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  By Eugenia Jones [email protected] The goats in the Park Circle area next to the Stearns Golf Course Clubhouse aren’t typical goats destined to be live life strictly as pampered pets or to produce meat or milk. Instead, the Stearns goats are on a mission to clear the invasive, crawling plant known as kudzu from…

Photo by Greg Bird GOP Attorney General candidate Daniel Cameron made a campaign appearance in Stearns Monday. The visit was sponsored by the McCreary County Republican Party.

Photo submitted Girl Scout Troop 7102 collected a total of 130 coats this year! The coats were donated to Cash Express in Whitley City to help families in need this winter. Pictured (L-R)- Kelli Strunk, Lakelyn Jones, Nicole Ross, Lily Marnhout & Rosslyn Posey.

By Greg Bird [email protected] Two McCreary County children were injured Sunday afternoon after reportedly being attacked by pit bulls off of Highway 896. McCreary County Sheriff’s Deputy Greg Chaney reports two young girls, ages 12 and 13, were walking along the road Sunday when they were allegedly set upon by a group of several pit…

By Greg Bird [email protected] While the court battles over blocked railroad crossings in McCreary County continues to drag on, some local officials are searching for ways to provide alternative routes to some residents affected by over-long waits in the southern area of the county. Magistrate Bobby Strunk, along with Deputy Judge Nathan Nevels II and…

By Greg Bird [email protected] In last week’s Fiscal Court meeting the Court approved a plan presented by EMS Director Jimmy Barnett to provide county employees with an additional benefit – medical flight coverage through PHI Air Medical. Barnett stated PHI has partnered with South Kentucky RECC to offer the discounted packages for just $30 per…

By Greg Bird [email protected] With the November 5 General Election less than three weeks away, early and absentee voting have begun in the McCreary County Clerk’s Office. Voters who will be out of town or have a valid excuse for not being able to visit the polls on election day can cast their ballots in…

By Greg Bird [email protected] Two McCreary County teens were seriously injured in a Thursday afternoon accident after the all-terrain vehicle they were riding struck a bridge abutment – causing the two young men to be thrown from the vehicle to the creek bed below. McCreary County Sheriff’s Deputy Stuart Bryant reports two young men, both…

      By Greg Bird [email protected] McCrearyFest made a triumphant return this past weekend, bringing back a McCreary County tradition after a four-year absence. Hundreds of excited festival-goers lined Main Street Saturday morning to witness the return of the McCrearyFest parade, and they were not disappointed as more than two-dozen brightly decorated floats and…