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Helen LaFrance: Enduring Artist and Memory Keeper

Constance Alexander - 02/11/20260

MURRAY – When an E-F4 tornado ravaged downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, in 2021, a painting by esteemed artist Helen LaFrance was pummeled at the local...

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Bolin Books awarded James Patterson holiday bonus

Press Releases - 12/13/20250

MURRAY - The owner of an independent bookstore in downtown Murray was among 600 booksellers given a $500 bonus from best-selling author James Patterson. Whitney...

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Murray Tiger Band earns top honors amid leadership change

Jessica Paine - 09/29/20250

MURRAY – For the fifth consecutive year, the Murray High School (MHS) Tiger Band was named grand champion at the Festival of Champions on...

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What’s Fake, What’s Real, What’s History?

Constance Alexander - 09/23/20250

MURRAY - During a recent presentation at Murray State University, Frank X Walker promised not to make the audience too uncomfortable. But then the...

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Local photographer challenges audiences to see pinecones anew

Loraine DeBonis - 09/15/20250

MURRAY - “Every picture is a bit of a surprise,” says photographer Ron Toth, whose large-format photographs of conifer cones will be on display...

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Thornton Wilder play asks a timeless question:’Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it – every, every minute?’

Constance Alexander - 08/11/20250

MURRAY – Audiences everywhere – in school gyms that smell of sneakers and sweat; outdoors, swatting mosquitos, in summer stock productions; nestled in plush...

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Land Between the Lakes awarded grant for Turkey Bay OHV project (Press Release)

Press Releases - 07/16/20250

MEDINA, Minn. – Today, Polaris Inc., a global leader in powersports, in partnership with the National Forest Foundation (NFF), announced the 2025 recipients of the Polaris...

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