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By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Jordan Triplett’s dream of bringing comfort and confidence to young people by creating a shopping experience where children can choose clothing at no cost has finally come true. Thanks to a great deal of hard work and planning on her part, the support of eager volunteers, and the generosity of…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected]   On Monday morning (8-18-25), if any McCreary Countians were shopping at their nearest Walmart store in Oneida, Tennessee, they may have noticed a police presence at the self-service propane canisters located on the sidewalk near the Lawn and Garden section. Oneida Chief of Police Darrel Laxton said the Oneida…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] In Thursday’s (8-14-25) regular monthly meeting, the McCreary County Fiscal Court voted unanimously to approve the first reading of Ordinance 520.1, deciding to opt in and allow Street Legal Special Purpose Vehicles on highways in McCreary County, as provided for in recently passed KY SB 63. By default, street-legal special-purpose…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] The McCreary County Solid Waste Board met on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, to address several items of business, including ensuring that McCreary County’s solid waste plan addresses how to handle any potential requests for landfill construction. In Kentucky, each county is required to have a Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP)…

The Transparent Bridge Initiative and Cumberland Clear, two citizen groups formed in opposition to the construction of a proposed second landfill and related rail solid waste transfer station in the Bear Creek Area of Onedia/Winfield, TN, are both hard at work and appear to be making headway in their battle to stop the proposed project.…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Two charged with burglary of church On Saturday (8-9-25) McCreary County Sheriff David Sampson and McCreary County K9 Deputy Alex Jones responded to a complaint regarding a silver Chevrolet Impala parked in the roadway on Rock Branch Road in Parkers Lake. Upon arrival, Jones found the vehicle with two occupants,…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Hometown girl puts small-town businesses on the map Eleven years ago, Jen Williams left the fast pace of Nashville, TN, to return home. At first, it was an adjustment—trading traffic for quiet roads, skyscrapers for rolling hills. But now, she wouldn’t move back to Nashville even if you paid her.…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] McCreary County Sheriff David Sampson reported the August 3, 2025, execution of a search warrant at a residence on Skullbone Tower Road that resulted in the seizure of, among other items, more than a pound of methamphetamine, several guns and firearms, and over $2,000 in cash. K9 Deputy Sheriff Chris…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] During a special board meeting on August 5, 2025, the McCreary County Board of Education unanimously approved a grant application entitled, “Reclaiming Futures for McCreary County Treatment Program,” for submission to the McCreary County Opioid Abatement Grant Program. Funding to fight the opioid epidemic throughout the nation and in McCreary…

I am a lifelong resident of Scott County, Tennessee, a region known for its rough-hewn beauty and people living in concert with its rugged terrain. Unfortunately, it also has a history of “boom and bust” economies associated with outside business interests exploiting the county’s vast natural resources and rapidly exiting once the resources have been…