Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu After the death of senior pre-veterinary major Sarah Townsend, the Murray State community has come together to remember her by planting a tree at the Murray State Arboretum. The Pre-vet Club planted a Weeping Extraordinaire tree on Saturday, May 1, in a ceremony by the pond at the Arboretum. Senior Read More
Ciara Benham Staff Writer cbenham@murraystate.edu If you look closely at the small town of Murray, you will find a hidden gem where you can get in touch with nature. Since 2013, the Arboretum at Murray State has been a blossoming staple of learning and relaxing for the community. “At the Arboretum, we believe that plants Read More
By Sydni Anderson, Staff writer The College of Humanities and Fine Arts has partnered with the Murray State Arboretum to host Murray’s first International Kite Festival. The festival will be held Saturday, April 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Arboretum and will be open to the community. People will be able to Read More
Story by Ashley Traylor, Contributing staff writer As the sun set over the newly built mountain at the Arboretum on Pullen Farm Sept. 17th, students and community members alike gathered in the gardens for their annual gala that raised over $11,000 this year. The money raised from the Hutson School of Agriculture fundraiser will be used to Read More
The new “mountain” and pond exhibit in the Hutson School of Agriculture Arboretum at Murray State was revealed during the Hutson Harvest Gala Sept. 4. The Harvest Gala featured a auction, including more than 45 donated items. “Lots of good, local artists donated (to the silent auction),” said Candace Clark-Collins, Murray native. She is a Read More
Faculty, staff and students gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the Hutson School of Agriculture’s renovated Arboretum Thursday afternoon. The multi-use facility contains crops, a pond, greenhouses, gardens, pathways on 16-acres of land. “The Arboretum definitely has become a community and city resource,” Tony Brannon, dean of Hutson School of Agriculture, said. “It’s first Read More