Dionte Berry News Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Kentucky residents have a new incentive for getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Those who have received at least their first dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, or the Johnson and Johnson one-shot vaccine are eligible for the “Shot at a Million” drawing. Gov. Andy Beshear announced the drawing on Friday, Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu Updated on Sept. 16 In compliance with Gov. Andy Beshear’s and Public Health Commissioner Steven Stack’s requirements for reporting COVID-19 cases, President Bob Jackson said the Murray State COVID-19 dashboard will be updated twice per week. Jackson said University administration communicates with the Calloway County Health Department daily and receives Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu The News sat down with President Bob Jackson, Chief Medical Officer Bob Hughes and Director of Communication Shawn Touney on Wednesday, Aug. 5 to discuss the pressing questions the Murray State community has about the return to campus. Before returning to campus, students, faculty and staff are required to fill Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu Andy Beshear announced the highest number of positive COVID-19 cases in a single day for Kentucky on the same day the Calloway County Health Department reported a second death related to COVID-19. As of press time, Calloway County has reported a total of 123 cases with four hospitalized patients, 21 Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu Addison Watson Staff Writer awatson25@murraystate.edu Murray Guidelines In a press release on Friday, April 3, Bob Rogers, mayor of Murray, and Calloway County Judge Executive Kenneth Imes encouraged the Murray community to follow the strict guidelines that have been released by the Beshear administration as well as the city of Read More
Megan Reynolds Opinion Editor mreynolds12@murraystate.edu Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has received nation-wide praise for his quick handling of COVID-19. He became so popular that a Facebook group dedicated to memes about him was created. The page, “andy beshear memes for social distancing teens,” has gathered almost 135,000 members within a few weeks and each post Read More
Keeley Butler Contributing Writer kbutler13@murraystate.edu Gov. Andy Beshear explained in a press release Thursday, Feb. 27, the efforts being made to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 from affecting Kentucky. Coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, and has infected and killed more than 78,100 and 2,710 people there, respectively. Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu Following Gov. Andy Beshear’s visit to Murray State on Feb. 17, he visited the Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah on Monday, Feb. 24, to announce a major project for western Kentucky. Beshear announced a $5 million state contribution which will be made toward a new airport terminal to improve access, Read More