Follow the Calloway County Quilt Trail
More than sixty barn quilts turn a county drive into an open-air gallery, with patterns tied to the families and land around them. Pick up the current route guide before heading out.
Learning belongs in the community
Connect with the people turning knowledge, creativity, and outdoor life into opportunities that travel across the region.
Get to know Calloway County.
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Browse the Murray Art Guild market
The guild pairs changing exhibitions and education with an Art Market where visitors can buy paintings, pottery, fiber work, sculpture, and other pieces made by area artists.
Slow down at the Doran Arboretum
Murray Tourism includes the Doran Arboretum on its outdoor guide and Kentucky Garden Trail. Make its living collection the quiet center of a Murray day, then continue toward campus or downtown at your own pace.
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Every published business in Calloway County.
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Murray–Calloway County Membership Directory
Search chamber members across business, professional, retail, dining, health, and community categories.
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Useful Calloway County resources.
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Living in Calloway County.
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Kentucky State Resources for County Residents
Official Kentucky programs and services that residents can use.
Start or manage a Kentucky business
Plan, register, and manage a business through Kentucky's official One Stop portal.
Kentucky Business One StopOpen profile →Kentucky business filings
Search business records, form an LLC, and manage state filings.
Kentucky Secretary of StateOpen profile →Find Kentucky government services
Use the Commonwealth directory to locate state agencies, services, and public records.
Commonwealth of KentuckyOpen profile →Travel & Tourism
Official and locally maintained travel information.
Destination Calloway
Official county visitor planning for Kentucky Lake, lodging, food, boating, fishing, golf, and family activities.
Calloway County Tourism CommissionOpen profile →Tour Murray
Official Murray visitor information for events, arts, parks, food, and local experiences.
Murray Convention and Visitors BureauOpen profile →Chambers & City Resources
Chambers, city governments, and other official local gateways.
Murray-Calloway County Chamber of Commerce
Business directory, events, jobs, leadership programs, and community partnerships for Murray and Calloway County.
Murray-Calloway County Chamber of CommerceOpen profile →City of Murray
City services, departments, payments, meetings, parks, and public information.
City of MurrayOpen profile →City of Hazel
The Kentucky Department for Local Government maintains Hazel's official city-government profile; no standalone city website was verified.
Kentucky Department for Local GovernmentOpen profile →Calloway County government
County services, forms, emergency information, meetings, and resident contacts.
Calloway County Fiscal CourtOpen profile →Unwritten Rules
Sourced local context that helps people participate respectfully, without stereotypes or guesses.
Watch the university calendar
Murray State events bring welcome activity and can change traffic, parking, and restaurant demand around town.
Murray State UniversityOpen profile →Treat lake plans as weather plans
Check conditions, wear the right safety gear, and confirm the access point before heading to Kentucky Lake.
Calloway County Tourism CommissionOpen profile →Remember Hazel and rural Calloway
The county is more than Murray: official county information identifies both Murray and Hazel as incorporated cities and serves rural residents too.
Calloway County Fiscal CourtOpen profile →What You'll Find Here
A source-backed introduction to the places and community life found in the county.
History
County history tied to identified archives, museums, or public records.
Calloway County's 1822 formation
Kentucky Historical Marker 825 records the county's formation from Hickman County and its name honoring Col. Richard Calloway.
Kentucky Historical SocietyOpen profile →Wireless experiments near Murray
Kentucky Historical Marker 87 records Nathan B. Stubblefield's 1860 birth near Murray and his early wireless voice-transmission demonstrations.
Kentucky Historical SocietyOpen profile →Who's Who
Past and present people documented by identified public sources.
Education
School boards, districts, colleges, libraries, and official learning resources.
Calloway County Schools
District schools, board resources, calendars, family services, and student programs.
Calloway County SchoolsOpen profile →Murray Independent Schools
City district schools, board information, calendars, family resources, and student programs.
Murray Independent School DistrictOpen profile →Murray State University
Public university academics, arts, athletics, events, and community resources.
Murray State UniversityOpen profile →Calloway County Cooperative Extension
Local agriculture, family, youth, and community learning programs.
University of Kentucky Cooperative ExtensionOpen profile →Employment & Job Boards
Official job-search tools, workforce help, and local public-employer openings.
Calloway County Fiscal Court employment
County-government openings and application information.
Calloway County Fiscal Court employmentOpen profile →Calloway County Schools human resources
School-district employment information and vacancy links.
Calloway County Schools human resourcesOpen profile →Kentucky Focus Career
Search Kentucky jobs, build a résumé, and connect with Kentucky Career Center services.
Kentucky Career CenterOpen profile →West Kentucky Career Center
Find regional career-center locations, training, job-search, and workforce assistance.
West Kentucky Career CenterOpen profile →College, University & Scholarships
Regional colleges, university programs, financial aid, and scholarship gateways.
