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By Eugenia Jones Last week, the McCreary Central FFA forestry team placed sixth in the National Competition in Indianapolis, Indiana.   This is the fourth time in school history that McCreary Central High School’s FFA forestry team has placed among the top 10 teams. This year’s team members, (left to right:  Sponsor Cameron Lee, Shawn…

Candidates for county offices will begin filing on Wednesday By Eugenia Jones It’s almost time for candidates who are running for County offices to begin filing their candidacies (November 3, 2021 through January 7 at 4:00 p.m.) at the County Court Clerk’s Office in the Courthouse.  The Clerk’s Office provided The Voice with the following…

Voice Staff Report McCreary Sheriff Randy Waters reported on Friday, October 22, 2021, Deputy Alex Jones initiated a traffic stop on KY 2792 after observing a red Camry crossing the double yellow line. The Camry pulled into the parking lot of the Family Dollar store where the driver jumped out as the officer approached. Deputy…

By Eugenia Jones It will be a combination of both scary and cute as McCreary County trick-or-treaters step out in full costume to gather up candy on Saturday (October 30) evening from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m.  With COVID-19 still active, local health officials are cautioning trick-or-treaters to take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19…

By Eugenia Jones Magistrates Bobby Strunk and Randy Maxwell have teamed up with others in McCreary County to complete the “Build a Bed” project.  The group will be making twin size beds for underprivileged children in the community. “I feel sorry for kids without a bed,” Strunk said.  “Times are hard now, and every child…

By Eugenia Jones We typically don’t think of children being homeless in McCreary County; however, for school classification purposes, there are children in McCreary County who can be classified as homeless and are eligible to receive extra services and support.  With proper identification, children classified as homeless can receive services to help them overcome educational,…

By Eugenia Jones The McCreary County Board of Education met earlier this week (October 25) to approve the revised Safe Return to Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan.  The revised plan was approved as presented to the McCreary County Board of Education by Superintendent Corey Keith with the following changes:  Decisions on whether universal masking…

Voice Staff Report The Kentucky State Police, London Post is investigating a shooting incident that took place last week, on October 7, 2021, on Claude Bryant Road. On October 14, 2021, Phillip Tyler Dobbs, age 28 of Whitley City, KY was placed under arrest by KSP Trooper Keagan Bray in relation to the shooting incident.…

By Eugenia Jones Sadly, multiple deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in McCreary County over the past several weeks.  As of Wednesday morning, the Lake Cumberland Health Department reported a total of 53 deaths occurring in McCreary County since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Health officials are encouraging all individuals to take the COVID-19…

Photos by Eugenia Jones The McCreary County Historical & Genealogical Society presented the Stearns Cemetery Walk on October 18.  In looking at the names of people buried in the Stearns Cemetery, most are common to the early setters who lived in Whitley, Pulaski, or Wayne Counties prior to the organization of McCreary County.  However, there…