Jones retires as Convalescent Center Director after 18 years on the job

Lynn Jones wears lots of hats and he is about to put one of them down. On June 30, 2019 he will retire as administrator of Calvert City Convalescent Center. He has served in that capacity for the past 18 years. Jones said Monday morning, his last Monday on the job, that being at the Convalescent Center was a wonderful […]

Non-profits boosted to $125,000; county employees get 1.25 percent raise

No one got everything they wanted but Marshall County’s budget was amended Monday night to include $125,000 in the budget for the coming year for nonprofit organizations and the county’s employees got a 1.25 percent pay increase. The court reached agreement on both items after a two and a half hour long meeting Monday night. The courtroom was nearly filled […]

Marinas crushed by weekend tornado, high winds

A weekend of wind storms and an EF1 tornado left a path of destruction across the lakes area. Moors Marina received serious damage from what has been established as an EF1 tornado that whipped through the Jackson Purchase Saturday evening. This came after a thunderstorm driven wind that is estimated to have reached speeds of just under 80 m.p.h. tore […]

Beshear, FTC: National Sweep Cracks Down on Nearly 100 Scam Call Operations

Tips provided to help Kentuckians avoid, block scam calls  FRANKFORT, KY. (June 25, 2019) – Attorney General Andy Beshear, a coalition of attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a national sweep today cracking down on illegal scam call operations. The joint effort, “Operation Call it Quits,” includes federal, state and local enforcement actions against more than 94 […]