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Payment plans need to be set up through County Attorney By Eugenia Jones During the June 10th regular McCreary County Fiscal Court meeting, County Attorney Austin Price encouraged those with unpaid property taxes to contact his office to set up a payment plan on unpaid taxes while there is still time to avoid property tax…

                Photos submitted Children participating in the McCreary County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program enjoyed meeting wildlife friends during a visit from the Liberty Nature Center. Register your kids by calling 376-8738.    

By Eugenia Jones [email protected]   McCreary County’s most recently hired Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Conservation Officer is both a resident and native of McCreary County.  Joey Braden, who spent six years serving in a National Guard aviation unit and previously worked for the federal prison in McCreary County and the McCreary County Sheriff’s Department, began…

By Eugenia Jones [email protected]   During a meeting on Monday, members of the McCreary County Park Board reversed their earlier decision to keep the Park’s splash pad closed this summer due to COVID-19.  Now, McCreary County youngsters will be able to cool off in the County Park’s splash pad seven days per week from 10:00…

SOMERSET – The Kentucky Wildlands awarded four scholarships to tourism industry professionals to attend this week’s Southeast Tourism Society Marketing College in Macon, Ga. Michelle Perry, Director of the McCreary County Tourist Commission, earned one of the scholarships. Perry has been with the tourist commission for three years. Scholarships also were awarded to Frank Crabtree,…

  On Thursday, June 10th, SKRECC celebrated its membership by holding Membership Day. Keeping with tradition, employees handed out buckets and LED light bulbs to all members who registered. Members were able to safely drive through at their local offices in Albany, Jamestown, Monticello, Somerset, and Whitley City to register for prizes. Given away at…

By Deborah E. Kidd-Trammell Chair-McCreary County Museum Advisory Committee What’s In a Name?   Written by Dawn Strunk The McCreary County Museum receives visitors from around the world, many of them seeking information about family members who lived or worked in our county. Recently, a man and his wife with the surname McCreary visited our…

Photo by Eugenia Jones An early morning fire destroyed this residence located behind the old Whitley City Elementary Saturday morning. Fire Chief Tony Miller said no one was home at the time of the fire and the structure was pretty much a total loss. Whitley City Fire Department, Pine Knot Fire Department, McCreary EMS and…