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12/20/2024
12/19/2024

On December 18, 2024, at approximately 2:15 pm, the Calloway County 911 Center received several reports of an unmarked vehicle tampering with mailboxes in the Panorama Shores area of Calloway County. Deputies responded and located the suspect, initiating a traffic stop. It was determined that the suspect had accessed over 12 mailboxes, removing packages and letters. However, there was no evidence suggesting any packages were taken from porch areas. The suspect was arrested and lodged at the Calloway County Detention Center.

Austin Jones, 29
Murray, Ky
-Traffic Violations
-Theft of Mail Matter (Class D felony)
-Poss of Stolen Mail (Class D felony)

12/13/2024

Calloway County Emergency Management and Murray Natural Gas are trying to determine the source of the smell of gas that has been reported by people all over Murray this morning.

Emergency Management Director Josh Kerr said at approximately 10 a.m. that there is currently no confirmation of a gas leak.

“At this time, we do not have any confirmed gas leak anywhere in the county,” Kerr said. “We just received multiple calls this morning of a strange odor. We're just trying to determine what that is and where it may be coming from, but at this time, we don't have anything confirmed.”

Kerr said he had spoken to other emergency managers in nearby counties, and although Graves and Marshall counties had nothing to report, the emergency management director in Henry County, Tennessee had received similar reports from the public.

“The winds are coming out of the south, and they said that they had some reports down that far south as well, so it may not even be in Calloway County,” Kerr said. “The smell is kind of dissipating right now, at least, as I’ve been out driving around. It's very faint, but Murray Natural Gas has responded too, and we're taking every call. We're treating every call as if it is a potential gas leak, so they're checking everything, but so far, they have not found any evidence of a gas leak anywhere in the county.”

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

12/11/2024

Murray Department Chief Sam Bierds said a Wednesday afternoon test of the tornado siren on Glendale Road was successful. The city is is still waiting for work to be completed on the siren at Riviera Courts.

12/10/2024
12/07/2024

On 12/5/2024 around 10:36 AM, the Murray Police Department responded to a residence on the north side of the city in reference to a report of someone being stabbed. Upon arrival, officers located an individual who appeared to have been stabbed, and they began providing her with first aid as other officers began searching for the suspect. Officers soon detained Crimson Jackson (31) of Murray, KY. Through investigation, officers learned that Crimson Jackson went into the victim’s residence without the victim’s knowledge and attempted to kill her by stabbing and strangling her. Ms. Jackson also attempted to obtain money from the victim. Crimson Jackson was arrested and lodged at the Calloway County Jail on the following charges:

Attempted Murder
Robbery 1st Degree
Strangulation 1st Degree
Burglary 1st Degree

The Murray Police Department would like to remind everyone that any person charged with a criminal offense is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If you have any information on this or any other crimes and would like to leave an anonymous tip, you can contact the Murray Calloway County Crime Stoppers at 270-753-9500.

12/02/2024

Murray-Calloway County Hospital has announced a special -called meeting of its Board of Trustees, scheduled to take place at 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5. This meeting will be held in the MCCH Board Room, located at 803 Poplar St. in Murray, and the session has been called to discuss a specific item of importance. It is open to the public.

11/27/2024

Due to unforeseen issues, the edition for today’s Ledger & Times has not been uploaded. Efforts are ongoing to correct the problem.

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