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Photo by Eugenia Jones This year’s “McCreary County Relay for Life” event reflected precautions taken to avoid COVID-19 transmission. The drive-thru event gave participants the opportunity to complete laps around the McCreary County Park in their vehicles and members of the community a chance to view luminaria displays.  

  “The Voice” recently featured an article about local writer and artist, Charles Dan Worley and his recently published book, “CO-OP Coal Community and House 52.” A few weeks ago, Worley gifted a copy of his book to President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. A few weeks later, Worley was thrilled to receive…

Voice Staff Report [email protected]   An online romance and engagement quickly turned into a missing person in danger of committing suicide for Meghann Monteleon of Tucson, Arizona over the week-end reports McCreary County Sheriff Randy Waters. Ms. Monteleon arrived in Whitley City Saturday, October 17, 2020 to get her new fiancé, Alakai Miller, and take…

End of the line as arbitration over steam locomotive is settled. By Eugenia Jones [email protected] Arbitrator Thomas R. Yokum rendered a decision and final award to McCreary County Heritage Foundation (MCHF) in the amount of $730,284.60 as a result of court-ordered arbitration between Claimant McCreary County Heritage Foundation against Respondents Wasatch Railroad Contractors and John…

              Voice Staff Report [email protected] Early Tuesday morning, sometime around 12 a.m., October 20, 2020, the McCreary Water District’s shop building was broken into and several of their working tools were stolen. Along with the stolen tools an employee’s grey Isuzu SUV was stolen. Kentucky State Police Detective Billy…

Voice Staff Report [email protected]   Voice Staff Report [email protected] McCreary County remains in the Orange/Accelerated level of transmission for the Coronavirus. Seven counties in the Lake Cumberland District are in the Red/Critical range of community spread: Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Russell, Taylor and Wayne. Casey and Pulaski are in the Orange/Accelerated level of community spread.…

Photos by Eugenia Jones A second Trump train roared through McCreary County with approximately thirty vehicles sporting flags and banners. The group of Trump supporters traveled from the McCreary County Park southward to the Oneida, TN city park.          

  Voice Staff Report [email protected] “I’d like to thank the citizens of McCreary and Wayne County for their help in capturing Eric Tucker,” said Sheriff Randy Waters. McCreary County Sheriff Randy Waters issued an alert in last week’s Thursday, October 8, 2020 edition of The Voice, asking citizens to be alert after a rash of…

        Voice Staff Report [email protected] Early voting in the Courthouse began Tuesday and it was a momentous day for Veteran Charles Stanley, age 78, and his wife Rebecca, age 64, who voted for the first time. The new voters expressed the importance of voting in this election. More than 200 early voters…