Jason Hinson-Nolen, interim Greek Life coordinator handed out ribbons Monday to honor Alpha Omicron Pi member Shelby Theiss, who died in a car accident over the weekend. A member of Sigma Sigma Sigma shows her support by Read More
Two Murray State Students are heading a program through the American Red Cross Association that will use fundraising to help members of Calloway County. Laura Nightingale, from Hopkinsville, Ky., and Tyler Cope, from Mayfield, Ky., both are double majors in Youth and Non-profit Leadership and Organizational Communication. They were selected to be the student coordinators Read More
Feb. 21 9:04 a.m. – A caller reported harassment to Public Safety. Officers were notified and a report was taken. 3:22 p.m. – A caller reported a hit and run on Educational Drive. Officers were notified and a report was taken. Feb. 22 9:58 p.m. – A caller reported receiving threatening phone calls at Read More
Murray State recently honored senior agriculture business student, Samantha Anderson, for her invitation to the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program in Arlington, Va., Feb. 21-22. Anderson was one of 20 students nationwide selected to attend the event. The students invited to the diversity program were selected based on their responses to an essay Read More
President Barack Obama’s administration launched a website earlier this month for college students to compare universities and their prices. College Scorecard, an extension of whitehouse.gov, lets students search for specific schools and see the costs, graduation rates, loan default rates and median borrowing of various schools. Students can also narrow college choice by region, degree, Read More
Texting and driving incidents have decreased in the city of Murray, and as a result, accidents and collisions have seen an overall decline. Murray State Public Safety Captain Roy Dunaway said the Murray-Calloway County region had 74 citations issued for use of a personal communication device during 2012, which is prohibited while operating a motor Read More
The Murray State News filed an inquiry complaint against the Murray State Board of Regents Monday. The newspaper is seeking an opinion from Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway in relation to the board’s intent to hold an executive session later this month. In their December quarterly meeting, board members passed a resolution forming the Ad-Hoc Read More
In response to recently collected data, the city of Murray has begun working with the Department of Highway Safety to investigate ways to make a stretch of 16th Street safer for vehicles and pedestrians. According to a report compiled by the Murray State Police, in the past five years 26 people have been injured by Read More