WASHINGTON (AP) – Preliminary results of an exit poll conducted for The Associated Press show that the presidential election hinges once again on the economy. The survey of voters as they leave polling places Tuesday shows 6 in 10 voters say the economy is the top issue facing the nation, with unemployment and rising prices Read More
Vice President Joe Biden and Republican contender Paul Ryan met head-to-head in a domestic and foreign policy debate Thursday evening at Centre College in Danville, Ky. Martha Raddatz, senior foreign affairs correspondent for ABC News, moderated the event. Raddatz kept a firm handle on the otherwise aggressive contest, giving allotted times for candidates’ statements and Read More
The Calloway County general election will be Nov. 6. Below are listed the offices and the candidates as they will appear on the ballot. Voters will also be asked in the 2012 election if they are in favor of amending a Kentucky constitutional amendment giving Kentucky citizens the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife Read More
While the U.S. presidential race between Republican Mitt Romney and incumbent Democrat Barack Obama comes to a head on Nov. 6, several other key state and regional elections will also be decided, making this election one of the most important in state history. Calloway County, housed in District No. 1, has long been represented by Read More
Haley Russell Assistant News Editor Richard Heath, Murray State alumnus, has entered the race for 2nd District State Representative after current Mayfield, Ky., Democrat Rep. Fred Nesler announced his retirement in December. Heath was raised on a farm in Graves County, Ky., and eventually bought it from his father when he was 19 years old. Read More
Olivia Medovich Staff writer Sen. Ken Winters announced Jan. 30 he would not be seeking re-election of his senate seat this term. Winters has represented the 1st senatorial district in west Kentucky, which includes Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Lyon and Trigg counties, for the last 8 years. Winters said he decided not to run Read More
Chris Wilcox Staff writer Local Murray resident and businessman Hal Kemp, Democrat, announced he will be seeking election for Kentucky’s 5th District House seat in the Kentucky General Assembly. Melvin Henley, who currently occupies the seat, announced on Dec. 19 2011 he is retiring. Henley declined to comment for this report. Henley’s career includes serving Read More
Austin Ramsey News Editor U.S. Sen. Rand Paul formally helped kick off U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield’s campaign for re-election with a meet-and-greet and town hall style meeting with voters in Murray Jan. 11. The two Republicans addressed a packed Murray Room in the CFSB Center first to introduce Whitfield’s bid for re-election in the morning, Read More