Recent News

Stacey Hammons and Sherry Duncan were recently appointed to fill vacancies on the McCreary County Board of Education in Districts 1 and 3, respectively. “The Voice” recently spoke with the two appointees and found both are passionate about addressing the needs of students in McCreary County. By Eugenia Jones [email protected]         Stacey…

By Eugenia Jones [email protected] In an update given during the McCreary County Heritage Foundation’s (MCHF) December meeting, Chairperson Ray Moncrief said the Foundation’s efforts to collect the $734,000 awarded to them through court-ordered arbitration continues. As a result of Wasatch Railroad Contractors’ failure to pay the award on time, MCHF’s collection efforts have become more…

Photos submitted Recently, local Girl Scout Troop 262 collected enough donations to fill three of the Blessing Boxes in McCreary County. A woman in a passing vehicle was so touched when she saw Troop 262 filling a box that she stopped and gave a monetary donation. The project helped the girls learn about the value…

Sewer access to be provided for all with-in project area at no connection fees Whitley City, KY – Southeastern Kentucky’s McCreary County Water District (MCWD) announces today its latest project to assist the county’s residents and businesses alike with the installation of and access to city sewer at no out-of-pocket connection cost. “As we move…

Voice Staff Report [email protected]     McCreary County Sheriff Randy Waters reported that on the morning of December 24, 2020 a 911 caller stated an officer was needed on Leamon Richmond Road in Pine Knot and that someone had driven a tractor through their gate and was fighting with her husband. The victim told the…

Voice Staff Report [email protected] A car chase that began on December 27, 2020 around 2:00 a.m. turned into a foot chase with five arrested. Deputy Aaron Tucker had been alerted by Constable Cody Stephens of a subject who was driving on a suspended license and that the subject had turned onto East Hwy 700. Constable…

Stacey Hammons and Sherry Duncan fill vacancies in Districts 1 and 3. By Eugenia Jones [email protected] The McCreary County Board of Education met in a rare weekend meeting on Saturday (Jan. 2) to appoint Board Members to fill vacancies in Districts 1 and 3. After meeting in closed session for discussions leading to the appointment…

Beloved Edsel Blevins passes By Eugenia Jones [email protected] The world lost a gentle soul as McCreary County native and icon, Edsel Ford Blevins, was laid to rest earlier this week. Edsel was known throughout the region, particularly in McCreary and Pulaski Counties, for his faith, kindness, gentle spirit, laughter, and two-finger, Pop Stoneman style of…

2020 was the year that changed life for all of us. For the first time in our lifetime, we dealt with a pandemic that mandated social distancing, masking up, the sporadic closures of businesses (and jobs) deemed nonessential, the loss of in-person classes in schools, and, frequently, the loss of social gatherings including church services,…