Today's News

Tomorrow will be an infamous day: Sept. 11. Sadly, the date requires no explanation, and the only thing that makes the day standout on my calendar are the words “Patriot Day.”

Tomorrow, many of us will talk with family, friends and even strangers about where we were when we found out the Twin Towers were hit. We will say what our reactions were when we heard the news and remember how the day unfolded.

The Marion County Lady Knights had another tough week, falling to the Hart County Lady Raiders (3-2) on Sept. 4 and the Sayre School Lady Spartans (3-3-1) on Sept. 6.

Marion County (1-7) fell to Hart County, 5-1, and the Sayre School, 4-0.

“Most of our girls played the full 80 minutes,” Lady Knights Coach Dereck Cissell said at the end of their game against the Lady Spartans. 

Charlie Bickett sold and signed more than 200 copies of his book, “Over 100 Years of Stories and Tales of Raywickians,” during book signing event Sept. 5 at the Marion County Public Library. Bickett owned and operated bars for 40 years, worked in a prison for nine years and served two terms as the mayor of Raywick. His book, which is written in all capital letters, recounts his own experiences and stories that were told to him by his father.
 

The Marion County Marching Knights traveled to Southwestern High School in Somerset on Saturday, Sept 6, for their first competition in 2014.
Despite the rain, the band received second place in Class 4A competition and was Reserve Grand Champion, overall. There were eight bands in the competition.
The Marching Knights will be travel to Taylor County High School this Saturday, Sept. 13, for competition. They will then travel to LaRue County High School for a night competition.