Education

College Enrollment Up for 2012 High School Grads

Apr 16, 2015 at 10:14 am by admin

More than 87 percent returned to college for second year FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 15, 2015) -- Two reports released today from the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce S.... Read More

Achievement, Endeavor, and Hope - MSU President invested

Apr 15, 2015 at 03:10 pm by admin

(April 10, 2015 - Murray KY) - Dr. Robert O. Davies officially became the 13th president of Murray State University in a ceremony full of pomp, circumstance and tradition. A l.... Read More

Eight PTHS students selected for Governor's Scholars Program

Apr 15, 2015 at 10:43 am by admin

Paducah Tilghman juniors Parker Belt, Reese Butler, Lauren Eickholz, Meg Hancock, Grant Hutcheson, and Lucie Tyrrell have been chosen as scholars and juniors Shelby Browning.... Read More

WKCTC wins $100,000 Aspen Award

Apr 07, 2015 at 10:11 am by admin

West Kentucky Community & Technical College Awarded $100,000 prize for achieving outstanding outcomes in: learning, degree completion, minority and low-income student succ.... Read More

Paducah students excel at Future Problem Solving Competition

Mar 31, 2015 at 03:20 pm by admin

Paducah Middle sixth grader Jenna Price (r) was first in the junior division and 8th grader Addie Rogers (l) was second place in the middle division in the category of Scenari.... Read More

HCHS Readers Select Favorite Bluegrass Books

Mar 30, 2015 at 10:42 am by admin

Each year, with the help of the Kentucky Association of School Librarians, the Kentucky Reading Association promotes a list of selected books to student readers across the sta.... Read More

"Textbooks profits benefit publisher, not University"

Feb 26, 2015 at 02:37 pm by admin

Walking through the rows of textbooks in the University Store, there is one name which students curse under their breaths more than any other: Murray State's. Pearson, McGraw-.... Read More

I Love to Read Week Celebrated

Feb 22, 2015 at 02:04 pm by admin

Just In Time for the Snow (Clinton, KY) - The wind chill is dangerously low, there is a foot of snow on the ground outside, and school has been cancelled for the rest of the.... Read More

Local Artist Works With Students

Jan 30, 2015 at 02:58 pm by admin

This month's Student Showcase display in the Hickman County High School Library featured clay sculptures created by Melinda Paul's middle school students. To conclude this mon.... Read More

Three in a row: Graves County High School Academic Team wins district Governor's Cup championship again in 2015

Jan 26, 2015 at 02:35 pm by admin

​​The Graves County Eagles Academic Team came away with top honors once again at the high school District Tournament recently at Mayfield High School.For the third year in a r.... Read More

Two MSU alums compete for $100,000 on Framework, 9:00 p.m CDT SPIKE 1-6-15

Jan 06, 2015 at 01:42 pm by admin

MURRAY, Ky. -- Jessica Brown and Craig Bayens, two Murray State University alumni, will showcase their design and craftsmanship skills on the premiere of Framework tonight, Tu.... Read More

Students spend day learning ins and outs of Ag

Jan 05, 2015 at 04:41 pm by admin

On December 11, 2014, the Hickman County High School Chamber of Commerce Leadership Group had an Agriculture theme day. First, students and sponsors visited Burgess Brothers..... Read More

Governor names new WKCTC Board members

Nov 21, 2014 at 11:09 am by admin

PADUCAH, KY (November 20, 2014) - Gov. Steve Beshear recently announced the appointment of Mary Hammond and Jason E. Jones as new members to the West Kentucky Community and Te.... Read More

Musician Chris Thile honored as outstanding alum

Nov 21, 2014 at 11:04 am by admin

MURRAY, Ky. -- Grammy Award-winning musician Chris Thile won the 2014 Outstanding Alumni in Fine Arts award, presented at the sixth annual A Taste of the Arts Dinner and Aucti.... Read More

Winners at Project Leadership 2014 announced

Nov 21, 2014 at 10:54 am by admin

MURRAY, Ky. -- More than 350 students and their teachers from nine West Kentucky schools participated in the sixth annual Project Leadership Workshop at Murray State Universit.... Read More