Community and Regional News

President Davies vists PADD meeting

Aug 21, 2014 at 11:02 am by admin

(Mayfield KY - August 18, 2014) - President Bob Davies, completed his round of visiting Murray State University's 18 county service area yesterday with an appearance at the Pu.... Read More

Murray State University E-Learning Center Brings the Future to Hickman County

Aug 05, 2014 at 05:05 pm by admin

West Kentucky JournalClinton, KY. August 1, 2014 The 21st Century was politely served up for lunch at the Hickman County Senior Citizen Center. Murray State University (MSU).... Read More

PSC cuts Utilities Inc. increase request by 2/3

Jul 24, 2014 at 02:32 pm by admin

PSC Reduces Rate Adjustment for Water Service Corp. Utility receives one-third of increase it sought for Bell and Hickman customers   FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 24, 2014) – The K.... Read More

Mark Wilson takes us on a tour of his town

Jul 24, 2014 at 11:41 am by admin

Mark Wilson, the long suffering and long serving chair of the political portion of the Fancy Farm Picnic (Mark says that his wife is really in charge) took us on a tour of Fan.... Read More

St. Jerome's 17 acre complex now on National Register

Jul 24, 2014 at 10:02 am by admin

(Fancy Farm, KY – July 20, 2014) Fancy Farm’s St. Jerome’s Church unveiled a new bronze plaque on this hot, sunny summer afternoon. The plaque commemorates the designation of.... Read More

Jackson Purchase Historical Society visits historic Coca Cola building Saturday in Paducah.

Jul 17, 2014 at 08:15 am by admin

  Paducah developers Ed and Meagan Musselman will make a presentation about restorations to the historic Coca Cola bottling plant building and give a tour of the facility at.... Read More

Coming for Fancy Farm Picnic? Take some time to explore the Jackson Purchase

Jul 15, 2014 at 03:10 pm by admin

Coming down to the farthest corner of the state for barbecue and bombast? Why not get away from the madding crowd by visiting places unconnected to politics? Here are a few.... Read More

Waking Up the Beast of Democratic West Kentucky: Grimes comes for Dinner

Jul 01, 2014 at 09:10 am by admin

  Night was closing in. The air hung heavy with lush humidity so thick that one could almost cut it into foot wide cubes of air and stack them against the MSU Curris Center..... Read More

Public Storm Damages Increase Due to Farm Operations

Jun 19, 2014 at 07:51 pm by admin

  Ravaging rains, sometimes as much as 4” to 8” falling in one storm, have escalated the debate over who pays for storm damage. New concerns at the public government levels a.... Read More

E-Learning Centers open in Fulton County.

Jun 18, 2014 at 04:14 pm by admin

(Fulton, KY - June 17, 2014) - When access to broadband service in Kentucky was studied recently, the river counties of Fulton, Hickman, Carlisle and Ballard, were among those.... Read More

WKCTC's Skilled Craft Training Center Named Mayfield's Industry of the Month

Jun 10, 2014 at 01:10 pm by admin

MAYFIELD, KY - (June 10, 2014) - Five years after enrolling its first 11 students, West Kentucky Community and Technical College's Skilled Craft Training Center (SCTC) in Hick.... Read More

Graves County Bookmobile opens up the World to Rural Folks

Jun 10, 2014 at 01:10 pm by admin

  Running late for a press conference in Murray, I was moving very fast along KY Highway 339, just 2 miles out of Sedalia. Wham!! All of a sudden, when topping a hill I alm.... Read More

Murray Main Street Program nationally accredited

Jun 05, 2014 at 03:04 pm by admin

Frankfort, Ky. – The National Main Street Center (NMSC) has announced that 22 Kentucky Main Street Program (KYMS) communities have achieved national accreditation, up from 17.... Read More

Ledbetter Bridge ain't better - it's worse and it's goin' bye bye

May 13, 2014 at 04:21 pm by admin

  Closed bridge to be demolished   Old ‘Ledbetter Bridge’ formerly carried U.S. 60 over Tennessee River     FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 15, 2014) – The Kentucky Transportation C.... Read More

Kentucky Retirement System in a mess

May 13, 2014 at 02:49 pm by admin