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By Eugenia Jones A high speed pursuit on Sunday (March 6, 2022) through McCreary County and via back roads into Pulaski County to Mt. Union/Keno resulted in the arrest of the female driver and recovery of a silver 2013 Toyota Corolla with black rims and Tennessee registration plates.  Officials confirmed the vehicle is registered to…

How one woman’s legacy survives in serving others By Shane Gilreath “Not all of us can do great things,” Mother Teresa famously said.  “But we all can do small things with great love.”  It’s a sentiment that has reverberated throughout McCreary County in recent weeks, bringing in “small things” from as far away as Alaska.…

Voice Staff Report The McCreary County Grand Jury met in regular session on February 14, 2022 and returned nine indictments. The indictments were filed February 28, 2022 with the McCreary Circuit District Court.  Deloris Dunn and Natalie Sumner were indicted for committing the alleged offenses of Forgery 2nd Degree and Perjury 1st Degree. Marklos Goins…

By Eugenia Jones McCreary County Sheriff Randy Waters reported a vehicle crashed into a building on Sunday, March 6, 2022 resulting in a large amount of damage.  McCreary County Sheriff’s Deputy Alex Jones arrived at the scene on Cal Hill Road in Pine Knot to find a smoking 2018 black Ford Focus, severe damage to…

Voice Staff Report The Kentucky State Police arrested Dustin Tyler Watkins in a Whitley City rape investigation and released the following statement concerning the arrest.  ‘On Wednesday, March 2, 2022, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 11, London, Troopers served an indictment warrant, making an arrest as the result of a rape investigation stemming from…

Voice Staff Report Mark L. Dungan of Science Hill, KY appeared before the Honorable Dan Ballou on March 2, 2022 in McCreary Circuit Court and received a final judgment and sentence on his entered plea of guilty to seven counts on January 19, 2022 . Judge Ballou sentenced Dungan to a total of 40 years. …

Voice Staff Report U.S. District Court Judge Robert Wier granted Sheriff Randy Waters and McCreary County’s motion for Summary Judgment in a law suit filed in June, 2019 by Tracy Gibson against Sheriff Randy Waters (individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff) and McCreary County asking for $250,000 in damages.   Gibson’s law suit…

Photo submitted The Little South Fork Grocery just west of the Yamacraw Bridge on HWY 92 W burnt last month. Built by Dave and Juann Keith in the mid to late 1940s shortly after construction of the Yamacraw Bridge, the store which had been closed for a lengthy period of time, remained a familiar landmark…

Photo by Eugenia Jones KY HWY 1651 at the turn off to Holloway Cemetery Road became impassable to through traffice when a main water line broke last week.  McCreary County Water District and State HWY/contract employees began working immediately to repair the water line and highway.  The water line and two cross drains were repaired. …