Welcome to Calvert City

Biking is a great way to honor social distancing! Hop on the trail and ride! #trail #bike #biking #mycalvertcity #trek #bikecalvertcity #teamkentucky ...

Who's ready for a social distancing challenge?! At 11:11 AM tomorrow and for the next 10 days, we will be hosting an "at home" photo scavenger hunt!
Each day for the next 10 days we will post "clues." Be creative with your answers and use #mycalvertcity and tag @calvertcityky to participate. Get your whole family involved in this fun-filled activity!
Those who participate in every day of the scavenger hunt will be entered to win a gift card from a local restaurant!
See you at 11:11 AM tomorrow! #photoscavengerhunt #socialdistancing #wereallinthistogether #teamkentucky #togetherky #photochallenge #challenge #covidchallenge #covid_19 #quarintined ...

Next week (January 20-24) is the last week for leaf vac pick up!

Leaves that have not been raked after January 24 will need to be bagged for pick up. Free bags are available at City Hall.
Get to raking, Calvert City! #leafvacuum #leafraking #raking #fallcleanup #cleanyards #calvertcity #freeleafpickup ...

We had over 90 people attend the first free yoga class this morning at the Calvert City Civic Center! Great way to start your Saturday! Classes are offered on Saturday at 8:00 AM and Monday’s at 6PM (except for January 6 the class is at 7PM) at the Calvert City Civic Center. Winter classes will be indoors and the warmer months will be moved to the parks. Great job everyone! #yoga #reflection #yogaposes #calvertcity #kylake #kentuckylake #freeyoga ...

Who doesn’t love a little winter fishing on Kentucky Lake? #fishing #winter #kylake #kentuckylake #getoutdoors #redear #calvertcity #kentuckydam #kentuckydamvillagestatepark ...

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Five Years ago, Santa was hard to find. The Marshall County Library was struggling to get the jolly ole man to take time out of his busy holiday schedule to read to local children. Tammy Blackwell, Branch Manager at the library’s Calvert City branch had an idea. “We should have our own character for the library,” she said.

Merry is a fairy godmother assigned to guide and guard all the books in the world as Santa’s librarian. She lived in Florida and although she loved the warm air, she really wanted to live where there was snow so she moved to the North Pole. Each December she visits the children of Marshall County sharing her love of reading. Merry has a lovely Christmas outfit with all the festive holiday colors and bright short red hair. Ironically, she has very similar features to Blackwell.

The Marshall County Public Library joined forces with all the elementary schools in the county. Each 5th grader was tasked with illustrating a page of the book. The book has 15 pages and each 5th-grade class hosts a competition. Blackwell writes a new story each year and one illustration from each 5th-grade class is selected for the book. “Because of the support of Benton and Calvert City Lions Club and their donations, we are able to print the books at no cost to the library,” said Blackwell. In honor of the Lions Club, the title of this year’s book is Merry the Christmas Fairy and the Spectacle Spectacle. Merry encounters a snowman that doesn’t want to wear glasses. Merry takes the snowman to Santa who also wears glasses and explains that it’s okay to need a little help seeing. This book is special to the local Lions Club because it touches on the visually impaired. The Lions Club has a long history of serving the blind and visually impaired and remains committed to continuing this mission still. Merry is currently fluttering from classroom to classroom sharing her latest excursion. The winners from the book illustration competition will be autographing this years book on December 14 from 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM at the Marshall County Public Library in Benton. ...