West Kentucky Community & Technical College
Explore regional degree, diploma, certificate, workforce, and transfer programs.
West Kentucky Community & Technical CollegeOpen profile →WKCTC scholarships and financial aid
Review college scholarships, aid steps, and Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship information.
WKCTC scholarships and financial aidOpen profile →Murray State University scholarships
Search university scholarship programs, eligibility, and application guidance.
Murray State University scholarshipsOpen profile →Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority
Use Kentucky's official gateway for state grants, scholarships, and college-planning help.
KHEAA scholarships and grantsOpen profile →University of Kentucky College of Engineering — Paducah
Explore UK engineering programs delivered on the WKCTC Paducah campus.
University of Kentucky Paducah CampusOpen profile →Organizations & Nonprofits
Regional service organizations plus every current Kentucky charity-register entry with a mailing address in this county. Register amounts are filing data, not an endorsement or a measure of local impact.
Community Foundation of West Kentucky
Find nonprofit support, giving, grants, and regional scholarship opportunities serving West Kentucky, including Calloway County.
Community Foundation of West KentuckyOpen profile →Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center
The state-designated domestic-violence program serving all eight Purchase Area counties, including Calloway; services are free and confidential.
Merryman House Domestic Crisis CenterOpen profile →Purchase Area Development District
A regional gateway for volunteer opportunities, human-support programs, aging and disability services, and community partnerships serving Calloway County.
Purchase Area Development DistrictOpen profile →Arts for All Kentucky, Inc.
Registered address: PO Box 1504, 907 Arcadia Circle, Murray, KY 42071. Latest filing year: 2024. Reported contributions: $260,067.00; reported revenue: $261,254.00.
Kentucky Attorney General charity register · page 14Open profile →CASA by the Lakes, Inc.
Registered address: PO BOX 383, Murray, KY 42071. Latest filing year: 2024. Reported contributions: $270,921.00; reported revenue: $280,523.00.
Kentucky Attorney General charity register · page 26Open profile →ForEm Foundation Inc.
Registered address: 1709 A Wells Drive, Murray, KY 42071. Latest filing year: 2026. Reported contributions: $0.00; reported revenue: $0.00.
Kentucky Attorney General charity register · page 53Open profile →Generations, Inc.
Registered address: 3380 State Route 121 North, Murray, KY 42071. Latest filing year: 2024. Reported contributions: $37,747.00; reported revenue: $207,901.00.
Kentucky Attorney General charity register · page 58Open profile →Murray Art Guild
Registered address: 403 Maple St, Murray, KY 42071. Latest filing year: 2024. Reported contributions: $330,437.00; reported revenue: $449,319.00.
Kentucky Attorney General charity register · page 98Open profile →Murray Calloway Endowment for Healthcare, Inc.
Registered address: 803 Poplar Street, Murray, KY 42071. Latest filing year: 2024. Reported contributions: $1,642,634.00; reported revenue: $1,664,449.00.
Kentucky Attorney General charity register · page 98Open profile →Murray FOP Lodge #23
Registered address: 407 Poplar Street, PO Box 992, Murray, KY 42071. Latest filing year: 2024. Reported contributions: $7,000.00; reported revenue: $22,876.00.
Kentucky Attorney General charity register · page 98Open profile →Murray State University Foundation
Registered address: 100 Nash House, Murray, KY 42071. Latest filing year: 2024. Reported contributions: $6,032,594.00; reported revenue: $13,974,160.00.
Kentucky Attorney General charity register · page 98Open profile →Murray-Calloway Cycling
Registered address: c/o Chris Taylor, 1535 Oxford Dr., Murray, KY 42071. Latest filing year: 2025. Reported contributions: $0.00; reported revenue: $0.00.
Kentucky Attorney General charity register · page 98Open profile →Media & Communications
Regional broadcast outlets and address-level internet, telephone, and cable availability tools.
Cornestone Connectivity
Cornerstone Connectivity delivers fast, reliable fiber internet and telecommunications services to homes and businesses across Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, and Alabama. Local roots. Local team. Local commitment.
Open profile →WKMS public radio
Murray State University's public-radio service for western Kentucky, with regional news, programs, and listening options relevant to Calloway County.
WKMS public radioOpen profile →WPSD Local 6
Paducah-based regional television news, weather, and programming serving the Jackson Purchase, including Calloway County.
WPSD Local 6Open profile →Kentucky Educational Television
Kentucky's statewide public television network, with broadcast schedules and streaming programs.
Kentucky Educational TelevisionOpen profile →Kentucky Broadband Availability Map
Search broadband availability around Calloway County before contacting a provider.
Kentucky Office of Broadband DevelopmentOpen profile →FCC National Broadband Map
Enter an address to compare internet providers and technologies reported as available at that exact location.
