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Ball, Kidd & Roark Promoted to Assistant Vice President at United Cumberland Bank
Jim Johnson, President/CEO of United Cumberland Bank is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors recently approved three promotions. Whitney Roark, Jonathan Kidd and Trey Ball were all promoted to Assistant Vice Presidents. Whitney Roark has worked at United Cumberland Bank since January of 2012. She is a 2011 graduate…
Read MoreLocal Panic at the Pumps
By Eugenia Jones [email protected] On Tuesday, McCreary County gas station owners reported a super busy day at the pumps as locals began filling up vehicles and gas jugs with fuel. The flurry of activity was sparked by concerns of possible gas shortages throughout the southeastern United States after Colonial Pipeline was crippled by a ransomware…
Read More2 arrested on felony marijuana charge
Voice Staff Report [email protected] Sheriff Randy Waters reported that on May 5, 2021 Deputy Stuart Bryant observed a passenger in a vehicle, Andrew Adams, who had outstanding warrants and initiated a traffic stop. The driver of the vehicle, Joshua Thomas, was…
Read MoreCounty in bottom 5 statewide in taking COVID shots
Despite COVID-19 vaccines being abundantly available in the Lake Cumberland District Health Department (LCDHD), and despite Lake Cumberland’s death rate (1.92%) from COVID-19 being higher than the state average (1.46%), and the national average (1.78%); and, despite LCDHD’s hospitalization rate (5.58%) being higher than the state average (4.93%), the LCDHD is showing a particularly poor…
Read MoreTraffic stop yields drugs, 2 arrested
Voice Staff Report [email protected] The night of May 9, 2021, Sheriff Randy Waters reported Deputy Dustin Ridner observed a vehicle swerving back and forth several times across the yellow line on Hwy 1044 and suddenly turned into a driveway. Deputy Ridner initiated a traffic stop. The operator of the vehicle, Timothy Wilson, exited the vehicle…
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Missing Persons and Cold Cases
Homicide – Herman Hamlin (In this series, “The McCreary County Voice” highlights local cases involving individuals still missing and unsolved homicides. Anyone with information (no matter how small) regarding any of the highlighted cases is urged to contact officials. According to the December 15, 1987 edition of the “The McCreary County Record,” the body of…
Read MoreTourism Meets for Routine Business
By Eugenia Jones [email protected] The McCreary County Tourism Commission met in regular session earlier this month. The following were among agenda items for new business: -Collected $1,629.40 for March Transient taxes. -Received and deposited co-op Matching Funds Reimbursement. -Tourism Director Michelle Perry applied for a scholarship to attend a week long marketing college training. -Items…
Read MoreIt’s Market Time
McCreary County Farmers’ Market Opens Saturday May 15 By Eugenia Jones [email protected] It’s time to enjoy locally grown produce, fresh baked goods, local meat products, beautiful flowers, farm fresh eggs, and all of the other wonderful wares offered for sale by vendors at the McCreary County Farmers’ Market. The Market will open for the 2021…
Read MoreJudge Greene Reflects
By Eugenia Jones [email protected] (In this edition, Judge Greene discusses the McCreary County Ambulance Service and E-911.) The McCreary County Ambulance Service (EMS) under Director Jimmy Barnett’s leadership continues to grow at a phenomenal rate. “The ambulance service completed an EMT class with a high pass rate and began a new EMT class…
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