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Murray State University’s Nonprofit Resource Center is hosting its inaugural Philanthropy Week next week to celebrate local nonprofits.
The week of programming is billed as a “celebration of giving” in the Murray-Calloway County region. The week will feature virtual events designed to engage community members with the nonprofit sector.
Murray State Nonprofit Leadership Studies Instructor Mike Gowen is the coordinator of the series. He said Philanthropy Week is an opportunity for the university to educate the community on service opportunities in the region.
“We felt it was time to celebrate all the philanthropy that goes on in this community, that it was part of our role as a program to recognize the entities in the community that help us be successful,” Gowen said.
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Community leaders and county officials gathered on Tuesday to announce plans for a celebration of Calloway County’s bicentennial in 2022.
The Calloway Fiscal Court will be working in conjunction with Murray Independent Schools and Murray State University, who are also celebrating anniversaries in 2022. Murray Independent Schools is celebrating 150 years, and Murray State will celebrate its centennial.
Judge-Executive Kenny Imes said next year’s celebration will look back on the county’s 200 year history and highlight how the county started, how it grew, and how the community hopes to move forward from present day. After a tumultuous summer of protests in 2020 surrounding demands to remove a Confederate statue on the court square in Murray, Imes said he wants the events of the bicentennial to bring the community together.
Beshear, Jackson tour flood damage
Posted By: News Editor
March 4, 2021
Staff Report
President Bob Jackson joined Gov. Andy Beshear and local government officials on Tuesday, March 2, on an aerial tour of the damage in Calloway County caused by recent flooding.
Gov. Andy Beshear tours the Murray area. (Photo courtesy of Bob Jackson)
Jackson said he toured the county via helicopter with Beshear, County Judge-Executive Kenny Imes and Mayor Bob Rogers.
“We saw a great deal of damage to roads, bridges, homes, other property, including small businesses throughout Calloway County,” Jackson said. “Several parts of our region and state also experienced extensive damage.”
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On Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear updated Kentuckians on the state’s emergency response after record flooding over the weekend.
“What we have seen is some of the worst rain in Western Kentucky in parts of Calloway County, to parts of cities underwater in Eastern Kentucky. So many of our people are struggling right now,” said Gov. Beshear. “We have the National Guard out in force working with numerous local officials who are providing great leadership.”
Kentucky Division of Emergency Management Director Michael Dossett said 49 cities and counties have declared states of emergency.
“We have reached out to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and asked FEMA Region 4 to send their lead investigator to the state of Kentucky to look at the homes that were damaged and those that have been inundated,” said Director Dossett. “This is truly a record-breaking event. The water is still high, and this is not over.”