Mason Galemore
Student ReporterMason Galemore is a Murray State student studying journalism. He was the editor-in-chief of his high school newspaper. Since then has explored different publication avenues such as broadcasting. He hopes to travel as a journalist documenting conflict zones and different cultures. He remembers watching the Arab Spring in 2011 via the news when he was a kid, which dawned in a new age of journalism grounded in social media. His favorite hobbies are hiking, photography, reading, writing and playing with his Australian Shepard, Izzy. He is originally from Charleston, Missouri.
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Republican Perry Newcom is running for a fourth term as Crittenden County judge-executive.
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A national veterans organization is using fishing events to give back to people who put their life on their line for their country.
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Murray State is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a centennial exhibit at Wrather West Kentucky Museum on campus.
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Schools in west Kentucky may extend their breakfast serving times for students as lawmakers remove “barriers to breakfast” from existing state legislation.
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A Paducah native now commands the oldest commissioned vessel of the U.S. Navy. Commander Billie J. Ferrell became the 77th commander of the U.S.S. Constitution.
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An exhibit uplifting stories of rural queer experiences is currently on display at the Clemens Fine Arts Gallery at West Kentucky Community & Technical College.
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Republican Marshall County Judge-Executive Kevin Neal accused his primary opponent and a candidate for county commissioner of attempting to “sabotage the Republican Party” in a letter distributed at a recent candidate forum and later sent to constituents.
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A reported down-tick in COVID-19 case numbers is happening as hospitals across the U.S. have seen a 16% decrease in weekly reported cases. The Purchase District Health Department, in far western Kentucky, is no different.
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A bald eagle from upstate New York has been brought to the Woodlands Nature Station in Lyon County.
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The Kentucky Senate recently approved legislation authorizing the Imagination Library program – founded by famed country singer Dolly Parton in 1995 – to become statewide.