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Kentucky State Police Investigates Fatal Crash In McCreary County
Strunk – On July 16, 2023, Kentucky State Police Post 11, London responded to a single vehicle fatal collision that occurred around 9:52 PM on July 16, 2023. The accident occurred on Mount Pleasant Road in McCreary County. Through preliminary investigation, Troopers determined a 2013 Ford Mustang operated by 45-year-old Louie A. Cordell of Strunk,…
Read MoreSecond juvenile charged with murder
By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] A second male juvenile was arrested by Kentucky State Police Detective Keegan Bray and charged with murder on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 in connection with the July 9th fatal shooting of 36 year-old Robert L. Lowe Jr. of Stearns, KY. The shooting occurred on Wagon Ridge Road. The first juvenile…
Read MoreCalling all outdoorsmen
By Amber Hobaugh – Special to The Voice The South Central Kentucky Outdoorsman’s Expo is back and better than ever this year. The event will be held on July 28, 2023 from 2:00-8:00 p.m. and again on July 29, 2023 from 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. in the Adair County High School Gymnasium. (All times are Central…
Read MorePrincipals settle into new positions amid changes
By Don Perry [email protected] Three of McCreary County’s five schools in the district will see new people at the helm following a retirement, a transfer, and a new hire. As previously reported in The Voice, veteran teacher and long-time administrator Charlotte Barnett was hired to replace Sharon Ross-Privett who retired as the longest tenured principal…
Read MoreStorage units burglarized
By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] The McCreary County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) reports receiving a call on July 2, 2023 concerning a burglary not in progress. As a result of the call, MCSO Deputy Daniel Taylor was dispatched by 911 to The Oaks storage unit building in Whitley City, KY. Deputy Taylor met with two renters…
Read MoreMurder Investigation In County
By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] STEARNS – On Sunday, June 9, 2023, at approximately 6:48 PM, Kentucky State Police, London Post was notified by McCreary County 911 of a shooting that took place outside of a residence on Wagon Ridge Road in McCreary County. The preliminary investigation reveals that McCreary County 911 was notified of…
Read MoreAnderson family ownership of local grocery comes to an end
Anderson Grocery in Pine Knot has remarkable past and new future “In life, a person sometimes has to make difficult decisions,” Conny Anderson said, concerning the recent decision to sell Anderson Grocery in Pine Knot to Andrew and Michelle Shepherd. “Sometimes, the decision you are forced to make isn’t what you really want, but it…
Read MoreRemains confirmed as being those of missing man
By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] According to McCreary County Deputy Coroner Cameron Gilreath, the State Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the remains of a body found on July 4, 2023 near Webster Road off of Beulah Heights Road in Parkers Lake, KY are those of 38-year old Henry Stuart Lang. The remains were found…
Read MoreCongressman Rogers Welcomes New Caseworker for Veterans
SOMERSET – U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) welcomes Jennifer Johnson, a Pulaski County resident, as his new caseworker for active military and veterans benefits, among other issues. Johnson previously served as a family resource coordinator for eight years at Somerset High School after serving Eastern Kentucky PRIDE for 12 years. “I’m honored to…
Read MoreWrongful death suit filed over inmate’s death
By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] A wrongful death complaint filed in Knox County KY Circuit Court by the estate of Ashton Goins through the estate’s administrator charges that Goins, a McCreary County resident, died as a result of gross negligence, recklessness, and wanton conduct on the part of the Knox County (KY) jailer and…
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