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Candlelight Vigils in Murray & Paducah Tonight for Victims of Orlando Shooting

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2nd Update: Paducah vigil information added.

In Paducah: 

Paducah residents are holding a candlelight vigil at the riverfront tonight at 8 for the victims of the Orlando shooting over the weekend and to take a stand against hate crimes.  

Jody Surheinrich and Amy Iddings have organized the event with an emphasis on it being organic. They encourage members of the community to bring poems and musical instruments.

In Murray:

The Murray State Office of LGBT Programming, Division of Student Affairs and Murray State Social Work Programs, First Presbyterian Church of Murray, St. John's Episcopal Church in Murray, and First Christian Church of Murray hold a candlelight vigil Monday night for the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando. 

The vigil will be at the First Presbyterian Church at 1601 Main Street at 8 p.m. All are welcome to this remembrance program.

Early Sunday morning a gunman opened fire on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing at least 50 people in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
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