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The McCreary County Board of Education voted earlier this week to employ Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC to guide the School District through a forensic audit of District finances as part of their effort to get a more complete look at Federal grant programs. By Eugenia Jones [email protected] The decision to conduct a forensic audit and…

By Eugenia Jones [email protected] (SHARK, an Illinois based animal rights activist group, recently posted a second video to Facebook concerning alleged cockfighting activity and lack of law enforcement against the activity at a location on Low Gap Road in McCreary County. The video was widely shared and commented on locally and across the nation. In…

Photo by MCSO The late model car (above) involved in the high speed chase that ended when the car crashed in a ditch on Pigskin Road late Sunday night. Below is a package of weed butter (butter mixed with THC) confiscated from the car.   Voice Staff Report [email protected] Kentucky State Police attempting a traffic…

Voice Staff Report [email protected] Monday afternoon McCreary County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of a driver on Hwy 2792 who was reportedly all over the road. A witness saw the vehicle leave the road and knock over a mailbox. The vehicle continued and did not stop, turning onto Airport Road where he left the…

Voice Staff Report [email protected] Joshua Campbell, age 28, of Hicks Road, Whitley City was reported missing late on the evening of August 13, 2020. Sheriff Waters said he received a late night call from Campbell’s mother stating her son had left for work earlier that day and had not been heard from again. According to…

By Eugenia Jones [email protected] An Illinois based animal rights activist group has posted a second video to Facebook concerning alleged cockfighting activity and lack of law enforcement against the activity in McCreary County. The post has been widely shared. The second video comes approximately five weeks after the nonprofit group, Showing Animals Respect and Kindness…

By Eugenia Jones [email protected] During their regular August meeting, McCreary County Fiscal Court approved the first reading of Amendment #1 placing $392,943 received as a result of the federal CARES Act into the County’s General Fund. The CARES Act provides payments to state, local, and tribal governments navigating the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The…

  By Eugenia Jones [email protected] Due to potential risks associated with COVID-19, Santa Claus will not be coming to town this year-at least not to the McCreary County Heritage Foundation’s (MCHF) Polar Express event held at the Big South Fork Scenic Railway (BSFSRY) in Stearns. McCreary County Heritage Foundation (MCHF) Chairperson Ray Moncrief made the…

Voice Staff Report [email protected]   McCreary County has gone from zero active reported cases the beginning of July to daily active cases being reported. The County’s latest count of active cases is 9 with one hospitalized. Lake Cumberland District Health is reporting 182 active cases across the 10 county district with 21 hospitalized. Some counties…

By Eugenia Jones [email protected] In a special called meeting, McCreary County School Superintendent Corey Keith and Director of Special Education Amelia Stephens shared progress made on the distance learning plan for exceptional learners in the McCreary County School District. With in-person classes postponed for district students until at least after Fall Break due to the…