Dionte Berry Editor-in-Chief dberry11@murraystate.edu For the past three academic years, the University was forced to adapt to COVID-19 through changes such as masking and social distancing, but the fall 2022 semester marks the start to a year of normalcy. Despite masking and social distancing not being enforced as precautionary measures, COVID-19 is still in Calloway Read More
Erinn Finley Contributing Writer efinley1@murraystate.edu Pride celebrations are back after being put on pause by the COVID-19 pandemic. Murray will be hosting a pride parade and picnic, on June 26 in honor of Pride month. All members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies are welcome to celebrate Pride. This year marks the sixth anniversary of Read More
Erinn Finely Contributing Writer efinely1@murraystate.edu One woman decided to start a community group to help combat the pandemic and it has become a force for good in the county. On March 16, 2020, Mary Scott Buck created a Facebook Group called Calloway County Collective to help meet community needs caused by the pandemic. “You know, Read More
Gage Johnson Editor-in-Chief gjohnson17@murraystate.edu At first glance, it appears the home in the 1500 block of Chestnut Street that was the scene of an early morning murder-suicide on Tuesday, March 16, is part of the Murray State campus. However, the single-family home, even though just feet away from Elizabeth Residential College, is a privately-owned residence. Read More
Dionte Berry Features Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Heavy rains this morning forced some Murray residents out of their homes and caused power and phone outages along with flash flooding. “Overnight we had a lot of heavy rainfall and we started receiving reports of high water, so agencies such as the local highway department and the Calloway County Read More
Ciara Benham Staff Writer cbenham@murraystate.edu In recognition of its efforts to help the community, Soup for the Soul was awarded the Kentucky Board of Education 2020 Kevin C. Brown Strategic Priority Award. Soup for the Soul is a non-profit soup kitchen that serves hot meals to the Murray community. “Our mission is to serve the Read More
Mason Galemore Contributing Writer mgalemore@murraystate.edu Murray’s Playhouse in the Park has made adjustments to how they operate amid the COVID-19 pandemic, seeing a large transition to a virtual format. “We were literally in tech week for ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime’ when everything shut down,” said Playhouse in the Park Director Lisa Read More
Addison Watson Staff Writer awatson25@murraystate.edu Following two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Calloway County, Mayor Bob Rogers has declared a local state of emergency for the city of Murray. According to a media release on Thursday, March 26, Rogers believes Murray has been “adversely impacted” by the infectious virus which has prompted him to Read More