Recent News

    By Eugenia Jones Local wildlife expert, James Kiser of Whitley City, had an unexpected and unusual visitor during last week’s winter ice storm. Kiser, who recognizes the importance of feeding wild birds because of their need for seed during extended ice and snow events, spotted a Gray-headed, Dark-eyed Junco at his feeding station…

Kathleen Marnhout reminisces and shares a few words of wisdom   By Eugenia Jones The Early Eighties and Beyond-Coming Back Home The constant driving back and forth between home in McCreary County and West Virginia finally became too much for Kathleen. She and Bill returned to McCreary County where he worked at the funeral home…

Voice Staff Report [email protected]       Three winter storms that brought ice, snow and frigid temperatures to the County last week left thousands without power. South Kentucky Rural Electric reported that at the peak of the outages about 21,000 outages were reported in their service area. By Wednesday, February 17th, SKRECC outage map showed…

McCreary County teamwork “shines in the dark” as Cumberland Manor residents evacuate during winter storm blackout.   By Eugenia Jones [email protected] It took an impressive county-wide team effort to safely move fifty-two people from the Cumberland Manor Nursing Home on HWY 90 Cumberland Falls Road during last week’s ice storm and subsequent power outage. Despite…

By Eugenia Jones [email protected]   McCreary County Fiscal Court met earlier this month (Feb.11) to act on several routine matters and hear updates from various county departments. Items presented during the Court included the following. • Heard Sheriff Randy Waters ask citizens to keep watch for their neighbors due to recent thefts throughout the community.…

By Eugenia Jones [email protected] During their February meeting, the McCreary County Heritage Foundation (MCHF) passed two resolutions authorizing Chairperson Ray Moncrief and/or Vice Chair JC Egnew to sign an Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Power Grant application for $1.5 million in conjunction with an Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant application for $2 million to renovate the…

Last day of school for students is tentatively May 27 By Eugenia Jones [email protected] The McCreary County Board of Education convened in a brief meeting earlier this week (February 22) to deal with routine matters. During the Superintendent’s Communication portion of the meeting, McCreary County School District Superintendent Corey Keith noted virtual classes were not…

University of the Cumberlands is doing its part to help Kentuckians be work-ready. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is promoting a scholarship campaign aimed at helping adults attend college. It’s called the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship (WRKS), and University of the Cumberlands is one of the higher education institutions throughout the Commonwealth that is offering qualifying…

Cody Lee Meece receives Lexington Music Award By Eugenia Jones [email protected] Cody Lee Meece, a Pulaski County musician/singer/songwriter who performs frequently at the Whistle Stop in Stearns and has a strong local fan base, recently took a gigantic step forward in his musical career as he walked away with a “Lexi”award for 2021 Album of…

Kathleen Marnhout Foley shares more of her memories. By Eugenia Jones [email protected] The 1950s-Raising Children, and of course, Elvis Kathleen and Bill welcomed sons Michael and Gary in the l950s and Randy in the early ‘60s. As they raised their children, Bill continued with his education at the University of Kentucky, and Kathleen worked as…