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By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] In his arraignment hearing before McCreary County Circuit Court Judge Dan Ballou, former McCreary County School District Superintendent Dr. John W. Gunn entered a plea of “not guilty” to the charge of unlawful possession of a weapon on school property. “The issue of which restrictions for carrying a firearm can…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] On Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at approximately 3:30 p.m., Henry Stuart Lang walked out of his residence at the end of Webster Road (off of Beulah Heights Road in Parkers Lake) and up his driveway to deposit household garbage in a trash can.  What happened to the thirty-eight year old…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Law Enforcement Day features music, food, and more McCreary County’s second annual McCreary County Law Enforcement Day is this Saturday, June 24 from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the McCreary County Park.  The annual event, sponsored by the McCreary County and Commonwealth Attorneys’ offices, is designed to provide a…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Fifty-four year old Russell Collins of Parkers Lake, KY was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence .08-1st, Assault 1st Degree, and Wanton Endangerment after his vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by a woman who was thirty weeks pregnant at the time of the incident.  Both the…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] McCreary County lost a prominent citizen, businessman, and musician with the sudden passing from this life of 57-year old Jerry Lynn Pennington on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.  Pennington, who considered Stearns his home, moved to McCreary County in 1982 and graduated from McCreary Central High School in 1984.  After graduating,…

Photos by Eugenia Jones Children enjoyed seeing and touching trucks of all different kinds, chasing bubbles, and other fun activities during the McCreary County Public Library’s Touch-a-Truck event.

  CORBIN – Miss Vikki Crook, Founder and Director of Kentucky Mutts Animal Rescue (KMAR) along with Sharon Powell a KMAR board member and McCreary County volunteer announced today that her rescue group will cross the threshold of saving 2,000 dogs and cats on their “regular” transport of animals on June 24. KMAR was founded…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Two of four individuals initially arrested on Thursday (June 8, 2023), including Ivan Musgrove who was arrested on drug related and other charges, now face additional multiple counts of unlawful imprisonment and terroristic threatening. A joint investigation was conducted by 3rd District Constable Cody Stephens and the McCreary County Sheriff’s…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected]   By Brianna Stephens The launch of Christian Appalachian Project’s (CAP) mobile classroom, in partnership with Save the Children, is taking the organization’s Infant/Toddler services directly to homes in McCreary County. The initiative not only ensures children from birth to 3 years old receive critical developmental care but serves as…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] The McCreary County Board of Education took action during a special called meeting on June 5, 2023, approving Brian Crawford as Interim Superintendent of the McCreary County School District through June 30, 2023.  Crawford’s contract as full superintendent begins July 1, 2023.  Crawford replaces the existing interim superintendent, Larry Hammond. …