Story by Mikayla Marshall, Staff writer The former mayor of Murray, Bill Wells, died Saturday morning from a rare brain disease. Mayor Jack Rose and Murray City Council member, Dan Miller, confirmed he died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Wells was in office from 2011-14. When Wells was mayor, Murray was named the friendliest town in America by Read More
Less than 200 votes determined the winner of Murray’s mayoral election Tuesday night. Voters chose Jack Rose to replace Mayor Bill Wells with a difference of only 149 ballots. Rose, former professor in the department of educational studies, was the only candidate running against Wells. Rose will take his position at the beginning of January. Read More
Gov. Steve Beshear announced German automotive supplier iwis (pronounced ee-vis and written in lower case) will establish its first U.S.-based manufacturing operation in Murray next year. The new company will move into the 119,000-square-foot old Webasto plant that closed down north of Murray in 2008 and bring 75 new jobs to the region. The announcement Read More