
Zacharie Lamb
Student ReporterZacharie Lamb is a student at Murray State University studying for a Bachelors of Music - Musical Theatre degree. He graduated from Graves County High School in 2021.
Zach is a life-long performer. He's starred as Monsieur Thénardier in Les Misérables and Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia! at the Mainstage School of Performing Arts in Paducah, KY along with a long list of other achievements including being a Governor's School for the Arts Vocal Music Alum.
In December of 2020, he was hired as a commissioned writer for YouTube channels that specialized in news within the video game industry. Zach heard about the opportunity to be a reporter for WKMS and decided to go for it after always being told growing up: "You have a voice that would be good for radio!"
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Paducahans voted to reelect incumbent Mayor George Bray to a second term Tuesday.
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Cannons boomed as soldiers in redcoats marched on Fort Massac.
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Murray State University's Doran Arboretum held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday morning for the newly renamed and renovated Ray Conklin Sound Garden, named in honor of a former music professor who died in 2018.
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Murray Pride is hosting its annual September LGBTQ+ pride events this weekend, with a focus on community engagement at every level.
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The Department of the Army announced late last week that units from the 101st Airborne Division housed in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, are scheduled to deploy to the Middle East.
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For nearly 50 years, the spirit of Murray State University’s football team has been embodied by its living mascot: Racer One.
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A far western Kentucky city council has approved an agreement with Churchill Downs to pave the way for the company to build a new historic horse racing gaming center.
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Kentuckians and Tennesseans are celebrating the Eighth of August this week. The regional holiday – similar to Juneteenth – celebrates the emancipation of Black Americans from slavery.
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A nonprofit that helped young people navigate the legal system in Christian County has been dissolved after it didn’t meet state and national standards set by its national parent organization.
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More than a year after localities across Kentucky began receiving shares of the state’s opioid settlement funding, several local leaders in far western Kentucky are still figuring out how best they can use those funds to tackle the opioid epidemic.