Mayfield Mayor Kathy O’Nan announced at the end of Monday’s city council meeting she will file for re-election in January 2022.

The Graves County Schools Board of Education voted to retain its current property tax rate during the monthly school board meeting on Thursday.

Some artistic kids could be the next Gourd Festival Prince and Princess. All they need to do is create an art piece about a pet or write a story or poem about the pet to enter. The contest, sponsored by Mayfield Veterinary Clinic, is open to those in grades 3-6 and the deadline is Sept. 25. …

A pair of local skateboard enthusiasts addressed Mayfield’s city council Monday night about the possibility of a proper skate park in Mayfield.

Hope Center in Mayfield is challenging the idea that pregnancy centers are only for expectant mothers and babies.

A brief foot pursuit with Mayfield Police officers resulted in an arrest on multiple charges.

Three new Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) were sworn in to grow the CASA of Graves County and Southwest KY unit.

Some of Graves County’s youth are more motivated than ever to help those in their darkest hours, according to Courtney Williams, youth coordinator for the local Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention/Policy (ASAP).

Several law enforcement agencies converged on a Hickory residence on Thursday to arrest a wanted fugitive, the Graves County Sheriff’s Office reported.

One of Graves County’s longtime autumn staples is returning once again, and this year its creators wanted to do something in remembrance of an American tragedy.

Mayfield City Council convened for a special called meeting Tuesday evening to discuss a few topics, one of which will come up in Monday’s regularly scheduled board meeting.

A previous attorney general’s opinion could lead Graves County Schools Board of Education to reexamine the outcome of their split vote on House Bill 1 during the August meeting.

A major Mayfield and Graves County event will offer plenty of breathing room for residents and visitors alike to enjoy the year’s spookiest month without too much fear over the pandemic.

A man wielding brass knuckles and a stick was tasered and arrested at a traffic safety checkpoint over the weekend, Mayfield Police Chief Kent reported.

Taking the scripture of Mark 12:31 to heart, a joint effort by United Methodist Church members of St. Paul in Wingo and Burnett’s Chapel in Sedalia and Pryorsburg Independent Methodist, along with members of the South Graves Emergency Response Team and also Southern Red’s BBQ showed compassi…

Mayfield High School Principal Billy Edwards is among 26 state educational leaders chosen for the first group of the Kentucky Executive Leadership Academy for Aspiring Superintendents.

The first man to be convicted of first-degree strangulation in Kentucky received the maximum sentence allowable by law on Aug. 17, according to the Graves County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.

A more user-friendly website for both job seekers and employers is up and running. The site — jobsingravescounty.com — has launched on the gravescountyed.com main website and can also be found by typing in the URL address.

The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) recently announced the 2021 recipients of the Anne Ford Scholarship.

Fulton County Transit Authority’s new operations manager will rely on experience to become successful in her new post there.

The Graves County Agency for Substance Abuse/Prevention (ASAP) board welcomed three new members into the fold on their first meeting of the 2021-22 year.

Four Star Leadership with General Tommy Franks has announced Anthea Hankins of Mayfield as one of 67 students worldwide who participated in this year’s leadership program, held July 11-16 in Edmond, Oklahoma.

As COVID-19 cases surge across Kentucky and hospital beds fill up, the Graves County Health Department is once again asking the public to get vaccinated, wear masks, and socially distance from one another.

The Mayfield Graves Fire-Rescue Squad held basic search and rescue training over the weekend with nearly 30 people from across the region attending.

The City of Mayfield’s Public Works Department has scheduled its next limb pick-up as For Sept. 13-16 and 20-23.

Graves County students Grayson Pate and Ryleigh Smithson of Mayfield are starting college with help from West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation. They were among eight member-students each awarded $1,000 scholarships this year by WKRECC, which powers more than 12,000 Graves Coun…

Jake Ogg, a Life Scout with Boy Scout Troop 36 in Mayfield, is working towards his Eagle Project with the help of his troop. They are cleaning gravestones at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Wingo, and plan on completing other projects at the cemetery, including a new memorial for the chu…

No one’s quite sure if the weather outside will be frightful or not come late November and into December. But the Third Annual Festival of Lights at the Mayfield-Graves County Fairgrounds will be even more delightful with FNB Bank on board as the event’s title sponsor.

Because the Annie Gardner Foundation was created with specific legal guidelines, its board of trustees must apply to a court of law for a court order to amend these guidelines. An example of that is when in 2007-2008, the foundation received legal authorization to assist the local Need Line/…

Pilgrim’s updated how its Hometown Strong funds are being invested in Graves County to support the community’s future and help respond to needs resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.

Two teachers who refused to wear masks in the classroom made a public appeal at Thursday’s board of education meeting Thursday evening.

The pandemic forced the cancelation of innumerable events and fundraisers last year in Graves County and Mayfield. Now with lightened restrictions and plenty of fresh air, an important tractor and truck pull event will roll back into the Mayfield Graves County Fairgrounds this Saturday.