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Local NPR station responds to executive order targeting public broadcasting

Laura Ray - 05/05/20250

MURRAY – In a move that has drawn national attention and legal scrutiny, President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week, directing federal...

2024 Election

Election 2024: Council candidates answer your questions

Sentinel Staff - 11/02/20240

In addition to asking for intros from the Murray City Council candidates, we asked them three questions. Answers were limited to 200 words and...

2024 Election

Press release: Attorney General Coleman protects election integrity with election fraud hotline

Press Releases - 11/01/20240

FRANKFORT – Attorney General Russell Coleman is protecting the integrity of Kentucky elections as no excuse early voting begins Thursday. To keep the Commonwealth’s...

2024 Election

Faulkner: I think this is going to be a record

Jessica Paine - 10/31/20240

MURRAY – Today marked the start of no-excuse early voting in Kentucky, and Calloway County voters jumped at the first chance to cast their...

2024 Election

Election 2024: District 5 State House Representative candidates

Sentinel Staff - 10/30/20241

We reached out to incumbent Mary Beth Imes (R) and her challenger Lauren Hines (D) and asked for narratives introducing themselves to voters and...

2024 Election

Election 2024: Candidates for Court of Appeals, 1st Appellate District

Sentinel Staff - 10/30/20240

We reached out to incumbent Court of Appeals, 1st Appellate District, 2nd Division Judge Lisa Payne Jones and her challenger Judge Jason Shea Fleming...

2024 Election

Election 2024: Spotlight on Murray City Council candidates

Jessica Paine - 10/20/20240

(Note: This story was updated Oct. 22 to add late responses.) MURRAY – Election Day is two weeks away. While Rep. James Comer (R-KY) is...

A Community Divided

Lessons learned through community activism (OPINION)

Guest Contributor - 01/15/20240

By Benson Jones/For the Sentinel Murray has always been my home, and I imagine that Murray will continue to be my home in the...

A Community Divided

Behind the camera: Reporter reflects on protests (OPINION)

Guest Contributor - 01/14/20240

By Dave Thompson/For the Sentinel Driving up to the Court Square the evening of July 15, 2020, my nerves were already frayed. Less than two...

A Community Divided

Documentary reflects on movement to ‘Move the Monument’

Sentinel Staff - 01/07/20240

By Laura Ray/For The Sentinel MURRAY – Former Murray State University assistant football coach, Sherman Neal II returns to Murray for a Martin Luther King...

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