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Hear featured reports on events and issues affecting the Four Rivers Region. Produced by the WKMS News Team.
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Candidates Surge Murray City Council Ballot
Twenty-six candidates will be on the ballot for Murray City ...
Twenty-six candidates will be on the ballot for Murray City Council in this May's Primary, but there's only twelve seats to fill. Chris Taylor looks into what has spurred so many candidates to seek public office and about the challenges both
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Campus Lights 2010: The Music Man
Campus Lights is the 73-year-old tradition of a musical production ...
Campus Lights is the 73-year-old tradition of a musical production starring and run entirely by Murray State students. This year's show is The Music Man. The cast and crew of Campus Lights have been hard at work since well before Christmas, but
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Bela Fleck talks upcoming Africa Tour Concert at Murray State
Kate Lochte with the adventurous B la Fleck, whose banjo ...
Kate Lochte with the adventurous B la Fleck, whose banjo virtuosity shines in jazz, blues, bluegrass, classical, and now, African settings. Fleck brings his Africa Tour to Murray State University on February 12th. Click the link at the top of the page
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2009 ice storm through the eyes of children
Last summer when most had mostly recovered from the Ice ...
Last summer when most had mostly recovered from the Ice Storm, The Purchase Area Writing Project decided to sponsor a way for folks to remember the Ice Storm through the eyes of Children. The following are three poems from young area writers.
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Budget cuts threaten closure of local alternative school
In 1994 after fighting his way through nights of alcohol ...
In 1994 after fighting his way through nights of alcohol induced haze, Brian Stafford met his destiny, in Carroll county juvenile court. Soon Stafford found himself among other troubled teenagers at Carroll Academy. Now a college graduate, Stafford is
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More delays likely for Kentucky tax reform
The phrase tax reform' is again finding its way into ...
The phrase tax reform' is again finding its way into the lexicon of Kentucky's lawmakers. For years, many have called on the Commonwealth to update its tax system, yet, there's been little action, and further delays seem likely.
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How a local gas station owner became an ice storm hero
On a normal day, Gary's Market on South Fourth Street ...
On a normal day, Gary's Market on South Fourth Street in Murray looks like Any Gas Station USA. But a year ago Thursday, with the electrical grid down and thousands of people without access to fuel and heat, Gary Russell's little store
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Two Legends, One Stage at Playhouse: Postponed to Feb. 6-7
Stacey Smith teaches drama at Marshall County High School, and ...
Stacey Smith teaches drama at Marshall County High School, and directs and acts at Playhouse in the Park. Shawn Knight is a professional actor out of Nashville, where he teaches at Belmont University. They're joining forces at Playhouse with
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Controversial young adult author reads tonight at Murray State
Today, young people connect to the internet and engage with ...
Today, young people connect to the internet and engage with the adult world at a level that didn't exist 10 or 20 years ago. This development is increasingly reflected in young adult fiction, causing authors to reassess the boundaries of
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US Senate candidate Jack Conway talks about campaign issues
The official filing deadline to run for Office in Kentucky ...
The official filing deadline to run for Office in Kentucky is Tuesday. One of the most hotly contested seats this go-around is that of retiring U.S. Senator Jim Bunning. So far 10 people are vying for Bunning's seat on both sides of the aisle.
