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Community mourns loss of beloved firefighter and deputy, Josh Goodin After winning his first fight against cancer and then waging a second courageous battle against terminal cancer, McCreary County lost one of its finest when the end of watch came early on Saturday morning (9-24-22) for North McCreary County Fire Department Assistant Chief and McCreary…

  Magistrate race heats up in District 4 A second write-in candidate has registered for McCreary County’s November General Election. On Tuesday, September 20, 2022, Sue Ann Cooper, a Deputy Clerk at the McCreary County Circuit Court Clerk’s office, finalized her write-in candidacy for District 4 Magistrate.  Cooper faces off against the incumbent Republican candidate,…

EMS Director Jimmy Barnett explains why he approached Fiscal Court about incentive plan “If someone isn’t willing to step up and do something,” McCreary County EMS Director Jimmy Barnett declared adamantly. “Nothing ever changes.” In general, Barnett’s philosophical declaration about initiating change for the sake of improvement applies to all situations; however, his declaration currently…

  Photos by Eugenia Jones Blazin’ Bluegrass 2022 was a hot, hot success with an overwhelming number of festival-goers turning out for the event. With three days of music, food, crafts, vendors, and fellowship, the festival celebrated its twentieth anniversary by offering something for everyone.  

By Eugenia Jones [email protected] It’s time to cook up a pot of chili, put on your dancing boots, and get those floats ready for this year’s annual Mc­CrearyFest Festival and Parade on Main Street in Whitley City. McCreary Coun­ty Tourism Director, Michelle Perry, an­nounced the McCrearyFest Scavenger Hunt begins on Monday, September 26 and ends…

The McCreary County General Election has heated up with the entry of a write-in candidate in the Magistrate’s race for District 3. Kathy King, a Deputy Clerk at the McCreary County Circuit Court Clerk’s office, finalized her write-in candidacy on Wednesday, Septem­ber 7, 2022. King will face off with incumbent Republican candidate, Bobby Strunk, who,…

Enjoy bluegrass/gospel music at this weekend’s Blazin’ Bluegrass Festival This year, fans of The Blazin’ Bluegrass Festival will celebrate twenty years of blazin’ hot success on September 15, 16, and 17 (Thursday, Friday, Sataturday) at the Sand Hill RV Camp. The annual autumn festival, which draws fans of bluegrass/gospel music from surrounding states and across…

During their regular monthly meeting (9-8-22), McCreary County Fiscal Court set a compensating tax rate for the 2022/23 fiscal year. The compensating tax rate is a rate, which when applied to a taxing district’s assessment of property for the current year, produces revenue equal to or greater than that of the preceding year. The rates…