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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A Paducah-born baritone recently hit a high note in his singing career. Blake Denson was recently named one of five winners of the 2022 George London Award for opera. -
A pair of organizations are hoping to build 100 Mayfield homes after the Graves County community was devastated by December’s deadly tornado outbreak. -
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to downgrade the protection designation of a western Kentucky fish from “endangered” to “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, citing conservation work that has benefited the species. -
Several libraries in western Kentucky have eliminated their patrons’ overdue fines in order to create better access to library materials. -
A symposium discussing the history of African American recreation during the Jim Crow era is planned for Friday. -
Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard isn’t a name that’s included in every history book, but the Murray native was on the frontlines seeking justice and equality during the civil rights movement. The western Kentucky man would play a key role in the aftermath of the lynching of Emmett Till, telling countless people about the corruption and racism rampant in the South at the time. -
Spring is approaching for Kentucky with fears that burning debris left over from the Dec. 10 Tornado Outbreak could cause wildfires. -
A local organization serving Lyon, Crittenden, Caldwell and Livingston counties is trying to decide where donation money will go to help victims of December’s tornado outbreak. The Lake Barkley Partnership has raised $40,000 in private donations towards the cause. -
Four regional artists are being featured in a Black History Month exhibit organized by the Paducah School of Art and Design (PSAD). -
A cornerstone was found in the rubble of First United Methodist Church in Dresden, Tennessee, after the church was demolished during December’s deadly tornado outbreak.
