UPDATED: 9/21 at 4:15 p.m.
editor's pick
The Marshall County Health Department announced on Thursday the county has 396 active cases of COVID-19, a 105 increase since their Aug. 12 update.
breaking editor's pick
The Marshall County Health Department’s public health director has issued a plea to the community to understand the severity of the current COVID-19 outbreak that has increased the county’s incident rate threefold since the end of July.
editor's pick top story
Following an executive order by Gov. Andy Beshear requiring masks in schools effective Aug. 11, parents and students have been on a roller coaster ride regarding whether the Marshall County School District would follow the mandate.
editor's pick
The Kentucky Department of Public Health reported Friday afternoon that Marshall County had an incident rate for COVID-19 of 90.5 per 100,000 population.
editor's pick
Marshall County Health Department Director Billy Pitts provided an update to the Marshall County Fiscal Court last week on rising COVID-19 cases in Marshall County.
editor's pick
Marshall County remains in the critical red shade on the Kentucky COVID-19 map following a sharp incline in COVID-19 cases.
editor's pick
Wild Health is holding a COVID-19 vaccination pop-up clinic today (Tuesday) in Benton for the first time, a health official said.
editor's pick
The nation's pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is sparking conversations on COVID-19 vaccinations in general. Some continue to urge getting a vaccine, while others remain hesitant.
breaking editor's pick
A COVID-19 vaccination clinic will open at Kentucky Dam Village State Park, according to Gov. Andy Beshear, who announced the clinic during his press conference Thursday.
editor's pick top story
Marshall County Schools announced Wednesday that Benton Elementary School’s “Mr. Terry,” Terry Tackett, has been selected as a national finalist for the 2021 Custodian of the Year award. The 10 finalists were selected by the Cintas Corporation from over 2,000 nominations.
editor's pick
The Kentucky Lake Chamber of Commerce has announced educational opportunities for chamber members and other business leaders in the community.
editor's pick
Marshall County Health Department Public Health Director Billy Pitts provided another update on the COVID-19 vaccine situation. In a release, Pitts said the department has received 800 prime doses of Moderna and 400 doses of Johnson & Johnson.
editor's pick top story
As soon as the 1C category opened for COVID-19 vaccinations (persons 65-74 years of age and persons 16-64 with high-risk medical conditions), Benton Mayor Rita Dotson made sure her family members who qualified were vaccinated.
editor's pick top story
Marshall County has followed a downward trend in coronavirus cases that’s been experienced across the state since last month.
editor's pick
The Marshall County Health Department has developed a plan for COVID-19 vaccinations based upon it possibly receiving 200-300 doses of the Moderna vaccine this month.
editor's pick
Trent Lovett spent some time last week visiting Marshall County schools to touch base and see how things were going on the district’s first week back of in-person education since before Thanksgiving.
editor's pick
As health departments work to procure and administer more coronavirus vaccines, the state has altered its phased distribution plans, a local health department official said.
editor's pick
Community Action Agencies across Kentucky are now accepting applications for the Crisis Component of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Open enrollment will run through March 31, 2021 or until designated funds are depleted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Qualified re…
editor's pick
The Marshall County Health Department reported 43 new coronavirus cases Friday and a total of 20 deaths related to the virus.
editor's pick
Kentucky’s governor listed a Marshall County resident among the 25 latest deaths in the state on Dec. 4.
Watch LIVE as members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force provide a briefing on COVID-19.
editor's pick
Marshall County is now one of several counties that are considered a “red zone” due to having 25 average daily cases per 100,000 people. Nearby red zone counties include Calloway, McCracken, Graves and Lyon.
editor's pick
The Jackson Purchase area has been experiencing a resurgence in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks with 81 new reports on Wednesday alone.
editor's pick
The local health department announced that Marshall County has seen an increase in positive cases of COVID-19 and deaths over the last several weeks. Through contact tracing, the Marshall County Health Department identified a particular gathering of people that resulted in six new cases and …
editor's pick
Nearly 75% of the Marshall County School District’s students will return to campus on Wednesday for in-person instruction after a back-to-school plan was approved by the school board Thursday night.
editor's pick
On Aug. 17, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced more than $14 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding for government entities in western Kentucky. Included in those governments is the City of Benton which will receive $226,890 to use for public radio ann…
editor's pick
Marshall County has reached 126 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, according to the county health department’s public information officer, Jennifer Brown.
editor's pick
James Comer and Joe Cunningham have several things in common — initials, Kentucky roots, and current job as members of Congress — to name a few.
editor's pick
CALVERT CITY — The Calvert Drive-In may not yet be open for business, but the big screen lit up Thursday night, with a few dozen vehicles in attendance for a debut far more personal than the latest blockbuster.
editor's pick
Government defendants in a lawsuit alleging whistleblower retaliation and wrongful discharge of a former Marshall County dispatcher denied her claims in a response to the lawsuit.
editor's pick
Drive-by visitations, small, intimate services, video messages and online streaming of funerals.
editor's pick
J&R Pharmacy of Draffenville was able to give away 8,000 face masks in two hours Thursday morning to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
editor's pick
KUTTAWA — In 1911 the world was still three years shy of the Great War and seven years away from the 1918 flu pandemic. The Titanic launched that year, the Nestor Film Company opened the first movie studio in the Hollywood area, and Ruth Evelyn Harrington (then Porter) was born.
editor's pick top story
After more than two years in the court system, the case against Marshall County High School shooter Gabe Parker reached its penultimate stage last Tuesday as Parker, for the first time appearing in court in an orange jumpsuit, repeated “Guilty, your honor” after “guilty, your honor” sixteen …
editor's pick
An 86-year-old woman died from the coronavirus April 27, marking Marshall County’s first death from the global pandemic.
editor's pick top story
Marshall County resident Mildred Emerson clapped her hands last week as she left Baptist Health Paducah after being hospitalized more than two weeks for COVID-19.
editor's pick top story
Marshall County is honoring first responders and essential, frontline personnel publicly through an effort called the New Heroes Project.
Those infected include two women from Williamson County and one man from Franklin County.
The company says they will be closed for the remainder of the week and will be deep cleaning and sanitizing the area the employee worked.
One person has died and two others have been confirmed with COVID-19 in Jackson County, Illinois.
New autopsy results show two Californians died of coronavirus in early and mid-February -- up to three weeks before the previously known first US death from the virus.
In addition to slowing the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus, stay-at-home orders have also resulted in a sharp drop in air pollution.
While working at a jail may be a demanding job, it’s these transformations that make it well worth it for the men and women who put on a jailer uniform every day, and go to work.
Elementary students will have to do an extra half day of classes to make sure they have enough hours.
You must make an appointment before showing up for testing. You can see if you qualify for a test in our story.
Qualifying small businesses are those with 1-25 employees. Preference will be given to brick & mortar businesses that have their main location in Graves County.
A second coronavirus outbreak could emerge this winter in conjunction with the flu season to make for an even more dire health crisis, the director of the CDC said.
While you can't currently enter the Chick-fil-A in Kentucky Oaks Mall, the location has been offering mobile orders with curbside pickup and delivery through DoorDash since April 6.
One of the biggest challenges in flattening the curve of the coronavirus and COVID-19 is information on where it is spreading and who has it or has had it. Social media, and more specifically Facebook and its 2 billion users, may be able to help.
A Southern Illinois community health center is stepping up testing over COVID-19 at their centers.
Commented
Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles.