The Murray Sentinel

11/10/2025

Can you believe how much The Sentinel has grown?!?!! Truth takes a village, and we can't do what we do without you!

11/07/2025

Halito! Glendale Road Church of Christ Preacher Steven Hunter discusses his Choctaw heritage to commemorate Native American Heritage Month. Here's an excerpt...

My grandmother, Vmpokni, grew up on the ancestral land of our people, which, before the United States was born, encompassed what is now central Mississippi, Louisiana, and southern Alabama. The Mississippi Band of Choctaws received federal recognition as a tribe just a few years after she was born. Later, she attended Chilocco Indian Agricultural School in Oklahoma (Red People), having previously learned English as a second language.

Click the link to read to Steven's full column.

Halito! Sa hohchifo yut Steven. Chahta sia hoki! (Hello! My name is Steven. I am Choctaw!) By Steven Hunter/For The Sentinel My grandmother, Vmpokni, grew u ...

11/03/2025

Jason Shelby, left, was arraigned in Calloway Circuit Court this morning on charges of third-degree r**e and first-degree sexual abuse. His next court appearance will be Tuesday, Jan. 20.

(Photo by Jessica Paine/The Murray Sentinel)

Read more about this case here: https://themurraysentinel.org/ousted-mhs-teacher-arrested-after-former-student-agrees-to-cooperate-with-police/

11/01/2025

Martha Layne Collins, who as the only woman to serve as governor of Kentucky revolutionized the state’s economy by landing Toyota Motor Manufacturing, died at 3 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in Lexington. She was 88.

Click the link to read the full story (reprinted from Kentucky Lantern).

By Jack Brammer/Kentucky Lantern Martha Layne Collins, who as the only woman to serve as governor of Kentucky revolutionized the state’s economy by landing ...

10/31/2025

This is an interesting map from the 2025 State of Local News Report, showing the corporatization of local media. You can't even make out the border of Kentucky.

At The Sentinel, we are proud to serve our neighbors as the only truly independent news outlet in Murray/Calloway County.

10/31/2025

How cool is this?! Northwestern University publishes the State of Local News Report every year. This year, The Sentinel made it on the map!!

And did you know that we are one of only eight stand-alone online newsrooms in Kentucky? We didn't either until today!

10/28/2025

FRANKFORT, Ky.– Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined leaders from 24 other states and the District of Columbia in challenging the Trump administration over its unlawful decision to suspend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their grocery budget so they can afford the nutritious food essential to health and well-being, due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Click the link to read the full press release.

FRANKFORT, Ky.– Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined leaders from 24 other states and the District of Columbia in challenging the Trump administration over its u ...

10/22/2025

MURRAY – After being arrested last week in unrelated cases, two Murray men made their first appearance before Calloway District Judge Randall Hutchens Tuesday to be arraigned on felony charges related to the alleged sexual assault of minors.

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MURRAY – After being arrested last week in unrelated cases, two Murray men made their first appearance before Calloway District Judge Randall Hutchens Tuesd ...

10/22/2025

The 2025 McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and Responsibility featuring National Political Correspondent Don Gonyea is TONIGHT at 7:00 p.m. in Lovett Auditorium on Murray State’s campus. The lecture is free to the public.

Find the link to the press release in the comments.

10/21/2025

Here's a taste of Constance Alexander's latest column...

Intimidated by advance hate speech that seemed designed to stoke the fires of potential violence against non-violent people, I headed to the Janice Mason Art Museum in Trigg County on Saturday, instead of participating in a “No Kings” rally.

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Intimidated by advance hate speech that seemed designed to stoke the fires of potential violence against non-violent people, I headed to the Janice Mason Ar ...

10/17/2025

MURRAY – Newly released records from the Murray Independent School District (MISD) shed light on the Murray High School band’s use of a company owned by Jason Shelby, a former MHS teacher whose past conduct is now the subject of a criminal case. In correspondence with district administrators, former Band Director Tim Zeiss said he hired the company for drill design and uniforms, calling the decision poor judgment rather than a policy violation.

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MURRAY – Newly released records from the Murray Independent School District (MISD) shed light on the Murray High School band’s use of a company owned by Jas ...

10/17/2025

The plans for the Murray Independent School District's new elementary school, which will be constructed on property near the intersection of Doran and Wiswell roads, were unveiled at tonight's school board meeting.