Recent News
UK Audit finds agent used Extension Office for personal gain
By Greg Bird [email protected] Documents released by Truth or Politics host Darlene Price show former McCreary County Extension Agent Greg Whitis was investigated by the University of Kentucky for apparently using University resources to operate two businesses and also for using those resources to sell products to other extension offices across Kentucky. The documents, obtained…
Read MoreSmall earthquake felt in county
By Greg Bird [email protected] If you felt the earth move beneath your feet Monday afternoon you weren’t alone. According to the U.S. geological Survey a 3.8 magnitude quake was reported occurring about 3.8 miles east of Fincastle, Tennessee, in Campbell County, at 2:11 p.m. The quake occurred about 35.4 miles below the surface, with the…
Read MoreKristina’s Kitchen
By Eugenia Jones [email protected] (As part of an ongoing series highlighting non-natives who have chosen to live and establish businesses in McCreary County, “The Voice” spotlights Kristina McFeeters this week-a “foreigner” of ten years who happily calls McCreary County her home.) For Kristina McFeeters, who arrived here from Washington state, McCreary County is…
Read MoreFeds seeking to claim $1.6 million from doctor
By Greg Bird [email protected] While criminal charges are still pending against Doctor David Coffey following a June 2018 raid at his Oneida office and clinics, federal officials have moved to seize $1.6 million and two vehicles confiscated from the accounts of the embattled doctor and his associates. In a filing in the United…
Read MoreFire setting, sign hacking culprits arrested
By Greg Bird [email protected] The mystery of who tampered with a digital road sign last week may be solved after three people were arrested, and a fourth faces charges, Sunday for lighting fires in the roadway – causing traffic hazards on and around Davis Hill. Constable Cody Stephens stated he made the arrests after receiving…
Read MoreBurglary investigated
By Greg Bird [email protected] The McCreary County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an early morning burglary at the Pine Knot Super Stop (formerly Wilson’s Quick Stop) in Pine Knot. The thieves broke in some time early Wednesday morning, prying open the front doors and making entry. While inside they cut wires to both the alarm system…
Read MoreSettlement possibly reached in Board lawsuit
By Greg Bird [email protected] Court documents indicate a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against the McCreary County Board of Education, MCMS Principal Todd Waters and former Superintendent Michael Cash. The federal lawsuit was filed in 2018 by John and Jane Doe, on behalf of their daughter Mary in the Federal Court in…
Read More“Foreign” Investment
By Eugenia Jones [email protected] (Over the next few weeks, “The Voice” will publish several articles examining “foreigners” -individuals lovingly referred to by locals as foreigners because they are from “outside” of McCreary County (non-natives) and have chosen to live and establish businesses here.) As a general rule of thumb, McCreary Countians can be…
Read MoreWindy Weekend
By Greg Bird [email protected] Unseasonal strong winds whipped through the area Saturday as a weather front moved in, bringing with it heavy rain and thunderstorms. The winds downed trees and power lines throughout the region, causing damage and power outages. According to South Kentucky RECC about 10,000 members were left without power at some point…
Read MoreQuick thinking saves life
By Greg Bird [email protected] Quick thinking and acting on a McCreary County man’s part probably saved another man’s life Saturday morning, and prevented another fatality on the unmarked railroad crossing at Thompson Tapley Road in Strunk. According to Kentucky State Police Trooper Kegan Bray the incident occurred around 10:45 a.m. Saturday morning when Vernon…
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