Story by Zach Scott, Staff writer The Murray State softball team was able to snap an eight-game losing streak on Wednesday by defeating WKU 10-6. The win over the Hilltoppers (21-12) gives the Racers their tenth win of the season, pushing their record to 10-22. Junior pitcher Amber Van Duyse pitched a complete game, giving Read More
Story by James Turner, Contributing writer Ribs, brisket and pulled pork are just a few menu items at Murray’s newest restaurant, Woody’s Bar-B-Q. The new restaurant, Woody’s Bar-B-Q, opened on Jan. 22, near QDOBA. Tammy Willie is the co-owner of the franchise along with her husband Kevin. They started working on bringing the Florida based Read More
Story by Mari-Alice Jasper, News Editor In a joint effort between Murray State and the surrounding community, the first accreditation award given to a 911-communication center in western Kentucky was bestowed upon Murray State’s Public Safety and Emergency Management dispatch center June 10. This award recognizes accomplishments made by University police department employees and enhances Murray State’s strategic Read More
The Racers came off a two-day, two-meet weekend at Western Kentucky and the University of Tennessee with a strong overall team performance and a personal win for one Racer. Senior Brittany Bohn won the 3000-meter steeplechase at WKU Saturday, crushing her previous personal record in the event. “I started out strong, went for my PR Read More
Although both the dining services programs at Murray State and Western Kentucky University bring in extra money at the end of each year, Western Kentucky rakes in a bigger profit of about $15 million. Across the Commonwealth, universities including Murray State and Western Kentucky have developed strategies to accommodate students’ need for eateries on campus 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
Fans got their first glimpse of this year’s Murray State women’s soccer team Sunday as the Racers fell to Western Kentucky 7-1 in their lone exhibition of the preseason. “Obviously the result was nothing what we wanted it to go,” said the Racers’ new head coach Jeremy Groves. “We had two of the main people Read More
After several consecutive weekends of poor weather, the women’s track team took advantage of sunny skies Saturday at the Hilltopper Relays hosted by Western Kentucky. “We had some really bright spots,” Head Coach Jenny Severns said. “We had some consistent performances. We had some people PR, but we had a lot of people perform consistently Read More