National Library Week is April 23-29th and it is important to remember the service provided to our community by our three county libraries. In a Marshall County Fiscal Court meeting last year Marshall County Library Director Tammy Blackwell reviewed all the services the library provides to Marshall County residents. The list is incredibly lengthy and includes all sorts of technology […]
School just isn’t the same anymore
FREEI’m a schoolteacher. I love learning and new pencils. Eyes lighting up with the pride of new learning thrills me. Things just aren’t the same. School is heavy. On the heels of yet another shooting I feel like we should have made more progress effecting positive change in the areas of mental resilience, gun control and safety. Instead, I find […]
In Jericho, a week before Passover
FREE“Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting beside the road. When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ “‘What do you want me to do for you?’ […]
Watch out, when sci-fi becomes the truth
FREENormally I talk a little about the weather, something you will acknowledge. If you remember I have said Mother Nature was off her meds. All I can say is wasn’t Saturday and Sunday beautiful. Monday through today is up in the air. After church Sunday I had lunch with friends. Four of us had to convince one that, yes it […]
Marshall County falls to Forbush 1-3
FREEPigeon Forge, TN – Marshall County’s Lady Marshals fell 1-3 to Forbush Falcons of East Bend, North Carolina today in the Cal Ripken Experience fast pitch softball tournament in Pigeon Forge, TN. Marshall County had the hits they just couldn’t get the runners across home plate. The Lady Marshals had seven hits to Forbush’s three but couldn’t move runners around […]
Calvert City hit with violent wind storm
FREEA violent storm ripped through Calvert City just before 2 p.m. today leaving downed trees and power outages. Trees fell across power lines and caused small electrical fires. The line of the storm came across Main Street at Fifth Avenue in a northeasterly direction. A large tree at Calvert City Cemetery was blown down and other trees were blown over […]
Livingston bunts their way past Calloway
FREESmithland – Livingston Central’s Lady Cardinals move their record to 6-1 on the season yesterday when they defeated Calloway County 3-2 at home. The Lady Cardinals put up runs in both the third and fourth innings, but it wasn’t until the top of the seventh that the Lakers tied them on the board. A bunt executed by Nevaeh Grimm scored […]
