An awkward silence accompanied the Kentucky House of Representatives' passage of HB 80 by a vote of 94-0 on January 24.Sponsored by Rep. Kim Banta, HB 80 creates a new exception to the open record
The Kentucky League of Cities has presented state Rep. Chris Freeland, R-Benton, with a “Friend of Kentucky Cities” award. KLC bestows the award upon legislators who perform outstanding work advocating
By Ed Zuger
Local columnist Feb 24, 2021
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Just three years ago and around 300 miles from the Tri-county area a western Kentucky high school in Marshall County joined the horrific list of mass shooting incidents, news of which we seemed to read or watch almost weekly for some time. Lately, the mass shooting has become either a waning phenomenon or has been usurped in the media by the past year s COVID-19 saturation, a horror in its own right and one ongoing.
Benton, Kentucky, and the Draffenville community where Marshall s high school sits, appear familiar. Benton serves as Marshall County s governmental seat with fewer than 5,000 residents. A Walmart complements some small, local businesses most of which participate in the annual parades, such as the one to celebrate Tater Day, the local tradition rooted in the 19th century, communal ethic that passed around potato seedlings to practically anyone wanting to boost their crop or garden yields. City officials cele