Recent News

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] On Friday (7-18-25), a fugitive, who appeared to have transplanted himself to McCreary County from Texas, was arrested by the McCreary County Sheriff’s Department and is expected to appear in front of a judge later this week to resolve extradition back to Texas. Acting on a tip that the male…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Following President Trump’s signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law on July 4th, all McCreary Countians could, in the future, find that they have fewer local healthcare options. The bill, which among other things was designed to provide tax cuts, also includes stipulations drastically cutting federal…

Photo Submitted The McCreary Journal can’t resist sharing this adorable photo of one of its youngest readers!  The image of Alijah Rose, son of Heather and Michael Rose, was snapped and shared with us by his Lala (Gwen Keith).  Alijah, who celebrated his 4th birthday on Saturday, was intrigued by the construction equipment pictured on…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] With the clock ticking until the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) decides to approve or deny recertification of an existing permit for the construction of a new 24-acre landfill at Bear Creek (TN) as well as approves or denies the permit for construction of a related rail waste…

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By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] An early morning 4th of July vehicle-versus-pedestrian incident left a 30-year-old McCreary County woman seriously injured and facing a lengthy recovery. According to reports, McCreary County E-911 received an early-morning call at approximately 2:20 a.m. on July 4, 2025, from Aliza Lianne Foster saying that she had been hit by…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Declaring that they are looking out for the health and well-being of future McCreary County generations, the McCreary County Fiscal Court approved paying 1/5 of the cost incurred by the Scott County-McCreary County Environmental Coalition to retain legal counsel in the group’s fight against the construction of the proposed Roberta…

Horner pledges landfill construction by September as opposition revs up The McCreary Journal obtained permission to reprint and share with our readers the following article that originated from the Independent Herald (Scott County, TN). The article, by Ben Garrett, details the July 9 meeting of the Scott County-McCreary County Environmental Coalition that took place in…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Despite there being no estimated reopening date, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area staff are optimistic the Blue Heron Tipple Bridge will open again; however, they know it will be a long, slow process. The bridge, located at the Blue Heron Mining Community in McCreary County’s portion of…

  Whitley City’s DKMJ Enterprises, owners/operators of the local Arby’s and KFC was honored recently with the KFC restaurant receiving top national recognition. DKMJ Director of Operations Jennifer West told the McCreary Journal,”We are excited to share with our county that your Whitley City team won honors for our recent Round 3 of the “Tenders…