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Morehead State sets May 9 commencement ceremonies
MOREHEAD — Morehead State University will hold its spring 2026 commencement ceremonies May 9 with two programs scheduled in the Academic-Athletic Center. The first ceremony begins at 10 a.m. and will recognize graduates from the Ernst & Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education and the College of Science and Engineering. The second ceremony is set…
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Morehead State receives $7.54 million earmark for Space Science Center
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT MOREHEAD — Morehead State University’s Space Science Center will receive a $7.54 million federal Community Project Funding earmark secured by U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) to expand payload operations for government and commercial space stations. The funding will support aerospace education and engineering opportunities for students through partnerships with NASA and…
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Willis Dean Tiller Obituary
Willis Dean Tiller 1942—2025 Willis Dean Tiller, age 83, of Morehead (formerly of Martin County), passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. Born Sept. 1, 1942, in Williamson, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Hiram Tiller and Anna Mae Robinson Tiller. In addition to his…
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Lois Jean (Mills) Copley Obituary
Lois Jean (Mills) Copley 1947—2022 Lois Jean Mills Copley, age 75, of Morehead, passed away July 2, 2022. Born June 14, 1947, in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Martha Sumpter Mills. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband James Wade Copley, brother Claude…
