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Unemployment rates fell in 94 counties between December 2021 and December 2022, rose in 12 and stayed the same in 14 counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics. Russell County was on the high end at 5% here in the Lake Cumberland District with Wayne and McCreary each being at 4.5%,  followed by Adair…

(Due to concern throughout the community, The Voice is providing the following information to our readers.  The goal of The Voice is to provide comprehensive, factual information to our readers.  We will provide full coverage in next week’s paper edition and will continue to follow this story as developments occur.)   On Tuesday, February 21,…

Churches, individuals, and agencies asked to provide information about possible housing   Last Wednesday (February 8, 2023), Sr. Deputy Fire Marshall for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, C.W. Cornett (Morehead), Fire Marshall Ed Lumley, Whitley City Fire Chief Tony Miller, and Emergency Management Director Stephen McKinney conducted a follow up inspection of Tuscany Pines Apartments on…

  By Cheryl Meadows skedcorp   Nina Bradley is giving fans of her beloved coffee shop even more reasons to love it. She moved Bradley’s Gourmet Coffee & More into its new expanded location just across the highway at 980 US27 in Whitley City this month. It’s a move that gives her hometown coffee customers…

Kentucky State Police (KSP) Detective Parmley warned the public about a recent trend in theft. Noting he has recently received multiple complaints about timber theft, Detective Parmley elaborated. “Timber thefts have occurred on Forest Service property in the past,” Detective Parmley observed.  “However, there has recently been a spike in timber theft occurring on private…

By reducing one deputy, County hopes to attract more deputies In an effort to recruit additional deputies, McCreary County Fiscal Court voted unanimously during their regular February meeting (February 9, 2023) to eliminate one sheriff’s deputy paid by the Fiscal Court in order to use that funding to increase current deputies’ base pay rate to…

After approximately forty years of folks dealing with a particularly bad McCreary County intersection, County Road Supervisor Tony Kidd and his crew have been busy installing a safety mirror at the dangerous junction. “We’re just trying to make our roads a little safer,” Kidd commented.  

Oneida, Tennessee:  The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (NRRA) is initiating a new river clean up volunteer program this year.  “The Big South Fork River Otter program is a volunteer partnership for people who love the park’s streams and want to help take care of them,” said Superintendent Niki Stephanie Nicholas.  The…

The Lake Cumberland District Health Department is accepting nominations for the 2023 Dr. Hossein Fallahzadeh Public Health Hero Award. The purpose of the award is to recognize an outstanding public health advocate in the Lake Cumberland area. Candidates should display exemplary leadership and diligence in promoting public health. They will have made remarkable contributions and…

Open records request leads to safety concerns Thoughts of Tuscany pines immediately conjure up images of some of the most stunning trees in the Mediterranean, both fragile and robust as they thrive in the tranquility of a soft, green landscape. However in McCreary County, thoughts of Tuscany Pines conjure up nagging concerns about the safety…