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By Eugenia Jones Thanks to legislation already sent to the Governor for his signature, Kentucky’s elected constables may soon be required to undergo extensive training before they can perform certain duties as peace officers.  House Bill 239 requires constables elected after January 1, 2023 to undergo the same training as police officers and sheriffs’ deputies…

By Eugenia Jones The McCreary County Board of Education entered Executive/Closed session during their regular March School Board meeting on Monday, March 25, 2022 to discuss pending litigation in Cynthia Moore vs. Board of Education of McCreary County, et al (15-CI-00168), and in Timothy Moore, Melissa Stephens, and Jenny Lynn Wilson-Davis vs. Board of Education…

Voice Staff Report The McCreary County Grand Jury met in regular session and filed five indictments on March 28, 2022 with the McCreary Circuit Court.  Hank Kidd of Stearns, KY was indicted on three counts, the alleged offenses occurring on or about February 6, 2022. Count 1 charged Kidd with Fleeing or Evading the Police…

By Eugenia Jones McCreary County has another candidate who is showing interest in the November 2022 local election.  Late last week, the McCreary County Court Clerk’s Office received Bruce Lominac’s statement of candidacy as an Independent candidate for the office of McCreary County PVA.  As an Independent, Lominac has until June 7 to complete the…

Passes available to help seniors and disabled offset costs By Eugenia Jones Since the Daniel Boone National Forest (DBNF) increased Forest-wide recreation fee charges in 2022, campers who enjoy a night under the stars in the DBNF will find their camping is a bit more expensive. Locally, the fee increases will be most noticeable to…

Thanks to prayer and a dedicated team of healthcare workers, Brandon Vaughn is a miraculous survivor of COVID-19 By Eugenia Jones Last week, McCreary County’s eighteen year old Brandon Vaughn was welcomed home as a miracle and answer to prayer after battling COVID-19 and its aftereffects for more than four months of confinement at the…

By Eugenia Jones A Monday night (March 21, 2022) traffic stop for failure of a passenger to wear a seat belt led to the discovery of a large amount of suspected methamphetamine and the arrest of four individuals from Laurel County on drug-related charges. Photo courtesy of MCSO Earlier this week, McCreary County Sheriff Randy…

By Eugenia Jones Last week, McCreary County received awards totaling $896,375 from Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear for infrastructure projects targeting clean water and road resurfacing.  The clean water money, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act and administered by the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA) was appropriated at the end of the 2021 General Assembly.  The…

By Eugenia Jones The McCreary County School District is inching closer to naming a new superintendent of schools to fill the shoes of the retiring current superintendent, Corey Keith.  The new superintendent will assume his/her duties on July 1, 2022. Having ended a 45 day advertising period for the position on March 15, 2022, the…

McCreary County 4-Hers will be at State Fair with their home-cured country hams. By Eugenia Jones McCreary County will be represented by some real “hams” at this year’s Kentucky State Fair.  However instead of being comical, these hams will be mouth-watering tasty.   This year, several young McCreary County 4-H participants cured their own hams…