Recent News

By Eugenia Jones [email protected]   Today (Thursday, January 9, 2020) is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (L.E.A.D.). “The Voice,” along with our readers, are taking this opportunity to recognize the dedication of law enforcement in McCreary County and across the nation. The following reader responses demonstrate just how much law enforcement officers go above and…

First legal sales still a ways off By Greg Bird [email protected] It was fitting that Friday’s weather was rainy, as January 3, 2020 was the day McCreary County officially became wet. With a vote of 4-1 the second reading of the McCreary County Alcohol Beverage Control Ordinance was passed by the Fiscal Court – setting…

By Greg Bird [email protected] McCreary County ambulances traveled nearly a quarter of a million miles in 2019 – just one of the impressive end-of-year numbers released by EMS Director Jimmy Barnett last week. According to Barnett, EMS crews responded to 4,565 calls over the course of the year; including 278 accidents, 2,290 medical calls, 436…

By Greg Bird [email protected] Instead of ringing in the New Year with celebration, a local family is in mourning after the untimely passing of their loved one on New Year’s Eve. Eric B. Wilson, 42, died Tuesday evening after apparently attempting to cross U.S. 27 on foot in Wiborg and was hit by a passing…

By Greg Bird [email protected] A gofundme account has been established to help a local family who suffered a terrible car accident while traveling to Alabama to visit family for Christmas. According to the fundraising site the Taylor family were traveling on December 23 when their van was hit in an accident. A total of eight…

By Greg Bird [email protected] The Kentucky Department for Community Based Services and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have issued an alert for a McCreary County teen who ran away from his foster home. Jacob Stephens, 17, was last seen on December 11, and is described as 6’1”, 153 pounds with blonde hair and…

A look back with a “writer’s dozen”-thirteen stories illustrating the uniqueness of McCreary County in 2019. By Eugenia Jones [email protected] In January, we took a trip down memory lane with Ruth Vanover and Milton Morrow as I dished out a “Taste of the Past” highlighting two local restaurant chains once popular in McCreary County. Today,…

By Greg Bird [email protected] Every year there are hundreds of news stories that grace the pages of the McCreary County Voice. Some are major, some are minor, some make you happy, while other make you mad. All in all, all stories are important to someone, but here is a list of our top 10 news…

By Greg Bird [email protected] Two weeks after the announcement that the Animal Protection League would be surrendering their contract with the County, members of the Board met with the Fiscal Court during a 42-minute executive session Thursday night to negotiate getting the contract back. Following the closed-door session Magistrate Roger Phillips made a motion to…