Contrary to what previously was reported, less than half of students and less than a quarter of community members surveyed favor abandoning Wildcats as the nickname for Marion Middle School. And many ...

Firefighters quickly donned breathing apparatus and dug down to the source of the leak, allowing the gas to safely vent into the air instead of pooling and following service lines into homes. “I saw a ...

The most-read individual story, ranking 10th for the year, was a breaking news piece picked up in the Aug. 7 print edition indicating that special prosecutors had cleared the Record of wrongdoing and ...

County commissioners spent the bulk of an hour last week trying to come up with policies on how the county charges for special requests for wider culverts, additional road rock, and dust-settling sand ...

We rarely hear government resolutions on New Year’s Day, but we often hear them on Election Day, when candidates perennially promise, like dandelions popping up each year, to increase efficiency and ...

This Christmas, we all should consider giving democracy a gift it most richly deserves — our honest voices. Becoming engaged citizens is far more important than idle gestures like saluting the flag, ...

Votes cast by readers online and by email were tallied Sunday afternoon, and winners declared in the Record’s Show Your Christmas Spirit contest. Grand prize goes to a photo that serves as the cover ...

Sisters Pam Livingston and Dawna Blaes didn’t grow up in a family with an abundance of money. That’s why they started Florence Christmas Store, a tradition now three years strong, to help boost ...

This time of year, I really try to count my blessings. One blessing that comes to mind is the wonderful aquatic center we have here in Marion. It is amazing! That brings up another blessing I’m ...

“In Memoriam” listings are expanded paid obituaries, phrased as the family requests, and may include enhanced information or photographs that might not fit within free death notices.

Less than 36 hours after it was imposed, a boil order for Peabody drinking water was lifted Friday evening. Peabody residents had been advised Thursday morning to boil drinking water after a line ...