Recent News
Clark enters plea in murder case
By Greg Bird [email protected] The man accused of murdering 48-year-old Larissa Cox had his first court appearance last week. Preston Timothy Clark appeared for an arraignment hearing before Judge Cathy Prewitt in McCreary County District Court Wednesday. In the brief hearing Clark entered a not guilty plea on the charge of murder and was appointed…
Read MoreAlcohol petition deadline nears
By Greg Bird [email protected] The deadline for the petition to legalize alcohol sales in McCreary County is less than a month away and organizers behind the drive are closing in on their goal. In a post this week on the McCreary County Alcohol Election discussion page on Facebook Tony Hansford stated that nearly 1,100 signatures…
Read MoreThe splash pad at the McCreary County Park reopened last week, just in time for the Fourth of July holiday and the summer heat.
Local responders assisting in Tennessee search/recovery
By Greg Bird [email protected] Members of McCreary County Search and Rescue assisted in a search and recovery operation in Scott County after a child had been reported missing and presumed to have drowned while swimming in White Oak Creek. The Scott County Independent Herald reported the body of 10-year old Ryelin Acres, of Oneida was…
Read MoreShooting shocks community
A family is grieving and the community is in shock following the seemingly senseless shooting of a 48-year-old woman in Stearns last week. According to the Kentucky State Police Preston T. Clark, 20, has been charged with murder after he allegedly shot and killed Larissa Cox, 48, last Wednesday evening following an argument at his…
Read MoreBanner year for EMS
By Greg Bird [email protected] McCreary County Ambulance Service Director Jimmy Barnett announced this week that the McCreary County EMS topped $1.5 million in revenue for the past fiscal year – the highest total in their history. According to the County Budget, the Ambulance Service’s annual operating budget for the year was about $1.1 million, meaning…
Read MoreWater District proposes rate increase
Stearns To Smithtown Water Line Replacement: From McCreary Water District website. By Greg Bird [email protected] The McCreary County Water District issued a notice of a proposed rate change that would see water rates increase by eight percent and sewer rates by 25 percent. The notice, which can be viewed on page 4B of this issue…
Read MoreHep A outbreak still ongoing
By Greg Bird [email protected] McCreary County is still considered to be under a Hepatitis A outbreak, six months after the first cases were reported. According to the latest figures released by the Lake Cumberland Area Health District McCreary County has 23 confirmed cases of Hepatitis A since November of last year. In the first month…
Read MoreCounty still behind on garbage collection
By Greg Bird [email protected] When Waste Connections (Scott Solid Waste) bought out Poff Carting and took over garbage collection in McCreary County in May, Judge Executive Jimmie Greene II and his staff met with representatives from the new company to find ways to increase local participation in garbage collection. After the discussions, Scott Solid Waste…
Read MoreMcCreary County considered “distressed”
By Greg Bird [email protected] In a new report released last week by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) McCreary County is one of 80 Appalachian counties considered “distressed” economically. The County Economic Status Designation for Fiscal Year 2020 report is generated annually by the ARC, which ranks each of the 420 counties under their purview by…
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