Story by Ashley Traylor, Contributing writer Businesses in downtown Murray are encouraging college students to visit small businesses downtown to help their profits. Mary Black, owner of Mary’s Bistro, and Eran Guse, co-owner of Wild Mountain Bakery, suggest that college students are not coming downtown because of its proximity to campus. “I do not go downtown because I Read More
Twenty-six businesses were affected by the downtown Murray disasters of 2014, according to a summary by the Murray-Calloway Chamber of Commerce. These events include a building collapse, a partial roof collapse and a fire. BUILDING COLLAPSE Gatlin Building, a 21,000 square-foot structure built 135 years ago, collapsed Feb. 22. The National Trust for Historic Read More
The smell of smoke, pieces of broken glass and burnt debris that still litter the sidewalk and the charred husks of buildings which once housed several local downtown businesses are not the only lingering consequences of the July fire downtown. A month after a fire ravaged several businesses located in Murray’s historic Court Square, shop Read More
Downtown Murray is open for business. Following Saturday night’s collapse of Law Office of Rick Jones, Murray Main Street Manager Deana Wright and Chamber of Commerce President Aaron Dial called a special town meeting to discuss how the city will move forward after the building collapse. After several roads being blocked off, Murray City Administrator Read More
Students looking to buy fresh farm produce no longer have to go downtown on Saturday mornings, but instead can stay on campus. The Downtown Saturday Market, which is a part of the Murray Main Street organization, is coming to Murray State for three days during September. The farmer’s market will be Sept. 3, 10 and Read More
The City of Murray Long Range Planning Committee voted on Feb. 22 to authorize Mayor Bill Wells and his staff to hire an engineering firm to start a process that could end in the relocation of City Hall, two fire stations and the police station in 2015 fiscal year. This proposal also includes the construction Read More