Kevin Spraggs

Marshall County Fiscal Court Responds To ‘No Confidence’ Petition

By • Aug 31, 2020
Marshall County Fiscal Court / via Facebook

The Marshall County Fiscal Court on Monday responded to a petition circulated by county first responders last week which expressed ‘no confidence’ in Marshall County E-911 Director Chris Freeman. The press release issued by the Marshall County Attorney’s Office states in part, “If and/or when any substantive evidence is properly presented, the Marshall County Fiscal Court will of course address the issue accordingly.”

Marshall Co. Fiscal Court Approves Amended 2020 Budget; FY2021 Budget Set For Second Reading June 30

By • Jun 26, 2020
Dalton York / WKMS

The Marshall County Fiscal Court unanimously approved an amended Fiscal Year 2019-2020 budget Friday, with further financial discussion set for June 30 as the court debates how to bridge financial constraints imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. 

Marshall County Residents Rally For School Resource Officers; Fiscal Court Continues Funding Debate

By • Jun 16, 2020
Dalton York / WKMS

A western Kentucky county where a deadly 2018 high school shooting claimed the lives of two students is continuing to debate the funding of school resource officers (SROs). 

Marshall County Residents Organize Rally In Opposition Of Proposed School Security Changes

By & • Jun 12, 2020
Marshall County Sheriffs Office

Many people in Marshall County are expressing frustration with the county judge-executive’s proposed plan to make significant school security changes. An online petition opposing the plan garnered more than 2,000 signatures in less than a week, and organizers have planned to stage a protest outside the county courthouse June 16. 

Marshall County Judge-Executive Cuts Emergency Management Director Position to Part Time

By • Apr 29, 2020
Marshall County Fiscal Court/Facebook Page / Marshall County Fiscal Court

Less than three months after taking the reins, Marshall County Emergency Management Director Bryan Crawley was relieved of his duties April 29. 

Marshall County Judge-Executive Prevented Sheriff From Seeking School Safety Funds

By • Apr 21, 2020
Screenshot / Marshall County Fiscal Court

This post has been updated to clarify the open records request was fulfilled by Marshall County Schools.  

A school district that experienced a deadly high school shooting in 2018 is prevented from seeking a federal grant to hire school resource officers (SROs) after the county’s chief executive declined to sign the grant application. 

Marshall Co. Senior Citizens Center Could Close Due To Budget Cuts

By Cory Sharber • Jun 3, 2019
Marshall County Senior Citizens center / Marshall County Senior Citizens Center, via Facebook (cropped)

The Marshall County Senior Citizens Center is warning they’ll have to close their doors if their funds are cut from a proposed county budget.