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Patricia Eskridge attended Murray State after receiving double brain surgery. (Photo Courtesy of Patricia Eskridge)

Non-traditional student achieves her dream

September 16, 2020

Mason Galemore Contributing Writer [email protected] Everyone has a story, but Patricia Eskridge, a 60-year-old non-traditional senior, has...

Dacias mother, Kelly, roots on her daughter at Murray States game against Austin Peay. (Blake Sandlin/TheNews)

Keep your head up: Dacia Brown’s support staff

November 2, 2018

Story by Maggiann Ackerman Staff writer [email protected] Senior Dacia Brown has excelled in her final season on Murray State’s volleyball...

photo by Gage Johnson/Murray State News

Ancestry.com unites newfound family

June 27, 2018

On one Friday evening, Terry Walsh sat down to eat dinner with his daughter and her family at Joe’s Place in Herrin, Illinois. By the end of the dinner,...

Family above all

Family above all

April 14, 2016

Column by Gisselle Hernandez, Assistant Features Editor As the end of the semester looms ahead like the monster some of us fear (or the saving grace...

Resilience and selflessness

Resilience and selflessness

January 28, 2016

Column by Allison Borthwick, Opinion Editor You may not know me. You may not know anything about me. But you’re reading this column anyway, and...

Photo courtesy of Jonathon Jackson
Jonathan with his girlfriend Shea and children Ariyana and Jonathon Jr.

Hard work and family keeps Jackson going

October 30, 2015

Story by Mallory Tucker, Staff Writer Family and football often go hand in hand, as success in both comes from similar attributes – attributes...

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Cindy Davies and daughter, Katie Davies, share their lives as the first women of Murray State and their transition to life in Kentucky.

Q & A: Get to know the first family of Murray State

April 10, 2015

Behind President Bob Davies is a support team that never leaves his side. Aside from the faculty and staff that help Davies organize parties, attend...

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Defensive coordinator Dennis Therrell kneels with the team Thursday night at Roy Stewart Stadium.

The Therrell family: Where football is king

August 29, 2014

For the Therrell family, football is more than a game. It’s not even a way of life – it seems to be the air that they breathe. This is good...

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