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Jan 25, 2021 11:13 AM
Murray High School was on lockdown for about an hour and a half Monday morning after a report of possible gunfire on the campus.
The Murray Police Department and Murray Independent School System held a media briefing, with WPSD TV reporting officers received a call just before 9 a.m. of possible shots fired.
Police worked to clear the building, did not confirm that any shots were ever fired and no arrests were made.
No one was injured and there was no report of a gun being found.
The Murray Independent School System confirmed in a tweet shortly after 10:30 a.m. that Murray High had been released from lockdown and that all students were safe.
MURRAY â City of Murray Mayor Bob Rogers said Thursday that he will not issue a mask mandate in the city, based both on legal advice, as well as what he and other city officials are seeing exhibited by residents and businesses.
Rogers addressed this in a written statement before Thursday nightâs meeting of the city council. He said at least two petitions have been submitted asking for a mandate within the city, the latest of which surfaced during the day on Thursday.
âWe called KLC (Kentucky League of Cities) to see what other cities are doing. First, they reminded us that there is already a mask mandate in place - issued by (Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear). We were told that, to their knowledge, no city in Kentucky had issued a mask mandate. We were told that there are currently over 7,000 lawsuits filed regarding COVID-related mandates. We were further advised that if the council issued a mandate, and litigation was filed as a result thereof, that our insuranc