Story by Ginni Sisemore, Opinion Editor The Trump administration created the Federal Commission on School Safety in response to school shootings that happened between Jan. 1 and Feb. 15, 2018, including the shooting at Marshall County High School. During a roundtable discussion on Dec. 18, 2018, President Donald Trump discussed the commission’s final report Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin, Sports Editor Even one year after a school shooting terrorized Marshall County High School, the wounds that were created on that fateful January day still remain open. This reality is especially true for members of Marshall County’s Class of 2020. When alleged gunman Gabriel Parker created irreparable carnage in the hallways Read More
Story by Daniella Tebib, News Editor Jan. 23, 2018 was a typical morning for 15-year-old Gabriel Parker. He woke up late, ate a bowl of cereal and had his mother take him to school because he overslept and missed the bus. When he arrived at school, he went straight to the band room to make Read More
Story by Miranda Carpenter, Staff writer Safety has become a priority in the Marshall County school district administration for the 2018-19 year. After the Jan. 23, 2018 shooting, school leaders made initial security changes that were expanded upon over summer break. On June 4, 2018, the District Safety Committee met to make a final determination Read More
Story by Ciara Benham, Staff writer Jan. 23 marked one year since a deadly shooting at Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky, left two students, Bailey Nicole Holt and Preston Ryan Cope, dead and 18 others injured. One year later, MCHS and others in the community banded together to remember the incident on what Read More
Story by Alexis Schindler, Staff writer A commemorative ceremony was held at Mike Miller Park in Draffenville, Kentucky, on Jan. 23, in remembrance of the Marshall County High School shooting that took place one year ago. The event, given the official name “A Night of Healing & Remembrance,” was coordinated by Marshall County’s Facilitators of Read More
Story by Ashley Traylor, Editor-in-Chief and Gage Johnson, Senior Sports Writer One day before the one year mark of the Marshall County High School shooting, four victims’ families took legal action against the school district, claiming administration failed to recognize Gabe Parker as a threat and failed to have proper security measures. The families of Read More
Story by Daniella Tebib, News Editor Since Dec. 22, 2018, the government has been partially shut down, impacting many people of the Murray-Calloway County community as well as local parks. The partial shutdown has been caused by the lack of negotiations between President Donald Trump and the Democrats. Trump wants over $5 billion to build Read More