Madisonville Community College

Madisonville Native Stars in One-Man Show at Glema Center

Kate Lochte — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:19:13 +0000

Rubycat Lawson's Roadhouse Lounge starts at 7:30 next Thursday evening at the Glema Center for the Arts at Madisonville Community College. We meet the originator of the show, Darryl Van Leer, in conversation with Kate Lochte. He bills the show as "a foot-stomping musical tale of redemption that follows the story of a once famous Blues and Rock & Roll juke joint whose owner recalls the glory days of the place in an effort to save it."

GED to Undergo Drastic Changes in 2014

Whitney Jones and The Madisonville Messenger — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:45:23 +0000

The GED is set to undergo drastic changes in 2014. Most pressing is that the cost of taking the exam will double from $60 to $120 beginning in January. ACE2 Adult Education Direct Cris Crowley tells The Madisonville Messenger although Madisonville Community College currently covers $40 of the fee he’s concerned since more than 90 percent of adult education students in Hopkins County are at or below the poverty level.

Ky. Schools Receive Grants to Improve Teacher Quality

Whitney Jones and The Associated Press — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:24:35 +0000

Murray State is among several Kentucky universities receiving federal grants to improve teacher quality. The grants from the Council on Postsecondary Education total $859,000. MSU and three other lead universities will partner with high-need school districts and five colleges, including Madisonville Community College.

Madisonville's Kentucky Coal Academy Hosts Competition

Dave Shinall — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:21:18 +0000

Six underground mine rescue teams qualified for national competition yesterday during the Kentucky Coal Academy’s first Regional Skills Championship in Madisonville. First-place team captain Zach Brown said yesterday’s tough competition made his six-man rescue squad better life-savers.

"I think that in the event of an emergency it will make us better capable to respond to people trapped, or if we have to, get a mine back to operation. I do think it will make us better at that area," Brown said.