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ONEIDA — On a warm spring day in McCreary County, Ky., the doors stand open at Pine Knot Beauty Salon, ushering in the fresh air and creating a welcoming environment inside the salon as friends and coworkers Lyndsey Summers Stephens and Leah Terry talk about the business and their journey to becoming cosmetologists. Located on…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] During the McCreary County Fiscal Court’s April 10 meeting, Judge Executive Jimmie “Bevo” Greene announced that KY SB 63 regarding street-legal special purpose vehicles passed during the Commonwealth’s recent legislative session.  According to billtrack50.com, KY SB63, which passed without the governor’s signature, “creates a new legal framework for street-legal special purpose…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] In Italy, they say, “Mamma Mia! È delizioso!” However, here in McCreary County, after finishing a delicious meal at Viva La Pasta, Whitley City’s newest restaurant, the locals simply exclaim, “Mamma Mia, wow!  That is delicious!” Last week, Nelida Chavez and Apolonio Cruz, best known to McCreary Countians as the proprietors…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Opening on May 3 at the Clubhouse-unique dining with business deliveries on Thursdays Chef Linda Isaacs is excited to be the Barley Mule Bistro proprietor in McCreary County at the Stearns Golf Course Clubhouse. “Being raised in Tennessee, McCreary County feels like home,” Isaacs said.  “The people here are genuine and…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected]     When the lawyer of 51-year-old William Shadoan, the man arrested and charged with Murder and Robbery 1st Degree in connection with the Barren Fork stabbing death of 87-year-old Roland Sumler and the theft of Sumler’s white Rav 4, asked the court to consider that no eye witness saw…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] The mother and sister of William “Will” Cross are on a crusade to lighten the heavy load carried by friends and family members of loved ones who go missing, especially when the loved one is reported to law enforcement as missing in their home state or county but then is…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] McCreary County Fiscal Court met on March 13, 2025, to act on county business. Acting on a request by Sheriff David Sampson, the court unanimously approved hiring a sixth deputy, Ryan Jones, once administrative codes are met.  Jones will start full-time at $15.00 per hour, with the Fiscal Court paying his…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] The McCreary County School Board met on March 24, 2025, with a light agenda that included recognition of several McCreary County School District staff and students. Among those recognized were McCreary Central’s 2025 CTE Student Grant Recipients Morgan Musgrove (Phlebotomy) and Keegan Musgrove (Phlebotomy).  The Board also recognized male/female wrestling teams…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Loretta Moses is bringing a new lunchtime experience to McCreary County and the surrounding area with her Loretta’s Lunchbox food truck. Her menu includes a variety of appetizers, along with chicken fingers, beef hotdogs, cheeseburgers, sliders, fresh-baked cookies, cobblers, and other tasty treats. In addition to her regular menu, Loretta…

Food Establishment Inspection Scores Department of Public Health March 2025 Beulah Heights Christian Academy…..100% The Giving Tree…………….99% Pine Knot Job Corps……..100% Eagle Child Family Development Center……..100% Eagle Community Center………100% Whitley City Elementary…………99% Loretta’s Lunch Box……………..100% McCreary Middle School…………98% Ace & Co. Pizza………………100% Ron’s Mega Mart…………100%