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By Eugenia Jones It has been approximately eighteen years since an airplane coasted up to the pump at the McCreary County Airport in Pine Knot, KY to fill up with fuel.  That changed last Friday evening (April 12, 2024) when Tim Smith rolled up with his iconic 1946 Piper Cub to fill ‘er up. With…

Photo by Eugenia Jones Cleary Construction and Feed America First delivered enough food for three hundred McCreary County families.  The food was distributed at Whitley City Elementary for families county-wide at Whitley City Elementary on Saturday.  Lumber King of Whitley City used one of their forklifts to help unload the food. Ms. Lang and Mr.…

World Immunization Week – celebrated every year in the last week of April – aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. Immunization saves millions of lives annually and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful health interventions. Yet, there are still nearly 20 million…

Project includes turf for two playing fields By Eugenia Jones   During a special meeting on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, the McCreary County Board of Education acted in favor of a motion made by Board Member Cody Perry to proceed with a major athletic construction project, including the installation of turf on two existing ballfields,…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] By Eugenia Jones   United State Penitentiary McCreary (USP McCreary) celebrated its twentieth anniversary on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.  Before touring the facility, current and former USP McCreary staff and their family members, along with government officials and guests, attended Wednesday’s congratulatory ceremony.  Acting Warden Mickey Miller welcomed the standing-room-only…

Winchester- The USDA Forest Service recently completed an investigation of reports that dead dogs were deposited at a site in the Stearns Ranger District, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky. In late December 2023, Kentucky State Police informed Forest Service law enforcement officers of reports of dead dogs deposited on a hillside on National Forest System…

Kentucky Blood Center, which provides lifesaving blood products to more than 70 hospitals in Kentucky, will host a spring blood drive and needs donors. KBC relies on volunteer blood donors throughout the state to make sure blood is there when it’s needed for trauma and cancer patients and so much more. As a thank you…

As Eclipse Fever overtook the country, The Voice asked readers to submit their pictures.  Some citizens had eclipse events in the county, getting creative as glasses became few and far between, while others braved the crowds to chase totality.  We express our gratitude to all those who submitted pictures. Jamie Corder, Whitley City Andrea Camille…

Oneida, TN – Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area will observe National Park Week from Saturday, April 20-28. The nine-day event will kick off with free backcountry camping permits as well as one night of free camping at Alum Ford Campground on Saturday, April 20. Each day of National Park Week focuses on…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] (The McCreary County Voice reminds readers that an indictment is not an indication of 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 County Grand Jury returned and filed the following indictments on March 25,…