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Inside Voices: I Started Using Heroin in Prison. Now the Federal Bureau of Prisons Won’t Provide Treatment
People seeking treatment for drug addiction inside the BOP face barriers, delays, and sometimes punishment in their pleas for help. (The McCreary County Voice received permission from The Washington City Paper’s (WCP) Managing Editor, Mitch Ryals, to re-publish an article published in the WCP on June 7, 2024. The Voice is sharing this article…
Read MoreIt was a hard day’s night
McCreary Sheriff’s Department has an extra busy night By Eugenia Jones The McCreary County Sheriff’s Department had a hard day’s night on Thursday, June 6, and into the early morning hours of June 7. Between approximately 5:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., Deputies Chris Carter and Alex Jones executed six indictment warrants with charges…
Read MoreMay indictments filed
By Eugenia Jones (The Voice 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 Voice also notes the possibility of individuals having the same or similar names. Individuals are presumed innocent unless and…
Read MoreFishing Derby
Photos by Eugenia Jones It was a great day for fishing at the Barren Fork Fishing Pond during the U.S. Forest Service’s annual Kids Fishing Derby. After 1,500 pound of catfish were released in the fishing pond on Friday morning, kids happily reeled in more than 700 pounds of prime catfish on Saturday morning. With…
Read MoreRural Partner Network
Photo by Eugenia Jones McCreary County has been added to the USDA’s Rural Partner Network. The Rural Partner Network assists local governments in navigating and applying for federal grants and other sources of funding. Representatives of the Rural Partner Network recently met with local government officials, members of the McCreary County Industrial Development Board, McCreary…
Read MoreHigh-speed chase results in arrest
By Eugenia Jones A speeder, reportedly under the influence of alcohol, traveling north last week at 3:20 in the morning at 98 miles per hour (mph) in a 45 mph speed zone on the four-lane in Whitley City was arrested and charged with (1) Speeding 26 mph or > speed limit (2) Reckless Driving…
Read MoreRide the Black Widow
By Eugenia Jones Derek Jones has always been dedicated to making McCreary County a better place to live and a more inviting destination for tourists. Jones has volunteered each spring to clean up litter along Hwy. 27 for the past twenty years. Thanks to his efforts, seventy bags of trash and litter were collected…
Read MoreOne KBC Donor Will Win Taylor Swift Tickets
All donors through June will be entered for tickets to final U.S. show LEXINGTON – Kentucky Blood Center needs “good blood” and wants to show its’ loyal donors “mad love” for giving – in the form of Taylor Swift tickets. KBC is kicking off its “giving era” this summer by awarding a lucky donor two…
Read MoreSteam is the dream
Heritage Foundation gets state funding; Steam may be back on track By Eugenia Jones With the inclusion of a $5 million line-item appropriation in House Bill 1, earmarked for the McCreary County Heritage Foundation’s (MCHF) Stearns Revitalization Project, the dream of operating a steam engine in Stearns is back on track. Thanks to…
Read MoreSome gave all
The community gathered at the McCreary County Courthouse on Memorial Day to honor the brave military men and women who gave all for our freedom.
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