Ed Whitfield

Congressman talks politics, answers questions

Rep. Ed Whitfield of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, held a town hall meeting attended by residents of Murray and Murray State students, administrators, and professors. Whitfield, who graduated from the University of Kentucky, was first elected to Congress in 1994. Winfield Rose, a political science professor at Murray State, said Whitfield has been an asset to the Read More

State races intensify in local districts: Ky. senate, representative seats up for grabs

News, State / By Austin Ramsey, Editor-in-Chief

While the U.S. presidential race between Republican Mitt Romney and incumbent Democrat Barack Obama comes to a head on Nov. 6, several other key state and regional elections will also be decided, making this election one of the most important in state history. Calloway County, housed in District No. 1, has long been represented by Read More