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Fire scorches Patti’s kitchen and office space

Story by Michelle Hawks, Contributing writer  Patti’s 1880 Settlement was forced to close after a fire on Feb. 5 caused extensive damage to the kitchen and upstairs office areas, while some areas have water damage. A date has not been determined for when the Grand Rivers, Kentucky restaurant will reopen. Ann Martin, the marketing director Read More

Fire being investigated as arson, four left dead

Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer Police are still investigating the Tuesday night house fire on Highway 121 that left four dead. No new information regarding the fire has been released,  state Trooper Jay Thomas said Thursday. A Murray State student called the fire into the Murray Police Department. The Kentucky State Police arrived on the scene Read More

Malfunctioning dryer in Hart Residential College causes scare

Story by Lauren Epperson, Contributing writer Residents of Hart Residential College woke to the fire alarm blaring at 11:20 p.m. on Sunday. They were then quickly evacuated from the building and proceeded to stand along the edge of Springer-Franklin Residential College. Fire Chief Eric Pologruto said the fire department was called to the scene because of Read More

RESTRICTED SPEECH

Every day, Murray State students, faculty and staff exercise their freedom of speech in classrooms, the residential colleges and walking across campus: a right granted to them by the First Amendment of the Constitution. Every day, these same constituents are in danger of being unconstitutionally silenced and punished by the University for using protected speech, Read More

Students in the dark about Regents arson

The general consensus for the open investigation on the Regents Residential College arson case is that no one should panic. According to the report Public Safety and Emergency Management released to students via email Oct. 16, an arson case was under investigation. The email did not detail when or in what way arson was committed, Read More

Local theater productions commence after summer fire

After a fire destroyed costumes, props and a storage unit at Playhouse in the Park in July, director Lisa Cope had to improvise and find a way to keep the community theater afloat. “We lost all of our props, all of our furniture,” Cope said. “We lost tuxedoes and wedding gowns and prom dresses and Read More

Downtown Murray suffers after building disasters

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

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