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(The Voice reminds readers than 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 filed the following indictments on August 28, 2023. Steven Bradshaw of Stearns, KY was indicted on…

After receiving and investigating multiple complaints of suspected drug activity at a McCreary County residence, McCreary County Sheriff (MCS) David Sampson, along with Chief Deputy Dustin Ridner and MCS Deputies Daniel Taylor, Alex Jones, Larry Lewis, Cameron Gilreath, and Wayne Meadows executed a search warrant (8-25-23) at a residence off of H. King Road in…

EMS receives grant to purchase eight chest compression devices McCreary County residents received potentially life-saving news last week when an Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) in the amount of $173,197.94 was awarded to McCreary County EMS for the purchase of eight new chest compression devices.  As a result, all of McCreary County EMS’s eight trucks…

This month, the number of cases of COVID-19 in McCreary County and throughout the ten county Lake Cumberland District Health Department (LCDHD) area has been on the upswing.  According to https://dashboard.chfs.ky.gov/views/COVID19Dashboard/Cases?%3Aembed=y&%3Aiid=1&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y, McCreary County documented twenty-five cases of COVID-19 from August 12-19.  Only eight cases were documented from August 1-11. In an August 2023 press release,…

On Saturday evening (8-26-23), Kentucky State Police charged a local APRN, Dustin C. Hamlin, with (1) operating a motor vehicle under influence of alcohol .08 and (2) resist arr.  Hamlin was released Sunday morning.  As of press time, The Voice had no other details regarding the incident.

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Living alongside black bears means residents must know ‘What to do?’ and ‘Who to call?’ As reports of summer bear sightings go on the rise throughout McCreary County, owners of homes and/or businesses that become the preferred destinations of visiting “nuisance” bears in search of easy food are faced with…

14th Annual “Honoring Our Veterans” Pow Wow Labor Day Weekend Corbin, KY- It’s become an annual tradition in Corbin, Kentucky to celebrate and educate about Native American culture and heritage, while also honoring our veterans, each Labor Day weekend. This year marks the 14th annual “Honoring Our Veterans” Pow Wow, to be held Saturday September…

Students reap rewards from experiencing diverse educational opportunities By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] McCreary Central High School Principal Charlotte Barnett recently celebrated student success with four McCreary Central High School students during a Principal’s Scholar Luncheon, held at The Chalet in Somerset, KY.  The four students, Tera Strunk, Grace Canada, Lucas Strunk, and Jackson Winburn, successfully completed special…

With temperatures expected to be in the 90s through Friday, McCreary County’s Emergency Management Director offers the following words of advice. Extreme Heat Heat kills by pushing the human body beyond its limits. In extreme heat and high humidity, evaporation is slowed and the body must work extra hard to maintain a normal temperature. Most…