Cady Stribling Features Editor cstribling1@murraystate.edu Within a day, Murray State alumnae Rose and Rossetta Jackson gathered volunteers together in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, to bring a building full of senior citizens essential supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, their Adopt-a-Grandparent program has enough support to assist senior citizens in three different homes. It began when Rossetta, 2010 Read More
Story by Lindsey Coleman, Staff writer As several thousand eclipse viewers packed into the western Kentucky region, many events celebrated the celestial phenomena and led to increased volumes of traffic in some areas. Keith Todd, districts one and two public information officer for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, said a northbound backup on Pennyrile Parkway caused Read More
Story by Lindsey Coleman, Staff writer As Monday’s total solar eclipse approaches, the city of Murray as well as local viewing areas are gearing up to welcome visitors to Western Kentucky. “We are not expecting there to be any major issues over the weekend and during the eclipse, but anytime there are more people moving Read More
Story by Bella Utley, Contributing writer On Aug 21, 2017, the first solar eclipse visible in America since 1991 will be visible from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, that will last for 2 minutes and 40 seconds. The last total solar eclipse that was visible from the United States could only be seen from Hawaii. “This is the Read More
Story by Isabella Utley, Contributing writer Murray State’s School of Nursing and Health Professions introduced a blended Bachelor of Science in Nursing program through a partnership with Hopkinsville Community College (HCC) this semester. According to a press release from Murray State, when the program was implemented over 50 students began taking advantage of the new Read More
The Murray State men’s golf team finished sixth out of 12 teams at the Austin Peay State Intercollegiate in Hopkinsville, Ky. Monday and Tuesday. Junior Duncan McCormick led the men’s team, placing 14th with scores of 71-69-72 and an overall score of 212. “Junior Duncan McCormick played in the lineup for the first time and Read More
Former men’s basketball guard Zay Jackson was robbed at gunpoint in Hopkinsville, Ky., early Thursday afternoon. Paul Ray, public information officer at the Hopkinsville Police Department, said Jackson called 911 after the incident. “He went to another location to call us,” Ray said. “He actually went to a convenient store.” Officers met with Jackson at Read More