Mr. J’s Bar and Grill will soon be able to serve hard alcohol if the restaurant’s request for a liquor license is approved by Kentucky’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Located on 15th Street in Murray, Mr. J’s Bar and Grill has been open for approximately three months. The restaurant currently has a malt license, Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Twenty-three point eight percent. That’s the percentage of Murray residents living below the federal poverty level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s right – in the friendliest small town in America, nearly one in four residents live in poverty. Read More
Rand Paul (R-Owensboro), Kentucky’s junior senator to the United States Congress, met many of his Western Kentucky constituents Monday as he visited several locations in the region, including Martha’s Restaurant in Murray. Martha’s Restaurant was full to capacity with dozens of people wanting to meet the senator. Paul made his way through the restaurant, first Read More
Murray State recycles approximately 291 tons of paper, plastic, cardboard and other materials every year. This amounts to 5,814,000 pounds of material being reused to make goods and is kept out of local landfills. Wayne Harper, director of Grounds and Building Services, said the University recycles paper, aluminum, cardboard, plastic, glass, motor oil and batteries. Read More
The Murray City Council approved an ordinance Thursday which will allow bars and taverns to be open until 1:30 a.m. instead of midnight. The ordinance, proposed by Jason Pittman, passed at the most recent city council meeting in its second reading by a vote of 6-4. Pittman had previously moved to amend the city’s alcohol Read More
Lines wrapped around the CFSB Center as country music fans waited patiently to see Florida Georgia Line perform its first headlining show at Murray State. Florida Georgia Line was preceded by two close friends as opening acts: Dallas Smith and Colt Ford. Each act performed a 30-minute set to warm up the crowd Read More
Last Tuesday, two professors held a combined presentation that covered two very different topics. Danielle Nielsen, assistant professor of English, opened the presentation by reading narratives written by women from the mid-Victorian era. The narratives described what it was like for British women during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. “It is this really fine line Read More
Faces & Places is a weekly series that profiles the people and places of Murray and the surrounding areas. Every person and every place has a story. Let us tell it. For many college students, leaving home is all about gaining a sense of freedom. Some students choose to use that freedom to express themselves Read More