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By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Election Day 2024 is just around the corner as early voting days begin this week.  Those with excused early voting privileges (medical excuse or out of town on Election Day) can vote on October 23 (W), 24 (TH), 25 (F), 28 (M), 29 (T), and 30 (W), 2024, from 8:30 a.m.…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] McCreary County students got a special introduction to the publishing world when Pine Knot Intermediate’s Dragon Gazette newspaper staff recently visited J. Frank Publishing in London, KY. The future newspaper moguls enjoyed an informative tour of the facility and meeting J. Frank Publishing employees, including Jay Nolan (pictured, right), majority stake…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] (The McCreary Journal reminds readers that an indictment does not indicate one’s guilt or innocence but represents that enough evidence exists in a case to pursue the matter in a court of law.  The McCreary Journal also notes the possibility of individuals having the same or similar names.   Individuals are presumed…

By Braxton King   I was talking to my grandson, Maverick, about learning how to play baseball better. He looked at me and said, “G-Pa, they have given me a trophy.” I began to chuckle when I realized he was saying that he already knew it all! I know, in life, Maverick will better learn…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] McCreary Co. Fiscal Court meets with full agenda The McCreary County Fiscal Court met for regular session on October 10, 2024, to deal with mostly routine matters. Tax rates from the McCreary County Extension Service (real property-3.3 cents per $100 and personal 3.68 cents per $100) and the McCreary County…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Join Big South Fork National River & Recreation on Friday, October 18, 2024, to experience the free 14th annual Blue Heron Ghost Mine storytelling event.  Hear chilling tales spun from the hills and hollows of the Cumberland Plateau by talented local storytellers while experiencing the beauty of Kentucky and the solitude…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Former McCreary County School District Superintendent Eddie Lowell Brown, age 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 13, 2024. The son of Archie Harry and Flora (Davis) Brown, he attended grades one through twelve at Stearns School.  Brown recently shared his fond memories of Stearns in its heyday, including reminiscing about…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Those who pay by November 15 get a 2% discount McCreary County property tax bills are in the mail and will arrive this week in property owners’ mailboxes.  October 15, 2024, was the opening day for paying McCreary County property taxes at the McCreary County Sheriff’s Office.  Early bird taxpayers who pay…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected]   New warden and executive assistant, Stanley Lovett and Justin Goodwin, plan quarterly meetings On Thursday, October 10, 2024, United States Penitentiary McCreary (USP McCreary) resumed hosting quarterly community relations board meetings.  The community relations board meetings ceased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guests from all segments of the community were present…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Welcome to the McCreary Journal! This editor will be honest. It has been a rough couple of years for the newspaper in McCreary County.  In two years, McCreary County’s newspaper has been housed in three different office locations, the staff has packed up and moved two times, and the newspaper has…