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
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu On Saturday, Sept. 12, democratic Kentucky Senate candidate Amy McGrath will make her way to the Higgins House in Murray to host a voter registration event from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. geared toward students. The retired U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel will focus on registering people to vote, how to Read More
Daniella Tebib News Editor dtebib@murraystate.edu Republican red took over Big Blue Nation at Rupp Arena on Monday for a “Keep America Great” rally, just 11 hours before the polls open. President Donald Trump endorsed incumbent candidate Matt Bevin ahead of Tuesday’s election. The Kentucky gubernatorial election is one of just three in the nation this Read More
Cady Stribling Staff writer cstribling1@murraystate.edu Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced a proposal for legislation to change the purchasing age of tobacco. McConnell hopes to introduce national legislation to change the age for tobacco and vape use from 18 to 21. McConnell announced his plans for his proposal during a press conference in Louisville, Kentucky on 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
Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, which was decided early Tuesday night, elicited mixed reactions from Murray State students. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell won his sixth term in resounding fashion with 56 percent of the vote, compared to less than 44 percent for Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes and 3 percent for Libertarian David Patterson. Tuesday, voting Read More
With the heated Nov. 4 Senate election two weeks away, Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes brought former President Bill Clinton to western Kentucky to a crowd of 1,750 Tuesday. Clinton reinforced many of the themes Grimes highlighted during her challenge to U.S. Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, including bringing more jobs to Kentucky, raising Read More
PADUCAH — With the heated Nov. 4 Senate election only two weeks away, Alison Lundergan Grimes brought former President Bill Clinton to western Kentucky to a crowd of 1,750 on Tuesday. Clinton reinforced many of the themes Grimes has been highlighting during her challenge to Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, including bringing more jobs to Read More