Story by Amy Turner, Contributing writer Photo courtesy of Brittany Burress In May of 2017, Brittany Burress graduated from Murray State with her bachelor’s degree. Today, she works as personal trainer at Mega Gym right here in Murray, where she trains and coaches students into their best possible shape. Hired in January, Burress used her Read More
Story by Leigh Duncan, Contributing writer Photo courtesy of Chris Abell On any given night around the local hangouts of Murray, it would not be unlikely to find yourself in the presence of unique, local talent. But what is it that distinguishes a local band from the pool of others performing late into the Read More
Story by Emily Williams, Features Editor Photo courtesy of Anna Sohl Opportunity was afforded to Anna Sohl, senior from Paducah, Kentucky and member of The Organization of Murray Art Students (OMAS) recently when she was granted the MAGPie Award, a Murray Art Guild Exhibition Award, for the design of her unique, hand-crafted ceramic pieces. Sohl Read More
Story by Sydni Anderson, Staff writer Roby Blackwell wore a light blue t-shirt that read “oh yeah, bucko?” across the front in custom script. He sat at one of the picnic tables in front of Waterfield Library like any other college student taking a break between classes. But Blackwell isn’t just any other student. He Read More
By Sydni Anderson, Staff writer When a person is walking on campus and feels like they are seeing double, they’ve probably come across one of the few pairs Murray State twins. The Whitman Twins Liz and Becca Whitman, juniors, are fraternal twins from Louisville, Kentucky. Liz is an early childhood education major and Becca is Read More
Story by Brianna Willis, Staff writer Travis Whitlow, senior from Mayfield, Kentucky, was waiting for Todrick Hall at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at the CFSB center, an hour and a half before the event was set to begin. Dressed in a unicorn onesie and shoes fashioned after Hall’s Teddy Bear backpack, Whitlow said he was excited to see Read More
Whether you can cut a rug and jitterbug, or resort to corny dance moves like the sprinkler and the cabbage patch, people of all ages dance. Named after the dance, Murray’s Jitterbug’z Dance Club and Arcade opened July 4. The building is located at 1306 S. 12th Street. Jitterbug’z is made up of two separate Read More
Corvette Lanes has been a favorite business in the community of Murray since its opening in 1958, but last year a local businessman decided the bowling alley could use a major face-lift. Brandon Edmiston, originally of Murray, and owner of Edmiston Marketing, LLC., purchased the building in September of 2013 and wanted to renovate the Read More