<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/posts/mccracken_county_schools_partnership.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>Murray State University partners with McCracken County Public School District for McCracken County Racer Academy</title><pubDate>10/14/2026</pubDate><description>Murray State University President Dr. Ron K. Patterson and McCracken County Public School District formally recognized a new partnership establishing the McCracken County Racer Academy, which launched in August 2026 with the signing of a memorandum of understanding.</description><author>Natalie Thurmond</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.murraystate.edu/news/images/rsz_mccracken_county_racer_academy_signing.jpg" alt="Dr. Ron K. Patterson and Superintendent Josh Hunts signing partnership"/></image><featured/><tags><tag>Campus News</tag><tag>Event</tag><tag>University News</tag><tag>news</tag></tags></item>