Recent News

By Greg Bird [email protected] Michael C. Huff, of Whitley City, was arrested Tuesday evening in connection with the death of a two-year old child following an alleged assault on Sunday. The Kentucky State Police reports Huff, 27, was taken into custody around 6:00 p.m. and charged with Assault 1st Degree and lodged in the Leslie…

By Greg Bird [email protected] Two men who made headlines for nefarious reasons in the last few months were formally indicted by the McCreary County Grand Jury this week. Mark Dungan, accused of shooting McCreary County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyler Watkins, and Preston Clark, accused of fatally shooting Larissa Cox, were both formally charged by the Grand…

By Greg Bird [email protected] In a tense and sometimes antagonistic meeting of the McCreary County Board of Education Monday night, the Board officially accepted the resignation of Tim Crawford and appointed new legal council – local attorney John Blevins. The issue over the resignation came to a head last week after Board member Deborah Gibson…

By Greg Bird [email protected] Some local citizens are questioning the validity of the recent petition calling for a county-wide vote on the possibility of alcohol sales in McCreary County. Though there are some confirmed forgeries on the petition, it appears the voters will still get the opportunity to decide the issue in November. Mike Casada,…

By Greg Bird [email protected] McCreary County Clerk Eric Haynes announced Wednesday afternoon that there were enough signatures of registered voters on a petition turned in to call for a vote on the possibility of legalized alcohol sales in the county. After a week of checking the names on the petition against voter registration records, a…

Photo by Greg Bird Members of the Eagle/Sawyer and Whitley City Fire Departments battled a blaze on Vanover Ridge Road Monday morning. No one was injured in the fire, but the case is being investigated as possible arson.

Photo by Greg Bird The newest addition to economic development for McCreary County is slated to have a grand opening celebration next week and will open its doors to the public to show off the new facility. The Fibrotex plant, under construction since last fall, is finally ready to begin operations and will host a…

By Greg Bird [email protected] In a letter sent out to all customers of Poff Carting garbage service, the new owners – Waste Connections/ Scott Solid Waste are informing residents of the merger and announcing the ability to pay their bill and manage their account online. They are also announcing that Scott Solid Waste will no…

By Greg Bird [email protected] The McCreary County Board of Education and Sheriff Randy Waters reached an agreement last week to keep School Resource Officers operating under the Sheriff’s bond until they can complete certification as Special Law Enforcement Officers. At a special-called meeting last week Superintendent Corey Keith informed the Board that the Sheriff had…