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Sheriff Waters withdraws petition contesting election   Early last week, McCreary County Sheriff Randy Waters withdrew his petition contesting the November McCreary County Sheriff’s Election results.  Sheriff Waters said he withdrew his petition so the County can move forward in the new year and to prevent further mistrust of the election process.  Sheriff Waters said…

Board deals with pay raises, modification of lawsuit settlement, and more   During the McCreary County School Board’s last regular meeting of the year (December 12, 2022), school board discussions and actions regarding pay raises, creation of new positions, and whether or not to retroactively modify a prior lawsuit settlement became divisive. Before proceeding into…

Photos by Eugenia Jones Walmart in Oneida, Tennessee was a busy, happy place when local children from McCreary and Scott Counties were given the opportunity to Christmas shop with Kentucky and Tennessee law enforcement.   Each child selected $150 worth of merchandise.  Law enforcement participants from McCreary County included:  McCreary County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Alex…

Photos by Eugenia Jones Whitley City Elementary hosted a winterfest event filled with winter-themed events for the entire family.  Those attending had a great time decorating Christmas cookies and taking part in Mrs. Claus’ cakewalk, reindeer ringtoss, and other wintery games.  Santa and the Grinch were also on hand to meet, greet, and take photos.

Volunteers are ready to serve annual Christmas Eve feast To honor the founder of the annual McCreary County Banquet of Blessings, Fred Berkowitz who passed away earlier this year, this year’s diners are encouraged to arrive in person, sit down, and dine with others in fellowship.  For Fred, the fellowship amongst those participating was just…

For the second time in sixteen years, the results of general elections for McCreary County Sheriff have been contested. The first contestation occurred in 2006 when write-in candidate Gus Skinner contested certified vote totals declaring Democrat Randy Waters as sheriff of McCreary County.  As a result of Skinner’s petition contesting the 2006 election results, a…

A 26 year old Whitley City man fell to his death after falling approximately 100 feet over a cliff while in a wooded area near the end of Bridge Road off of North Hwy 1561, Whitley City. The body of Jacob Watson was discovered on Monday morning (December 12, 2022) by two of Watson’s cousins…

McCreary County Sheriff Randy Waters reports McCreary County Deputies Alex Jones and Dustin Ridner, along with U.S. Marshalls, arrived at a location off of Mine 18 Road in Revelo on December 9, 2022 to locate and apprehend 45 year old Gary Dewayne Cooper for a federal warrant for his arrest.  According to the arrest citation,…

$709,000+ of LATCF money goes into County’s General Fund During their December 8, 2022 regular meeting, McCreary County Fiscal Court approved payment of the final two expenditures from Outdoor Venture Corporation’s (OVC) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).  Since CDBG guidelines require OVC to repay the federal dollars they received through the grant, with interest, to the…

Frankfort – Representative Ken Upchurch of Monticello is the new Chair of the Kentucky House’s Chair of Budget Review on Transportation Subcommittee, House Speaker David Osborne announced this week. “I am humbled and truly honored to serve as the new chair of the Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation,” Representative Upchurch said. “Having served as the…