Tell the EPA to protect KY from toxic mercury

May 09, 2011 at 09:48 am by admin

Dear Mary, Did you know that Kentucky was recently ranked as the 6th worst state for mercury pollution from dirty coal-fired power plants? Mercury and other air toxics are.... Read More

Water Wars in Mid America: Part II - The Cost of Who to Save

May 08, 2011 at 08:09 pm by admin

Balancing Act: Communities or Farmland? During a hard driving rain, on the night of Monday May 2nd, along a stretch of levee works at a forgotten point of geography call Bird.... Read More

Water Wars in Mid America: Part I - Blowing the Levee

May 08, 2011 at 08:09 pm by admin

Part 1 - Blowing the Levee Round One Raging rain and water framed the blackness of the night as two massive fireballs ripped  high into the black sky over the Birds Poin.... Read More

MSU student selected to accompany original Freedom Riders through the South

May 06, 2011 at 04:44 pm by admin

MURRAY, Ky. — Threatened. Attacked. Jailed. That’s exactly what America’s original Freedom Riders faced 50 years ago this week. For Murray State University s.... Read More

It's Official

May 05, 2011 at 08:16 am by admin

FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 4, 2011) – Governor Steve Beshear was notified tonight that President Barack Obama has approved his request for a major disaster declaration for Kent.... Read More

Beware filter bubbles

May 04, 2011 at 02:43 pm by admin

Help Wanted -Applications now being accepted for educational boards

May 03, 2011 at 03:25 pm by admin

Nominations are now being accepted for the board of trustees, board of regents for eight universities FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 3, 2011) – Applications are now being accepted.... Read More

Chicken Fest 2011 - Something to Crow About

May 03, 2011 at 01:55 pm by admin

There was no people counter to get an exact number of those who attended last Saturday’s Chicken Fest in Clinton.  But there were enough anecdotal accounts to promp.... Read More

Senator Paul's new website

May 02, 2011 at 03:32 pm by admin

America's two great rivers - the Mississippi and the Ohio both flooding

May 02, 2011 at 02:46 pm by admin

Flooding at the confluence of the Ohio And Mississippi Rivers is a sight to behold. Cairo, Illinois can be seen just right of center in this photograph shot by John Blair toda.... Read More

Graves County High School Students in service to community

May 02, 2011 at 08:16 am by admin

Graves County High School’s Second Annual Day of Service brightened the moods of participants, recipients, and the general public as much as the mostly sunny skies and t.... Read More

Planting the barrels

Apr 28, 2011 at 02:38 pm by admin

Clinton master gardeners Katie Beck, Phyliss Whitlock and Lilly Kimbell had help Thursday planting decorative barrels with lantana and hostas. Inmates from the Hickman County.... Read More

AQS Quilt Show goes on despite flooding

Apr 27, 2011 at 09:28 pm by admin

The show must go on. That was the decision of American Quilt Society (AQS) organizers in the face of threatening weather. The AQS Quilt Show and Contest is in its 27th year in.... Read More

Murray State University/Memphis Bioworks Foundation partnership forges ahead

Apr 27, 2011 at 07:42 pm by admin

Initiatives to increase West Kentucky’s bioenergy crops and  rural entrepreneurialism grow MURRAY, Ky. — The West Kentucky AgBioworks® Initiative, based.... Read More

Sen. Paul offers info to constituents in storm area

Apr 27, 2011 at 05:32 pm by admin

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the recent storms throughout Kentucky, and the increasing flooding in Western Kentucky, Sen. Rand Paul today offered the following statement.... Read More