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EDUCATION
Community gives back to local students with 15th annual "Stuff the Bus" event
PADUCAH — Back-to-school season is right around the corner, and a local organization is working hard to ensure students have the supplies they need this school year. Notebooks, pencils, and markers were among the items local shoppers donated at the 15th annual "Stuff the Bus" event on Saturday, July 20.
Badgett family creates three MSU scholarships for College of Education and Human Services
MURRAY, Ky. – The Badgett family and the J. Rogers Badgett Sr. Foundation of Madisonville, Ky., have made a significant multiyear commitment to the College of Education and Human Services through the Murray State University Foundation. The Badgett family has a rich history of supporting education throughout Western Kentucky and began their support of Murray State more than 15 years ago.
WKCTC schedules training for students who want to work in film industry
PADUCAH — This August, a local entertainment production company will join forces with West Kentucky Community and Technical College to train a group of students to work on film sets. Though western Kentucky isn’t known by many as a hub for entertainment production, the organizers of WKCTC’s Production Assistant...
FCA High School Football 7-on-7 /Lineman Challenge; Lakers, Tigers join others at Murray State
MURRAY — Events like the West Kentucky FCA High School Football 7-on-7/Lineman Challenge at Murray State are probably not going to have a say in a potential state championship run or even trying to break .500 during a season. However, for about 12 programs from throughout the westernmost portion...
Ag Commissioner Shell Shares Vision At Murray State University
Looking to bring think tanks together across the Commonwealth, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell made the first of many planned visits across the state Monday morning at Murray State University — headlining an “Agriculture Is Economic Development” Conference that brought together scores of civic leaders from this region.
MSU joins forces with KDA for economic conference
MURRAY – The Kentucky Department of Agriculture collaborated with Murray State University Monday to host a conference focusing on farming, economic development and connecting producers across the state. The conference was called “Agriculture is Economic Development” and was held throughout the day in the CFSB Center’s Murray Room. In...
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