A new Kentucky license plate gives drivers the opportunity to show their support for libraries. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives Commissioner Wayne Onkst recently presented the “Support Kentucky’s Libraries” license plate to Gov. Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear. “Kentucky’s public libraries welcomed more than 20 million visitors last year who checked out Read More
The Racer Band hosted the 36th annual Festival of Champions on Saturday, Sept. 22. The event premiered 24 high school bands as part of the ceremony. High school bands from Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois and Arkansas competed for the title of grand champion Saturday in Roy Stewart Stadium. Director of bands Dennis L. Johnson said the Read More
The Calloway County general election will be Nov. 6. Below are listed the offices and the candidates as they will appear on the ballot. Voters will also be asked in the 2012 election if they are in favor of amending a Kentucky constitutional amendment giving Kentucky citizens the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife Read More
As Murray State is a large contributor to Calloway County, the well being of the University is at the top of the list of concerns for both candidates running for the open Kentucky state representative seat. Kenny Imes, Republican, and Hal Kemp, Democrat, will be on the ballot Nov. 6 to determine who will replace Read More
(Cadiz, Ky.) – Two North Carolina residents are dead after a collision on Interstate 24. Kentucky State Police received a call about a single vehicle collision near the 61 mile marker on I-24 at 10:14 p.m. on Sunday. A tractor trailer was traveling west on I-24 and for an unknown reason ran off the right Read More
Gov. Steve Beshear has recently appointed Doris Clark-Sarr, director of Adventures in Math and Science (AIMS) at Murray State, to the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights. The Kentucky General Assembly created the Commission on Human Rights in 1960. The board is made up of 11 commissioners and 36 staff members. Its mission is to eradicate discrimination in the commonwealth Read More
Governor Steve Beshear asks all Kentuckians to remember each of the lives lost on 9/11 and to honor their memories by lowering flags today, Sept. 11. “September 11, 2001 was one of the darkest days in our country’s history. Nearly 3,000 Americans died that day, and even though years have passed, the pain will never Read More
While the U.S. presidential race between Republican Mitt Romney and incumbent Democrat Barack Obama comes to a head on Nov. 6, several other key state and regional elections will also be decided, making this election one of the most important in state history. Calloway County, housed in District No. 1, has long been represented by Read More