Murray Kentucky is a college town and is the home of Murray Kentucky State University.
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13 Facts About Murray Kentucky
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City now known as Murray Kentucky began as a post office and trading center sometime in the early 1820s.
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Murray Kentucky was not the first county seat, which was at Wadesboro.
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Murray Kentucky has a humid subtropical climate and four distinct seasons.
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Murray Kentucky has had several tornadoes and storms in recent years and has been the site of two F4 tornadoes.
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City of Murray Kentucky is host to 75 religious assemblies within the surrounding area.
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Murray Kentucky State has won 23 regular season Ohio Valley Conference titles and 15 OVC Tournament titles, which is the best in the OVC.
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Students from northern and western Murray Kentucky attend schools in the Calloway County School District, while those from the rest of the city attend those in the Murray Kentucky Independent school district.
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Murray Kentucky is the home of Murray Kentucky State University, a four-year public university.
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Murray Kentucky has a lending library, the Calloway County Public Library.
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The Murray Kentucky State News is a weekly, award-winning student produced newspaper that has become popular not only with students, but with regular citizens of Murray Kentucky.
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Murray Kentucky has one television station: WKMU 21, the local transmitter for the statewide KET public television network.
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In turn, electric customers in Murray Kentucky enjoy one of the lowest electric rates in the United States.
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