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KHSAA State Track and Field Championship Presented by UK Health Care;
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (1018+ words) The team of (from left) Hayden Loveless, Layla Green, Marciyah Mays and Ann Arnett defended the state Class 2 A championship for Calloway County in the 4x100-meter relay at Lexington. Calloway County Head Coach Mike Wicker (right) and senior Layla Green…...
Racer comeback falls short against UIC
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (296+ words) Murray State's Kainen Jorge (15) and teammate Jack Wajda take to the sky for an elbow bump after Jorge's solo home run today against Illinois-Chicago at Johnny Reagan Field at Taylor Family Park in Murray, as teammates Daylan Pena(23) and Anthony…...
SIU ends Racers' run by escaping comeback
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (537+ words) Murray State's Daylan Pena prepares to slap hands with third-base coach Anthony Ortega tonight after his grand slam home run pulled the Racers within only a run of arch rival Southern Illinois in the sixth inning at Johnny Reagan Field…...
On a horse is where she wants to be
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (850+ words) Kale is pictured next to the trailer she recently won and her five buckles displayed above the wheels. Kale is pictured with her mother, Heather, and her father, Michael. Kale with her two horses. It seems Calloway County has another…...
KHSAA State Track and Field Championship Presented by UK Health Care; Lady Laker Koch doesn't see Moore as "rival'; both become Screaming Eagles come fall
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (509+ words) LONE OAK " Over the weekend, tennis teams from throughout we" MURRAY "Almost a year after falling only a few points shy of dethroning Kentucky" MURRAY "In sports, there are events that create what many believe to be "rivalries." This is…...
Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championship;
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (804+ words) Murray State" pitcher Jacob Hustedde receives congratulations from his teammates after pitching into the eighth inning Thursday against Indiana State. Murray State's Luke Mistone got the Racers' first hit on this bunt against Indiana State on Thursday. Murray State relief…...
Calloway writer's new book recalls lifetime of hunting, fishing
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (626+ words) "Skinning Catfish in Mary's Kitchen," by Calloway County resident and Field & Stream writer Will Brantley, was published by Lyons Press and released on May 5. One of Will Brantley's favorite activities is catfish noodling, about which he has written extensively. The…...
OBITUARY: Barbara Joan Lathrop
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (205+ words) Barbara Joan Lathrop, 79, of Murray, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at Spring Creek Health Care in Murray. She was born Nov. 11, 1946, in Weatherford, Texas, to Winfred B. Brown and Margot (Mosely) Brown." In addition to her parents, she was preceded in…...
Swope arraigned for sexual offense charges
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (173+ words) MURRAY " A former Murray Police Department detective accused of sexual offenses with a minor appeared for arraignment in Trigg County District Court Thursday, with the court entering a not guilty plea to six Class D felony charges on his behalf....
MFD responds to small fire on Calloway campus
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (146+ words) Murray Ledger and Times The Murray Fire Department was called to the Calloway County Alternative Instructional Facility on College Farm Road around 1 p. m. Wednesday after receiving a report of a lamp that had caught fire. District spokesman Ryan Marchetti said all…...