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GSP back in session at Murray State

2 days ago | murrayledger.com | Hawkins Teague

MURRAY – If you see large groups of teens around town with yellow lanyards hanging from their necks over the next month, it’s because the Governor’s Scholars Program is back in session at Murray State University. Scholars and their parents were welcomed to campus on Sunday, and an opening ceremony was conducted after 348 scholars were shown to their rooms. It will continue through Saturday, July 26.
Moore to rule on motion to dismiss Planning Commission, BZA appeal

2 days ago | murrayledger.com | Hawkins Teague

MURRAY – Calloway County Circuit Judge Andrea Moore heard arguments Wednesday for and against dismissal of a lawsuit brought against the Murray Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustments by several property owners living near the site of a proposed apartment complex.
Molinar: Use fireworks only as directed

2 days ago | murrayledger.com | Hawkins Teague

MURRAY – With nine fireworks stands now open in Murray in the run-up to Independence Day, last week’s explosion that seriously injured two construction workers in the Lone Oak community near Paducah serves as a stark reminder of what can happen when amateur fireworks are used improperly.
MFD responds to restaurant kitchen fire

3 days ago | murrayledger.com | Hawkins Teague

MURRAY – The manager of Murray’s Captain D’s said she hoped to reopen by today after the restaurant experienced a fire in its kitchen on Tuesday. Murray Fire Department Chief Eric Pologruto said firefighters were dispatched to Captain D’s at 700 North 12th St. around 8:15 a.m. Tuesday. “They said they had a fire on the inside of the restaurant, and we got there and had fairly moderate smoke showing from the roof section of the building,” Pologruto said.
Opioid Work Group chair talks coming recovery center

3 days ago | murrayledger.com | Hawkins Teague

MURRAY – The chair of the City of Murray’s Opioid Work Study Group said she is hopeful a planned Recovery Community Center will be a life-saving resource for local residents suffering from addiction. In 2022, the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office announced that cities and counties across the state would share at least $450 million as a result of a settlement between the commonwealth and opioid manufacturers and distributors.
Holland: Heat wave will continue through this week

4 days ago | murrayledger.com | Hawkins Teague

MURRAY – While the rest of this week will feel stiflingly hot, temperatures are not expected to reach the highs required for an excessive heat warning. Justin Holland, Murray’s official government weather observer for the National Weather Service’s Paducah office, said that while this week marks the summer’s heat wave, the current conditions are not unusually hot for June. “We are under a heat advisory until Friday,” Holland said.
Coastal Carolina’s Schnall sounds off on CWS umpires after Game 2 ejection

4 days ago | murrayledger.com | Steve Beideck

(TNS) How quickly he was ejected from Sunday’s College World Series championship game loss to Louisiana State was still a surprise to Coastal Carolina Head Coach Kevin Schnall long after he had been banished to CCU’s locker room. At the postgame press conference following the Chants’ 5-3 loss to LSU at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Schnall first congratulated the Tigers on their eighth CWS tournament championship. “They deserved it, they earned it,” Schnall said.
How absence of offense vs. Reds shows ways hit-bunching Cardinals thrive at Busch

4 days ago | murrayledger.com | Derrick Goold

(TNS) Since its grass took root in downtown St. Louis, the Cardinals’ current ballpark has favored pitchers, and while buildings have appeared and climbed around it, the club has, with few exceptions, leaned into Busch Stadium III’s personality by emphasizing defense and pitching that puts that defense to work. The question has been what kind of offense, outside of one with a big-stick MVP as its tentpole, could consistently thrive and take advantage of their home’s dimension.
BZA approves conditional use permit for medical cannabis dispensary

5 days ago | murrayledger.com | Hawkins Teague

MURRAY – The Murray Board of Zoning Adjustments voted 4-1 Wednesday to approve a conditional use permit request for a medicinal cannabis dispensary to locate at 1300 North 16th St.The current property owner is Patrick Kough, and the proposed buyer is Kentucky Management, LLC, applying under the name KY Murray Dispensary, LLC.
BZA approves conditional use permit for medical cannabis dispensary

1 week ago | murrayledger.com | Hawkins Teague

MURRAY – The Murray Board of Zoning Adjustments voted 4-1 Wednesday to approve a conditional use permit request for a medicinal cannabis dispensary to locate at 1300 North 16th St.The current property owner is Patrick Kough, and the proposed buyer is Kentucky Management, LLC, applying under the name KY Murray Dispensary, LLC.