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The museum will be open, free of charge, from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday with a focus on several Black history speakers and artifacts.
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Under the program, landowners can borrow up to $600,000 to "buy out other people with claims to land, consolidate a title and clear the titles on the ground. Those farms would then become eligible for other USDA agricultural programs as well."
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USDA also added more time for stakeholders to comment on how the department serves marginalized and vulnerable communities. The effort is a response to an executive order affecting all executive branch agencies.
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The commission, which will meet monthly and hear from experts focusing on racial disparities, is tasked with making recommendations for potential legislative action.
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The Department of Corrections made at least $3.2 million last year off of incarcerated people’s phone calls, financial records obtained by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting have revealed.
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Mancell Elam returns to Christian County after serving as principal at Fulton County High School.
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Postponed last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the summit will be Saturday, July 31, at Christian County Middle School.
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They also received a lower share of COVID-19 relief funding.
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How can USDA programs help more of us achieve the American dream? You have until July 15 to share your thoughts.
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More than 200 people gathered Saturday in Murray for a parade through town and a picnic at a local park to celebrate the LBGTQ community, as a part of Pride month. For some, the celebration was the first Pride event they had ever attended, and the event was only the second ever Pride celebration held in the western Kentucky college town.
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The bill now heads to the House of Representatives, where it is expected to be approved, and then to President Joe Biden's desk for signature.
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The court case of a man accused of assaulting Black Lives Matter protesters in Murray with a chemical spray last summer could enter mediation.
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