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McCreary County’s Officer Smitty tracks down the answer After enthusiastically stepping into the role when long-time Animal Control Officer Milford Creekmore went on medical leave, Officer Greg Smith (or Officer Smitty as he is better known) is happy to be McCreary County’s current Animal Control Officer. With two dogs of his own, Misty Dawn and…

Official Local election results in contested races: PVA-Dwight Ross Sheriff-David Sampson (77 vote difference) Magistrate-District 3-Bobby Strunk Magistrate-District 4-Randy Maxwell School Board Division 4-Estill Swain Official Election Results: (candidates without vote totals ran unopposed) U.S. Senate -Rand Paul U.S. House of Rep.-Hal Rogers State Representative-Kenneth Upchurch PVA-Dwight Ross-3,046 Lominac 1,278 Judge Executive-Jimmie “Bevo” Greene County…

McCreary Countians participating in excused early voting for the 2022 General Election began arriving to vote (pictured right) at the McCreary County Courthouse in Whitley City on October 26 and will continue until 4:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, November 2.  All voters who wish to vote early (unexcused) can cast ballots at the Courthouse tomorrow and…

Kentucky’s Governor Andy Beshear announced on Thursday (10-27-22) that McCreary County will receive $1,025,856 for various improvements and is among the 102 counties (408 projects) in Kentucky to receive funding to provide clean drinking water and improve infrastructure across Kentucky.  Gov. Andy Beshear announced a statewide total of $217,200,881 that will provide clean drinking water…

Two recent McCreary County cases resulted in stiff sentences for two individuals. Following a joint investigation and apprehension by Kentucky State Trooper Edward Shaler Jones, McCreary County Sheriff Randy Waters, Chief Deputy Tom Smith, and Deputy Stuart Bryant, Tyler Mason was convicted in the McCreary County Circuit Court by Commonwealth’s Attorney Ronnie Bowling of Burglary,…

County Attorney:  Always get medical assistance for drug overdoses A judge presiding over the preliminary hearing on October 27, 2022 for 52 year old David D. King of Pine Knot found probable cause for all three charges levied against King to be sent on to the Grand Jury.  King was arrested earlier this fall and…

Additional programs meet needs in McCreary County Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) recently hosted an open house for the public at Eagle Community Center to showcase Eagle Food Pantry’s new expansion, in addition to other programs the organization offers in McCreary County. “This pantry has been beneficial for not only the community, but our entire county,”…

  During their October meeting, the McCreary County Heritage Foundation (MCHF) announced they will receive a $1.6 million Abandoned Mine Land (AML) grant to be used for the development of a 36 space RV park on 7.3 acres in Stearns, KY.  The RV park will be located in the former lumberyard area across from the…

McCreary County Sheriff Randy Waters reports the arrest of Sarah Kidd, of Bethel Road in Pine Knot, on Thursday, October 20, 2022.  Sheriff Waters, along with Deputy Tom Smith and KSP Trooper Craig Reed, arrested Kidd after the Grand Jury returned an indictment for her on two counts of Trafficking in a Controlled Substance in…