Federal Communications CommissionOpen profile →Spectrum service availability
Check a specific address for Spectrum cable internet, television, and voice service; county presence does not establish address-level availability.
SpectrumOpen profile →AT&T service availability
Check a specific address for AT&T internet and telephone options before comparing plans.
AT&TOpen profile →Public Utilities by Availability
Official service-area and provider lookups for electric, gas, water, sewer, and telecommunications utilities.
Kentucky PSC utility maps
Use official electric, natural-gas, telecommunications, water, and sewer service-area maps around Calloway County; boundaries may divide a county or overlap.
Kentucky Public Service CommissionOpen profile →Kentucky utility directory by county and type
Look up utilities associated with Calloway County, then confirm the exact service address with the provider.
Kentucky Public Service Commission Utility MasterOpen profile →Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative
Review the cooperative's published six-county service area and confirm whether a specific address is inside it.
Jackson Purchase Energy CooperativeOpen profile →Community Sports
Public and nonprofit leagues, facilities, and participation information.
Kids Zone
Verified activities and public resources intended for children and families.
Calloway County Public Library
Children's reading, learning, technology, and public programs.
Calloway County Public LibraryOpen profile →Murray parks and family activities
Playgrounds, trails, disc golf, sports facilities, and city recreation programs.
City of MurrayOpen profile →Calloway County youth learning
Use Cooperative Extension for local 4-H and youth-development opportunities.
University of Kentucky Cooperative ExtensionOpen profile →Child Care
Official child-care search, licensing, assistance, and provider resources.
Elder Care
Official aging, caregiving, transportation, and support resources.
Purchase Area aging and disability help
Information and referrals for aging, disability, caregiver, meal, transportation, and in-home services in all eight Jackson Purchase counties.
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family ServicesOpen profile →Long-term-care resident advocate
Find free, confidential help for concerns involving nursing, personal-care, or family-care homes.
Kentucky Long-Term Care OmbudsmanOpen profile →Local senior centers
Find the current Purchase Area senior-center directory by county.
Purchase Area Development DistrictOpen profile →Golf Courses
Verified public information for golf courses serving the county.
Miller Memorial Golf Course
An 18-hole Murray State University course with practice putting greens, a driving range, and public course information.
Murray State UniversityOpen profile →Calloway County golf guide
The county tourism commission maintains a current visitor category for local golf options.
Calloway County Tourism CommissionOpen profile →Attractions
Verified museums, parks, landmarks, and other visitor destinations.
Kentucky Lake
Boating, marinas, fishing, hunting, and lake access along Calloway County's eastern edge.
Calloway County Tourism CommissionOpen profile →Murray and Calloway County experiences
The official Murray guide connects visitors with parks, public art, the Doran Arboretum, the Barn Quilt Trail, and family activities.
Murray Convention and Visitors BureauOpen profile →Land Between the Lakes gateway
Calloway tourism presents the county as a practical western gateway to the national recreation area's trails and outdoor experiences.
Calloway County Tourism CommissionOpen profile →Arts & Entertainment
Verified cultural venues, arts organizations, and permanent entertainment resources.
Murray Art Guild
A community art center offering exhibitions, workshops, open studios, youth programs, and opportunities for local artists.
Murray Art GuildOpen profile →Playhouse in the Park
A Murray community theatre presenting live productions, education, summer camp, and inclusive performance programs.
Playhouse in the ParkOpen profile →Murray State University galleries and arts
The Clara M. Eagle Gallery and university arts programs bring rotating exhibitions and cultural learning to Murray.
Murray Convention and Visitors BureauOpen profile →Events
Official event-calendar gateways for time-sensitive community listings.
Murray community events calendar
Use the official visitor calendar for current arts, theatre, university, sports, library, and community events.
Murray Convention and Visitors BureauOpen profile →City of Murray calendar
Consult the official city calendar for current public meetings, parks programs, and civic events.
City of MurrayOpen profile →Calloway County Public Library events
Use the library's live calendar gateway for current children's, teen, adult, and community learning programs.
Calloway County Public LibraryOpen profile →
Who serves Calloway County.
Names come from official county, city, and Kentucky government sources. Verified August 30, 2026.
County offices
- County Judge/Executive
- Kenneth C. Imes
- County Clerk
- Antonia Faulkner
- County Sheriff
- Nicky J. Knight
- Property Valuation Administrator
- Nikki McMillen-Crouch
- County Jailer
- Kenneth Claud
- County Attorney
- K. Bryan Ernstberger
Fiscal Court
- Northeast
- Ricky Stewart
- Southwest
- Don Cherry
- Southeast
- Larry Crutcher
- Northwest
- Paul Rister
Murray
- Mayor
- Bob Rogers
- Police Chief
- Sam Bierds
Official sources
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