Recent News
Missing Persons and Cold Cases
Johnny Taylor-Unsolved Homicide (The McCreary County Voice continues to highlight local cases involving unsolved homicides or missing persons. Anyone with information regarding any of the cases is urged to contact officials. Any additional information, no matter how small, can help solve the cases and help family members heal and find closure for the loss…
Read MoreTourism Meets
By Eugenia Jones [email protected] After being forced to cancel McCreary County’s annual fall festival, McCrearyFest, last year due to COVID-19, McCreary County Tourism is optimistic the festival can resume this year despite some lingering concerns regarding COVID-19 restrictions. Despite the uncertainty concerning future restrictions, the Tourism Commission is going ahead and planning this year’s Festival…
Read MoreJudge Greene Reflects on 2020
Part One of a Series By Eugenia Jones [email protected] We recently chatted with McCreary County Judge Executive Jimmie “Bevo” Greene about the state of the county during the challenging year of 2020 and the plans he has for moving forward in the remainder of 2021. In a series of articles beginning this week,…
Read MoreWork Continues on HWY 92
By Eugenia Jones [email protected] Despite ongoing rumors to the contrary, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Region 8 Public Information Officer Amber Hale wants to reassure McCreary Countians that the KY HWY 92 project from Pine Knot to Williamsburg will be completed with blacktop on the McCreary County portion of the highway construction. There have been…
Read MoreShop Opens
Photo by Voice Staff The Artisan Shop opened April 10 in downtown Stearns. The shop offers hand-crafted artwork by local artists.
Read MoreCumberland Falls Spring Cleanup rescheduled for May 1
CORBIN – After storms delayed the first attempt in March, the PRIDE Spring Cleanup at Cumberland Falls has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 1. Volunteers are invited to pick up litter along Hwy. 90, as well as side roads near Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. Volunteers are asked to pre-register. They will be assigned a…
Read MoreVerbal dispute ends in tragedy
Voice Staff Report [email protected] A verbal dispute ended tragically for a Pine Knot man last Saturday who was fatally shot. Saturday, April 10, 2021 the McCreary County 911 notified Kentucky State Police, the London Post, at approximately 6:35 PM, of a fatal shooting that took place outside of a residence on Marshes…
Read MoreSaddle Up
There’s something for everyone at McCreary County’s first Spring Trail Ride. By Eugenia Jones [email protected] Saddle up and get ready for McCreary County’s newest event-The McCreary County 2021 Spring Trail Ride on April 22-24 at the Sandhill RV Camp. The first of what will hopefully become an annual event is expected to bring riders with…
Read MoreDid You Get a 1099-G for Money Not Received?
Take these steps now. By Eugenia Jones [email protected] The Office of Senior Protection has received reports from Kentuckians regarding 1099-Gs for money they did not receive from the unemployment insurance system. This is one type of unemployment fraud that is being reported to the office and usually means that a scammer has used an individual’s…
Read MoreDon’t Be Trashy
Magistrates looking at reward program By Eugenia Jones [email protected] McCreary County Fiscal Court is aggressively going after illegal littering and dumping, and in the near future, may even offer a financial reward to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person, firm, or corporation violating the criminal littering statutes in…
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