marshall county

A Marshall County commissioner successfully challenged the incumbent judge-executive for the Republican nomination for judge-executive Tuesday, according to unofficial results.

Several law enforcement and emergency service agencies are responding to a fatal shooting at the Marshall County Sheriff's Office. The Kentucky State Police have confirmed a Calloway County sheriff's deputy and a suspect died during the shooting.

The Marshall County Building Inspection Office is offering free damage evaluations to residents whose homes were impacted by the December tornado outbreak.

A music festival will be held in Calvert City to raise money for the tornado victims in Marshall County. The Marshall Music Festival will be held Friday and Saturday, Jan.21-22, at the Fraternal Order of Eagles on 4378 Gilbertsville Highway.

Gov. Andy Beshear said the death toll remained at 74 after weekend tornadoes. The ages of the deceased ranged from 2 months to 98 years old.

The Smocks ran into an interior hallway and threw blankets and beanbags on the floor for some padding, and then the storm hit. They heard the telltale sound of a train. Then the roof flew off.

A new trail connects what was once Kentucky’s only state park for African Americans to Kenlake State Resort Park. The Kentucky Department of Parks announced the opening of the two-mile trail in Marshall County in a release Monday.

Kentucky city governments, ranging in size from Louisville to Wickliffe, received hundreds of millions in federal stimulus funds through the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act in March. Some western Kentucky cities are still deciding how to use the windfall, while others are already making investments.

More than 1,500 students across 14 school districts in western Kentucky are in quarantine due to possible COVID-19 exposure as of Thursday.

Republican Congressman James Comer says there is still bipartisan support for a federal infrastructure package. Congressional leaders have been negotiating a final version of President Joe Biden's proposal for months.