Ciara Benham Staff Writer cbenham@murraystate.edu The twelve members that will serve on the Murray City Council have been announced following the election results on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Sixteen candidates were on the ballot this year, including both currently serving members of the city council and new members. The City of Murray is governed by the Read More
Story by James Turner, Staff writer The packed race for Murray City Council was closer than ever with five newly elected and seven returning council members. During the primary, there were an unprecedented 34 candidates running for Murray City Council. When voters turned out on Nov. 6, 23 candidates were left on the ballot, and Read More
Story by Breanna Harris, Contributing writer Seven Murray State faculty members were on the Nov. 6 ballot, and four of these faculty members were elected to office. Board of Education Shawn Smee, director of recruitment, was elected to Murray’s Independent School District Board of Education with 21.75 percent of the votes. After the election, Smee Read More
Story by Paige Effinger, Contributing writer The Murray City Council drafted a new budget calendar and passed new ordinances at its semi-monthly meeting March 9. Luke Crawford, member of the finance team that oversees the draft budget calendar, will have the finance review committee sessions on April 11 and 25. Crawford presented the calendar to Read More
Story by Matthew Parks, Staff writer Murray City Council passed a measure on Tuesday allowing the sale and service of alcohol in the city of Murray from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Sundays. The proposal was voted on initially in a special called council meeting on Nov. 17th, and then again in the meeting Read More
A recent editorial and political cartoon in The News suggested that citizens who voiced their concerns about a controversial issue to the city council “speaks volumes about the negativity people still experience.” Exactly who experienced negativity because of these comments is unclear. Concerned citizens of Murray simply shared their concerns with their elected representatives. How Read More
Johnny Bohannon and Burton Young of Murray, Ky., will take the place of Michael Faihst and Pete Lancaster on the Murray City Council, effective January 2015. Bohannon and Young will take two of the 12 seats available, joining ten incumbents on the City Council. Bohannon returns to the city council once again with 1,932 votes—6 Read More
The Murray City Council unanimously passed the first reading of a new ordinance to accept the $1,637,141 gifted from the state transportation department for the altering of U.S. Highway 121. The discussed funds will be used by Murray for the relocation of electric and cable utilities to allow the converting of north U.S. Highway 121, Read More