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Excessive Heat Warning
The heat advisory for the area has been upgraded to an EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING in effect until 6 p.m. Monday, July 2. Given the persistence of high temperatures above 100 degrees through Monday,...
Jun 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Burn ban effective
From Marshall County Emergency Management: The Marshall County Judge Executive and the Mayors of Benton, Calvert City, and Hardin have implemented a burn ban effective 26 June 2012 at 6 PM. The ban...
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—Katherine Doty/Tribune-Courier A driver takes his pick-up truck into a roadside ditch Monday. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department did not have details at press time, though the driver did not appear seriously injured. The wreck happened around 1 p.m. Monday on U.S. 68 near the North Marshall Water District’s water tower.
Off-road wreck Monday

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—Venita Fritz/Tribune-Courier Groundbreaking for the new Marshall County Children’s Arts Center could begin soon between 12th and 13th streets and Poplar and Elm streets. The Marshall County Arts Commission announced Cleaver Construction of Murray had been awarded the contract to build the center.
Arts commission announces contractor; groundbreaking pending
By Alan Reed Tribune-Courier News Editor areed@tribunecourier.com Having selected a contractor and acquired grant funding, the Marshall County Arts Commission could break ground on its Children’s ...
Jun 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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—Alan Reed/Tribune-Courier Glen Brewer plans to leave the Benton City Council at year’s end. Brewer said he will not seek other offices, but will remain active in the Democratic Party.
Councilman Brewer announces resignation at year’s end
By Alan Reed Tribune-Courier News Editor areed@tribunecourier.com Benton City Councilman Glen Brewer will not seek another term in office. Brewer said he has withdrawn from the November ballot bec...
Jun 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sheriff’s Department gets $171,550 grant from federal government
Press release WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, today announced that the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department will receive a $171,5...
Jun 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Woman stabbed in Hardin fight
Staff report Deputies of the Marshall County Sheriff's Department found a woman stabbed Tuesday on College Street in Hardin. Investigators say upon arrival, she was found with a stab wound and a k...
Jun 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Traffic Advisory
A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans asphalt pavinf along US 68 in Marshall County starting around Noon on Thursday, June 21, 2012. Paving along US 68/Paducah-Aurora Road run...
Jun 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Marshall educator helping new school initiative in Japan
By David Green Tribune-Courier Sports Editor Sports@tribunecourier.com DRAFFENVILLE – There’s ample evidence, from the industrial and technological renaissance and rise from the ashes of World War...
Jun 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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—Katherine Doty Tribune-Courier A one-vehicle accident occurred near the 47 mile marker on The Purchase Parkway shortly before 10:30 Monday morning. The driver of a pick-up truck pulling a trailer lost control of his vehicle and overturned.
Monday wreck snarls Purchase Parkway traffic

Jun 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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