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Photo submitted Appreciating the MCHS Golf Raiders accomplishment, Coach Colby Hayes issued the following statement. “The Golf Raiders took 2nd place Tuesday in the Rockcastle Rocket Invitational held at General Burnside Golf Course. Senior Ben Barnett led the Raiders firing a score of 75. Tanner Watters shooting 78, Tate Sandidge 79, Kaleb Ellis 83, and…

Photos by Eugenia Jones Car enthusiasts enjoyed seeing a group of revved up exotic and muscle cars on display at the Dairy Bar when a group driving the Copperhead Trail through Whitley and McCreary Counties stopped at the local restaurant for lunch. Dairy Bar owner, Mark Sewell, and his wife are pictured above as they…

Voice Staff Report [email protected]     McCreary County Sheriff Randy Waters reported that on Monday evening, July 26, 2021, Deputy Stuart Bryant observed a Black Chevy Tahoe with a registration plate that did not belong to the vehicle. Deputy Bryant initiated a traffic stop on north US HWY 27 Whitley City and was joined by…

Masks in schools allowed but not required; no virtual option By Eugenia Jones [email protected] During regular session on Monday, the McCreary County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the District’s “Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan” for the 2021-2022 school year. However, McCreary County School Superintendent Corey Keith and Board…

County in red zone; senior citizens transition to drive-through meals By Eugenia Jones [email protected] After enjoying a brief period of being in the green zone with no active COVID-19 cases, McCreary County has once again hit the red (critical) zone for current intensity of community spread. Showing that COVID-19 is not over and still very…

Thacker of Whitley City arrested on 15 counts Voice Staff Report [email protected]           Jonathan D. Thacker, age 35, of Whitley City, working as a Deputy Jailer in Wayne County Detention Center was arrested by the Monticello Police Department on a warrant for 15 counts each for the alleged offenses of Official…

By Eugenia Jones [email protected]   In addition to providing life-saving emergency care, McCreary EMS generates revenue for County. Part 1 of 2   McCreary County’s Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Director Jimmy Barnett officially declared fiscal year 2020/21 as the highest grossing year of revenue in the service’s history. With Barnett now entering his eleventh year…

By Eugenia Jones [email protected]     During the 4th of July holiday weekend (July 3 and 6), U. S. Forest Service employees discovered the thefts of two grills from Hemlock Grove, a popular picnic area on the banks of Rock Creek near Great Meadow campground. “It’s really sad when you have the destructive actions of…

By Eugenia Jones [email protected] Mark Dungan, the man accused of shooting McCreary County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyler Watkins, appeared in front of Circuit Court Judge Dan Ballou on Monday to learn when he would stand trial. During Dungan’s appearance in court, an anticipated three day trial date was scheduled to begin on Wednesday January 19, 2022.…

By Eugenia Jones Car enthusiasts will get the rare opportunity to see a group of twenty to twenty-five exotic and muscle cars on Friday, July 30 from approximately 12:30 until 2:00 at the Dairy Bar in Whitley City. The Dairy Bar will close its front parking lot for the display of cars but will still…