Staff Report President Bob Jackson joined Gov. Andy Beshear and local government officials on Tuesday, March 2, on an aerial tour of the damage in Calloway County caused by recent flooding. Jackson said he toured the county via helicopter with Beshear, County Judge-Executive Kenny Imes and Mayor Bob Rogers. “We saw a great deal of Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Cady Stribling News Writer cstribling1@murraystate.edu On Tuesday, Feb. 2, President Bob Jackson and a panel of distinguished medical, governmental and historical officials talked to the Murray State community about the latest COVID-19 updates and the vaccine at the first virtual Town & Gown President’s Breakfast of 2021. Panelists included Chief Medical Read More
Addison Watson Staff Writer awatson25@murraystate.edu Following two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Calloway County, Mayor Bob Rogers has declared a local state of emergency for the city of Murray. According to a media release on Thursday, March 26, Rogers believes Murray has been “adversely impacted” by the infectious virus which has prompted him to Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu The city of Murray was named one of America’s safest college towns. To determine which college towns are the safest, SafeWise, a safety-focused consumer research firm, analyzes the violent crime rates in the areas. According to SafeWise, Murray was ranked 38th with a crime rate of 1.35 crimes per 1000 Read More
Story by Haley Penrod, Contributing writer In November 2018, Bob Rogers was elected the new mayor of Murray. On Jan. 29, The News sat down with Rogers to discuss how he will make Murray State a priority and what his goals are as mayor. Some answers have been lightly edited for clarity. How do you Read More