Murray Ledger & Times

City streets across the region will be filled with cheer starting this weekend as local communities hold annual Christmas parades. Below are a sampling of regional parades in the area: Full Story »

The Methodist Churches of Calloway County will sponsor “Live Nativity Scenes” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 5, at Murray State University's William “Bill” Cherry Exposition Center on College Farm Road in Murray. Full Story »

Every year, Murray Main Street sponsors the annual Main Street Merriment event in downtown Murray on the Courthouse Square, complete with festive Christmas lights and song. Full Story »

National Flood Insurance Program and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials met with local residents at Murray City Hall Thursday evening to address questions about how the soon-to-be adopted updated flood plain maps will affect their properties. Full Story »

Member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6291 complete installation of a handicapped-access ramp at the Main Street home of Steve Durban, a U.S. Navy Vietnam War veteran, during the day Tuesday. Full Story »

Murray-Calloway County Need Line has begun registration for the annual Christmas Food Basket Program. Tonia Casey, Need Line director, said the first day of registration showed a steady stream of people coming in to register. Full Story »

Now that December is upon us, Christmas programs are being offered by local churches everywhere one turns. First Baptist Church will present its annual Christmas cantata at 6 p.m. Sunday. Full Story »

A quilt can be used to display a variety of things, but Tuesday night it was used to show how much AIDS impacts America. Blocks of the AIDS Memorial Quilt are on display in the Curris Center large ballroom at Murray State University, featuring the names and images of those affected by the disease. Full Story »

It just isn't Christmastime without seeing volunteers ring bells in front of stores to encourage donations for the Salvation Army. Full Story »

America's presence in Iraq is more than just violence and deaths. Full Story »

Now that Thanksgiving is over, the Christmas giving season is upon us and the local schools' family resource centers say their Christmas projects could see even more demand than last year. Full Story »

Trumpeting angels heralding the birth of Christ is one of many Christmastime displays featured during this year's Festival of Lights at Murray-Calloway Central Park. The popular display opened over the weekend to a large crowd. Full Story »

Not many non-famous people get to have the experience of watching a movie dramatizing events they lived through, but that's what happened to Mark Boggess last weekend when he went to see to the new hit movie, “The Blind Side.” Full Story »

Calloway Chief Deputy Clayton Hendricks has been appointed the newest member of the Calloway County Board of Elections. Full Story »