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SCC Announces Dean’s list for Fall 2020
Somerset, KY-Somerset Community College is proud to announce the names of those students named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2020 semester. The fall semester concluded in December and a total of 704 students were named to the list. To be a member of the Dean’s list, a student must maintain a 3.5 grade…
Read MoreInauguration of Biden & Harris
Voice Staff Report [email protected] The 46th President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, Jr, was inaugurated Wednesday in the midst of unprecedented security at the Nation’s Capital in Washington D.C. More than 25,000 National Guards and troops were called up along with 2,500 Washington D.C. Metro Police to protect and essentially lock down…
Read MoreKY State Police Troopers Detailed to Presidential Inauguration
Garage brawl leads to drug arrest
Voice Staff Report [email protected] The McCreary County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call of a domestic fight with baseball bats involving four or five men around 3:30 pm Monday, January 18, 2021, at Hillbilly Restorations Garage on South Hwy 1651. The caller stated one male took a…
Read MoreFiscal Court Meets
Road sign theft can delay emergency help for those in need. By Eugenia Jones [email protected] During this month’s Fiscal Court meeting (January 14), County Road Supervisor Tony Kidd expressed his frustration over the “massive theft of road signs” throughout the County. Kidd noted the seriousness of the situation particularly when emergency crews are responding to…
Read MoreCovid Vaccines slow in reaching County
Voice Staff Report [email protected] “The arrival of the first COVID-19 vaccines is a major development in the coronavirus pandemic. An effective COVID-19 vaccine will help protect people who come in contact with the virus from becoming sick. As more people are vaccinated, families and communities will be able to gradually…
Read MoreEligible Residents Qualify for Free Sewer Access
By Eugenia Jones [email protected] McCreary County Water District (MCWD) Superintendent Stephen Whitaker urges everyone eligible for access to sewer with no connection fee through this year’s McCreary County Sanitary Sewer Collection System Extension Phase 1 project area to sign up as quickly as possible. With a total project cost of more than $3.6 million dollars,…
Read MoreLocal COVID-19 Vaccinations Underway
By Eugenia Jones [email protected] McCreary County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Stephen McKinney informed Fiscal Court members the first shipment of one hundred doses of COVID-19 vaccine for McCreary County has been successfully administered by the local Health Department to category 1A health care workers and first responders. Lake Cumberland Health Department administered the Moderna…
Read MoreDistrict Hopes to Offer In-Person Classes Next Week
Superintendent Keith will make decision by 9:00 a.m. Friday By Eugenia Jones [email protected] The McCreary County Board of Education met earlier this week (Monday, January 11) to approve the use of an A/B School Schedule in the event students are able to return to in-person classes on Monday, January 18. If in-person classes resume next…
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