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Press release-In 2021/2022, the Lake Cumberland Area Drug Task Force took cases to the Federal Court system involving twelve individuals directly connected to drug trafficking in Wayne, McCreary, and Pulaski Counties. As of May 5, 2023, nine of those individuals had entered guilty pleas in Federal Court and received a combined sentence of 1,331 months…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] With the May 16, 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial primary race results finalized, Kentuckians can now get ready for the November general election. November’s ballot will pit the incumbent Democratic Governor Andy Beshear against the Republican challenger and current Kentucky Attorney General, Daniel Cameron.  The current incumbent Secretary of State, Michael Adams,…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] McCreary County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Thursday (May 11, 2023) to approve the 1st reading of the 2023-24 budget.  With little discussion, the Court voted unanimously to approve the 1st reading of the county budget; however, a second reading of the budget is required.  Members of the…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] The McCreary County Voice and an anonymous donor each recently matched a donation of $100 given by the family of the late retired Kentucky State Police (KSP) Trooper Phillip Hayes.  The total donation of $300 was presented to KSP Troopers Scottie Pennington and Craig Reed for use at Trooper Island…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected]       The annual Yamacraw Trail Run returns to McCreary County on May 20 and 21 (Saturday and Sunday) with racers sprinting out on the 50K run at 7:30 on Saturday morning.  The 50K race begins at the Lick Creek Trail in Daniel Boone National Forest and ends at…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] Thanks to Senate Bill (SB) 241, Kentucky’s resident farm owners with less than five acres are now required to purchase licenses to hunt/fish on their own private farmland. Sponsored by Grayson, KY’s Democratic Senator Robin Webb, Senate Bill 241 was a lengthy bill which became law during this year’s legislative…

By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected]   On March 27, 2023, sixty-three year old Raymond Owsley walked away from the Cumberland Manor Rest Home in Parkers Lake (Hwy 90), KY where he was a resident.  Owsley’s disappearance remained relatively unpublicized until April 30, 2023 when local teenagers discovered the body of a deceased male off of…

  By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] The final judgement, sentence, and agreed forfeiture/disposition order for fifty-seven year old James Murphy has been entered. Murphy, who entered a plea of guilty, was found guilty to the crimes of (1) Trafficking in Marijuana of Five pounds or more (2) Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, 1st Degree, 1st…

  By Eugenia Jones {Editor} [email protected] The McCreary County Fiscal Court’s free bulk item drop-off/ dump days are scheduled for this Friday, May 12th from 8:00am until 4:00pm and on Saturday, May 13th from 8:00am until 12:00 p.m. at the old transfer station at 100 Caterpillar Drive in Stearns.  Workers will be on hand to…