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Alcohol Revenue Will Fund more Deputies
By Eugenia Jones [email protected] McCreary County Sheriff Randy Waters addressed members of the McCreary County Fiscal Court during the October 8 regular meeting and reminded them of the need to hire additional deputies with the revenue collected from McCreary County’s legal sale of alcoholic beverages. Waters said extra deputies will help law enforcement target and…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Active Cases decreasing
Voice Staff Report [email protected] The number of the County’s active Covid-19 cases have decreased to 19. The lower number of active cases reported daily has resulted in the County rated in the Orange/Accelerated spread level of transmission, down from last week’s Red/Critical level. The cumulative total number of cases in the county since the…
Read MoreIt’s a Whole New Way to Trick-or-Treat
Children should social distance, mask up, stay in their neighborhoods, and use hand sanitizer if they trick-or-treat. Individually wrapped candy should be placed outside on porches, tables, etc. By Eugenia Jones [email protected] According to McCreary County Judge Executive Jimmie “Bevo” Greene, this year’s McCreary County trick-or-treaters will celebrate Halloween on Saturday, October…
Read MoreStudents Return to School
By Eugenia Jones [email protected] On Monday, the McCreary County School District resumed in-person classes for the first time since implementing virtual and home instruction last March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to McCreary County School Superintendent Corey Keith, the return to in-person classes was successful. “We have had a great return to…
Read MoreSheriff Waters Issues an alert
Voice Staff Report [email protected] The County has experienced a rash of burglaries over the past several days causing Sheriff Randy Waters to issue an alert to all citizens in McCreary County. Sheriff Waters said, “We want our people and their property to be safe. The recent rash of burglaries has those of us in police…
Read MoreEarly voting begins October 13th
Voice Staff Report [email protected] The Board of Elections met Tuesday morning, October 6, 2020, and inspected the voting machines to make sure they were ready to be used in the upcoming General Election on November 3, 2020. Board of Election members Sheriff Randy Water, Republican representative Shane Gilreath and County Clerk Eric Haynes were in…
Read MoreAmbulance Service Receives Grant
First Covid-19 death in County
Voice Staff Report [email protected] McCreary County reported the first Coronavirus death for the County last week. The County is still in the Red/Critical level of transmission with 36 reported active cases and 3 hospitalized. Five new cases were reported Monday with 13 cases released from isolation and 5 new cases were reported Tuesday evening…
Read MoreIDA Continues Its Pursuit of Teleworks
By Eugenia Jones [email protected] The McCreary County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) continues to pursue establishment of a Teleworks USA Hub in McCreary County. Teleworks USA is a company that provides accelerated, remote-work preparatory workshops and job placement/career-coaching services in Southeastern Kentucky. During their regular meeting earlier this week, members of the IDA agreed to…
Read MoreBoard Meets in Special Session
Board abolishes K-6 football program and sets Temporary Assistance pay rate. By Eugenia Jones [email protected] On Friday, October 2, several parents seeking abolishment of the School District’s k-6 Elementary Football Program attended a special called Board meeting. The parents requested abolishment of the program so McCreary County teams can continue their participation in the Pulaski…
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