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Paducah Middle takes 2nd place in History Bowl

Mar 06, 2012 at 05:23 pm by admin

The Paducah Middle 7th grade History Bowl team won second place in World Civilizations, and 8th grader Reese Butler won 3rd place overall in the regional history bowl held a.... Read More

Acquiring History and the Indiana Jones of Pogue Library

Mar 06, 2012 at 05:08 pm by admin

(Murray, KY – Mar. 2, 2012) - The Board of Regents meeting had reached one of those moments in time when boredom reached for me. Casting about the room on the second flo.... Read More

My New Brother Printer and the Joy of Overcoming Personal Future Shock

Mar 05, 2012 at 07:24 pm by admin

The box looked simple. They all do when everything is locked away behind cardboard. This is the quiet time when new breaking technology is asleep and still unaware of its miss.... Read More

Comer agrees to emcee Fancy Farm Picnic

Mar 05, 2012 at 06:41 pm by admin

(Mayfield, KY – Mar. 5, 2012) -Mark Wilson may not have gone to Rotary today looking for an emcee to moderate the political speaking at his beloved Fancy Farm Picnic.&nb.... Read More

Monsanto give $$ to Graves schools

Mar 05, 2012 at 04:56 pm by admin

GRAVES FFA GRATEFUL FOR MONSANTO GRANT – The Graves County High School FFA Chapter recently accepted a $2,500 check from the Monsanto Fund to support agriculture educa.... Read More

Library project nixed by MSU Board

Mar 05, 2012 at 04:46 pm by admin

(Murray, KY March 2, 2012) - Take a good look at the pretty picture of a new building scheduled to replace the present library at MSU. The artist's drawing on disp.... Read More

Hickman County Superintendent Kenny Wilson addresses MSU Board of Regents

Mar 05, 2012 at 11:08 am by admin

(Murray KY, March 2, 2012) – Hickman County Schools Superintendent Kenny Wilson came to tell the Murray State University Board of Regents at their quarterly meet.... Read More

MSU wins OVC Tournament

Mar 03, 2012 at 06:28 pm by admin

Kentucky Ranked 8th in Nation for Industry Activity in 2011

Mar 03, 2012 at 12:54 pm by admin

Three West Kentucky communities also ranked among best in country FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 1, 2012) – In its highest ranking ever, Kentucky has been rated eighth in.... Read More

MSU renames college of business

Mar 03, 2012 at 12:23 pm by admin

Business college at MSU becomes Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business MURRAY, Ky. — Murray State University’s board of regents approved the naming of the Arth.... Read More

Murray grad published

Mar 03, 2012 at 12:20 pm by admin

MURRAY, Ky. — Rachael Isom, who is currently a graduate student at Murray State University, was published in the January 2012 edition of Apollon, an online undergraduate.... Read More

Brown drops out of First District House Race

Mar 03, 2012 at 12:12 pm by admin

(Clinton, KY - March 1, 2012) - First House District Rep. Steven Rudy was handed another term in the Legislature this week. His only opponent, Kevin Brown, announced he would.... Read More

Ag Commish to visit Graves County

Feb 29, 2012 at 04:17 pm by admin

Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer will join 4-H and FFA leaders at Graves County High School at 2 p.m. Monday, March 5. He will announce that proceeds fr.... Read More

'The most significant event for Columbus park since it opened’

Feb 29, 2012 at 03:44 pm by admin

On this date in 1862, the Confederate army was retreating southward from Columbus. They may have left behind a Civil War relic hunter’s dream that ended up bu.... Read More

In Search of the Coffee Trail of West Kentucky

Feb 26, 2012 at 04:53 pm by admin

As old as our civilization, we have searched for the perfect cup of coffee. During the 1950’s, more often then not, the elusive great cup of coffee was found clo.... Read More