Wade Northington, director of the Breathitt Veterinary Center, received the 2012 Distinguished Service Award at the 101st Annual Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association Meeting and 39th Mid-America Veterinary Conference this fall in Louisville, Ky. He received this recognition for his devotion to the veterinary profession and providing quality service to the community and the association. Northington Read More
The Florida Board of Education announced the new education commissioner Wednesday morning. President Randy Dunn was not selected. Former Indiana school superintendent Tony Bennett was chosen for the position. The board of education met Tuesday afternoon to interview each of the three finalists. Among Bennett and Dunn was Charles Hokanson Jr., a former U.S. Department of Read More
President Randy Dunn appeared before the Florida Board of Education Tuesday afternoon to for his interview for the Florida Education Commissioner position. Dunn was the last of three candidates to be interviewed for the position out of 169 original contenders. The other applicants interviewed were Tony Bennett, outgoing Indiana state school superintendent and Charles Hokanson Read More
On the night of Nov. 25, freshman wide receiver Janawski Davis was jailed for an alleged armed robbery at the 300 building parking lot of The Chase. On Wednesday, the prosecution will ask for the charges to be dropped in the case. The defendant, Jalin Ladd of Cadiz, Ky., had identified Davis to Murray Read More
Samantha English, vice president of marketing of C.A. Jones, Inc., recently sent an email to students who purchased or rented textbooks from University Book & Bean earlier this semester. The email said textbook rentals are due no later than Dec. 14. Rentals can be returned Wednesday-Friday from 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., at University Book Read More
Pine Mountain State Resort Park is hosting its annual Hike the Highlands Weekend, Jan. 11-13. The event, now in its second year, will offer simultaneous hikes. Evening feature presentations on becoming lost (and found), hiking in bear country, hiking highlights of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park and hiking the Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail will Read More
The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Louisville, Ky., released a list of actions University employees should be aware of as possible terrorist activities. A letter was sent to all Kentucky campuses asking students and faculty to alert the FBI or local law enforcement if they notice anything suspicious. Perrye Turner, the special agent in charge Read More
Murray State senior Stephanie Rexing, agronomy major from Evansville, Ind., took first place at the annual Kentucky Academy of Science’s 98th Annual Meeting for her research on evaluating draught resistant corn hybrids under different soil textures. The KAS annual meeting is designed for undergraduate and graduate students to present their research by either poster or Read More