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    This Week 150 Years Ago in Hickman – November 4, 1871

    Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from November 4, 1871 • Hickman City leaders issued new bonds to address the city’s debt. • Every business house in Hickman was believed to be occupied. • M. S. Dowden, Grand Master of the Order of Odd Fellows of the State of Kentucky, delivered an address at the Methodist Church in Hickman on November 4th. • The Hickman Free School reported 128 students and the “school is pronounced successful in every respect.” • The Liberty Seminary at Jordan Station and the Fulton Female Seminary at Fulton Station placed advertisements for students. •…

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    Open Access Award Recipients at Murray State University Libraries

    And the winners are… We are pleased to announce the following Murray State faculty members are the 2021 Lana Porter Open Access Initiatives Awardees! University Libraries’ Scholarly Communication Committee will grant each faculty member a stipend to be used for research materials, conferences, travel, or other projects during the current academic year. The award is given in the spirit of encouraging recipients to continue producing scholarship in an open access format. Congratulations to this year’s awardees, and thank you to all our nominees for your time and effort in applying and for supporting open access research.        …