Drive in Benton to Activate April 23rd
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to fully activate a new traffic signal at the intersection of KY 348/West 5th Street and Commerce Street/Judicial Drive in Benton at 10:00 a.m., CDT, on Mo...
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—David Green/Tribune-Courier
Above, crews in February work to remove debris from the deck of the M/V Delta Mariner after it collided with the Eggners Ferry Bridge.
U.S. Coast Guard to conduct hearings over bridge collapse
Foss Maritime, transportation cabinet to present sides in Paducah
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—Jody Norwood/Tribune-Courier

Newcomb Oil has announced plans to raze the FiveStar convenience store in Benton (above) this week with plans of erecting a new store on the site in coming weeks.
Benton FiveStar to be demolished April 25
New convenience store to be built at 5th and Main
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—Photo courtesy of the American Quilter’s Society

The ABC’s of Recycling - The Cat’s Meow, by Marshall County resident June Krause, will be among 376 entries at this year’s American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show and Contest.
Local quilt on display at international competition
By Jody Norwood Tribune-Courier News Editor jnorwood@tribunecourier.com PADUCAH – Marshall County quilter June Krause said she couldn’t believe the news after returning home from a trip to find a ...
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