Shelby Bloomer
Shelby Bloomer is a senior studying professional writing and journalism at Murray State. She enjoys writing, listening to music, spending time with friends, and her pet bird.
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Sharnecce Currie-Jelks has made an impact on the court in just her first season with the Murray State women’s basketball team. The junior forward, who transferred from Indiana University, started every regular season game for the Racers. She’s currently leading all NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball players in double-doubles, averaging 18.3 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. -
Murray State University took yet another step Friday toward establishing what would be the first veterinary college in Kentucky. -
Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center received federal and state funding to develop the Merryman Village – a new affordable housing community for survivors of domestic violence. -
Murray State is one step closer to establishing its School of Veterinary Medicine. According to a press release contained in a campus-wide email on Jan. 26, the university received approval from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education Academic and Strategic Initiatives Committee to offer a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree.
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A provision in the government funding bill that will limit the amount of THC in hemp-derived products to 0.4 milligrams per container starting in November 2026 is leaving farmers and business owners scrambling to adjust their operations and stay afloat. -
Kentucky lawmakers heard testimony Thursday over a proposal to ban machine gun conversion devices (MCDs), also referred to as “Glock switches” or “auto sears,” that convert semi-automatic weapons into fully automatic ones. -
The University of Kentucky Research and Education Center in Princeton is celebrating its centennial this year. As UKREC marks its milestone anniversary, the center is also continuing its years-long recovery from the December 2021 tornado outbreak that damaged or destroyed most of the buildings on the research station’s campus. -
In its quarterly meeting, the Murray State Board of Regents voted Friday to appoint a new dean for the yet-to-be finalized School of Veterinary Medicine and provided updates for construction on campus. -
Murray State University officials announced proposed adjustments to the school’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year during a town hall meeting on campus Wednesday, including pay bumps for faculty, staff and student workers and a raise in tuition. -
A team of Murray State University students have been using drones to map local Wi-Fi networks on the school’s western Kentucky campus.
