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Booze Bandits indicted
Voice Staff Report [email protected] Booze Bandits James Murphy and Jack Roberts were indicted in the regular June Grand Jury session. Both men are charged with receiving stolen property of a value over $500 for knowingly and unlawfully receiving and possessing a tractor trailer and cases of whiskey which had been stolen from B & Z…
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Grand Jury Indicts 28
Voice Staff Report [email protected] The McCreary County Grand Jury met in the regular June session and handed down indictments against 28 individuals. Tony Goodwin of Corbin, KY was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance First Degree-Meth, Possession of a Controlled Substance in an Improper Container and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Michael Ross of Whitley…
Read MoreNo active cases in County
Voice Staff Report [email protected] There are currently no active Coronavirus cases reported in the County and the number of total cases reported during the pandemic remains at 18. All active cases have been cleared and are no longer in self-isolation. The ten county Lake Cumberland District is reporting 125 active cases with 8 hospitalized across…
Read MoreReturning to school during the time of Covid 19
By Kaitlyn Wilson [email protected] In order to prepare for the upcoming school year, the McCreary County School District has released a survey for all parents of enrolled students. This survey is to gather thoughts from parents on how they would prefer to send their children back to school for the year and will be used…
Read MoreMail-in ballots counted – Ken wins again
Voice Staff Report [email protected] Monday afternoon 1,198 mail-in ballots were counted and added to the total from the June 23rd vote at the Whitley City Fire Department and the walk-in votes at the court house. McCreary County voted a larger than normal number of votes. County Clerk Eric Haynes stated that approximately 30% of…
Read MoreBear With Us
By Eugenia Jones [email protected] Earlier this year when McCreary Countians began social distancing and staying healthy at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it almost seemed like local black bears joined in and kept their distance too. However, with stay at home orders lifting and people moving about more, the local bears seem happy…
Read MoreFiscal Court Approves 2020/21 Budget
By Eugenia Jones [email protected] McCreary County Fiscal Court met in special session last week to approve the second reading and final adoption of the 2020/2021 budget. The final budget totaling $8,672,936.00 remained unchanged from the draft budget voted on by the Fiscal Court in May. With an increase of only $159,000 over last year, the…
Read More3 new Cases in County
Voice Staff Report [email protected] McCreary County’s active Coronavirus cases have increased to three, bringing the County’s total number of cases to 18. All the active cases are in self-isolation. The Lake Cumberland ten county district has seen active cases increase to 67, six of those cases are hospitalized. Of those active cases, 12 are asymptomatic.…
Read MoreMcCreary Water District to Complete Sewer Extension
By Kaitlyn Wilson The McCreary County Water District held a public meeting on June 29, 2020 in order to discuss the human, environmental, and financial aspects of the upcoming MCWD Sanitary Sewer Collection System Expansion – Phase One project. Through this project, 305 customers in the Smithtown-Stearns area who are not currently connected to the…
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