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Flu bug shuts down schools
By Greg Bird [email protected] With the flu bug continuing to cause absences in students and staff alike, the McCreary County School District has cancelled classes for Thursday and Friday of this week. The cancellation comes after the District shut down for the previous Friday and Monday of this week due to the illnessess. Superintendent Corey…
Read MoreAmbulance crew delivers baby
By Greg Bird [email protected] McCreary County EMS Director Jimmy Barnett announced that two EMS crew members, Amber Ball and Andrew McGavin, helped deliver a baby in the back of an ambulance last week. The crew was dispatched to a residence Thursday morning regarding a pregnant woman experiencing labor pains. As they loaded her into the…
Read More6-year road plan released
Guardrails, bridge work, resurfacing slated for county By Greg Bird [email protected] Approximately $10 million has been allocated to McCreary County road projects in the State Transportation Cabinet’s Six-Year road plan released last week. Though the figure seems impressive, only about $1 million has been set aside for four projects entirely in the county. The largest…
Read MoreProminent attorney passes suddenly
By Greg Bird [email protected] McCreary County Attorney and businessman Tim Lavender passed away suddenly Saturday following an abrupt illness. His loss has been deeply felt across the county. Lavender, 68, who owned and operated the Hatfield and Lavender Law Office in Whitley City for more than 40 years, was also the owner of the…
Read MoreTrain case set for trial
By Greg Bird [email protected] After seemingly countless delays, the local cases against Norfolk Southern Railroad for blocking railroad crossings could see their day in court. In McCreary County District Court last Thursday Judge Fred White ordered the cases against the railroad company to move forward and set a jury trial date of April 22 –…
Read MoreChase ends in crash
By Greg Bird [email protected] A Somerset man led officers from two counties on a wild chase early Friday morning that ended with his vehicle crashing into a storage building behind Larry’s Mini Mart in Whitley City. Sheriff Randy Waters stated officers from the Somerset Police Department, along with officers from Burnside Police…
Read MoreMcCreary man indicted in federal drug case
By Greg Bird [email protected] Brassfield Coffey Jr., of Stearns, was one of four people indicted by the Federal Grand Jury last week for his alleged role in a drug distribution ring, stemming from their arrest last October in Scott County, Tennessee. According to the indictment filed in the United States District Court in London, Coffey,…
Read MoreFinal call for dispatcher
Photo by Greg Bird McCreary County 911 Dispatcher Karen Hamlin retired Tuesday after 22-years as the familiar voice on the scanner. Hamlin was treated to a suprise party and presented a special plaque by Jimmy Barnett, honoring her for her dedication and service.
Read MoreStabbing investigated
By Greg Bird [email protected] The McCreary County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the report of a stabbing Sunday night in Whitley City. Sheriff Randy Waters reports McCreary 911 received a call at 10:40 p.m. that night, where a woman claimed her husband, identified as John Chitwood, had been stabbed after getting in to an altercation over…
Read MoreTeacher accused of spitting on student
By Greg Bird [email protected] The McCreary County School District is reportedly investigating an allegation that a teacher spat in the face of a student last week. The incident reportedly occurred last Wednesday at McCreary Middle School when a female teacher allegedly spat in the face of the male student during a classroom period. Becky Wilson,…
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