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McCreary Sheriff’s Office and KSP find meth and make arrest By Eugenia Jones On December 14, 2022, while attempting to serve a warrant on one individual on A. Taylor road, McCreary County Sheriff’s Deputy Stuart Bryant and KSP Trooper Harrison Wells were in the right place at the right time to charge and arrest a…

By Eugenia Jones McCreary County Fiscal Court met in regular session (December 9, 2021) and approved resolution 211209-1 regarding the adoption of a policy to engage financial and legal advice for the expenditure of McCreary County’s American Rescue Plan Act Recovery (ARPA) Funds.  As a result, the program administration team of Compass Municipal Advisors, LLE…

Truck and remains of local man missing since 2018 are found. By Eugenia Jones On Sunday (December 5, 2021), a team of divers found the body of a McCreary County man in his truck submerged in a pond just off U. S. HWY 27 in Strunk.  According to an administrator on the “Find Jeff Anthony…

By Eugenia Jones Mushrooms weren’t so magical for one McCreary County resident on Friday night (December 3) when McCreary County Sheriff’s Deputy Alex Jones (with Deputy Aaron Tucker) pulled the male resident over for careless driving and having an obscured, unilluminated license plate.  McCreary County Sheriff Randy Waters reported that as a result of the…

Texas couple “adopts” a McCreary County family for Christmas Photo by Eugenia Jones Debra Sierens was happy to help a Texas couple “adopt” a McCreary County family for Christmas. By Eugenia Jones Seventy-five year old Phyllis and eighty-one year old J. B. Taylor have a passion for giving to others-so much passion that the elderly couple extend…

Big South Fork Knife Show is deemed a success. By Eugenia Jones Last weekend’s first annual Big South Fork Knife Show was a “cutting edge” event and the first of its kind in McCreary County.  Drawing vendors, purchasers, and onlookers from several different states including Pennsylvania, Illinois, Florida, and South Carolina, the seventy-seven table event…

Photo courtesy of MCSO Darrell Harness was indicted on seven counts in relation to the events of September 20, 2021 Voice Staff Report The Lake Cumberland Area Drug Task Force placed charges and received indictments for 17 individuals for drug trafficking offenses. The McCreary County Grand Jury met in regular session on November 22, 2021…

As a result of a call on Thursday at approximately 11:09 a.m. from McCreary E-911 concerning a breaking and entering in progress at the Whitley City Shaolin School of Martial Arts in the Big M Plaza in Whitley City, Thanksgiving Day dinner was put on hold for the McCreary County Sheriff’s Office and a McCreary…

Annual Christmas Parade is Saturday at 7:00 p.m. By Eugenia Jones It will begin to seem a lot like Christmas when Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive in town this Saturday to participate in the annual McCreary County Christmas parade and other holiday events. Kicking off his day (December 4) in McCreary County, Santa will make an…