Staff report The unofficial totals for Calloway County are listed below. These numbers include received absentee ballots, early voting as well as ballots cast at polling locations on Nov. 3. VOTER TURNOUT As of Nov. 3, Calloway County has had a total of 17,551 voters. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Donald Trump (GOP): Read More
Nick Kendall Staff Writer nkendall1@murraystate.edu Fibonacci LLC, the nation’s first HempWood manufacturing operation, celebrated its opening and first official hemp pressing. Fibonacci created HempWood to create a new cash crop for farmers with this better alternative to regular wood and help lower the effects of deforestation. The manufacturing facility will have an estimated impact of Read More
Story by Cady Stribling Staff Writer cstribling1@murraystate.edu The Board of Regents approved the Center for Agricultural Hemp on March 1. The center will focus on topics including agronomy, cannabinoid science, agribusiness, economics and finance, animal feeds and fibers, education, hemp policy, workforce development and agricultural hemp farming, according to the Murray State press release. Murray Read More
Story by James Turner, Staff writer U.S. Congressman James Comer spoke at the William Cherry Exposition Center Friday, Oct. 26, to advocate research of agricultural hemp. The Agricultural Hemp Educational Program was held to inform Murray of its role in the growing hemp industry. Hemp and marijuana is often confused, but hemp has a different Read More
Story by Paige Effinger, Contributing writer James Comer was elected the 1st district congressman for Kentucky last November, and has kept busy his first year in Congress. Comer finished his 12th town hall meeting covering all 12 counties. During the congressional recess, Comer wanted to visit his district to discuss their concerns. In one Read More
Agriculture Commissioner James Comer welcomed Murray State into the Kentucky Proud Farm to Campus program yesterday. “This region is one of the most productive areas in the nation, with a top-notch agriculture school, so it’s only fitting to have Murray State in the Farm to Campus program so they can share more of the abundance Read More