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Forest Service welcomes new law enforcement K-9 to the team
U.S. Forest Service Officer Tim Grooms has a new law enforcement partner. Her name is Angie, a 27-month old Belgian Malinois. “I’ve been working with Angie for more than a month now, and I can already tell that she’s extremely smart and well-disciplined,” said Grooms with the Stearns Ranger District. “She’s always eager to go…
Read MoreRocking It in McCreary
Pretty, painted rocks are showing up everywhere A new fad is rocking McCreary County, bringing the community together for one gigantic game of hide-and-go-seek. However, in this version of the game, folks of all ages are decorating rocks with bright colors, cute images, and words of inspiration and cheer before hiding them throughout…
Read MorePark KickOff opening delayed
Due to forecasted bad weather the celebration has been pushed back 1 week Children will be able to make a splash at the McCreary County Park as it hosts its Summer Kick off Celebration with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the just completed children’s splash pad and spotlights the recently completed outdoor basketball courts, lighted…
Read MoreBlue Heron Decoration Day
Photos by Eugenia Jones Visitors and locals both enjoyed Blue Heron Decoration Day 2017 in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. The day was filled with lots of activities. Visitors with historic photographs brought their photographs to the event to have them scanned by Park Archaeologist Dwayne Scheid. The photographs were…
Read MoreRelay for Life
Photos by Eugenia Jones This year’s McCreary County Relay for Life featured the theme “Superheroes.” Held at the Sand Hill RV Camp on Friday night with live music, vendors, and a variety of activities including the traditional Survivors’ Walk, Caregivers’ Walk, and Lighting of the Luminaries, teams were able to raise $22, 056 throughout…
Read MoreApplication being accepted for 4-H Camp
Join us for 4-H Camp! Our camp dates for this summer are June 12-15. We camp at J.M. Feltner 4-H Camp which is near London, KY. Youth ages 9-13 are eligible to attend as campers and youth ages 14-16 are eligible to attend as teen leaders. Adult leaders from McCreary County will be accompanying participants…
Read MoreButler graduates from EKU
Matthew A. Butler graduated from EKU in May 2017 with a Bachelors Degree in biomedical sciences and a minor in chemistry and has been accepted into graduate school at the University of Indiana at Bloomington beginning in August where he will pursue his Doctorate in Optometry. After completing four more years of intense medical training…
Read MoreBoots on the Ground
By Thomas Corder, Chaplain VFW Post 5127 The mission of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is two-fold: to serve the needs of veterans of war and to serve the community. For more than two decades now, McCreary County’s own Post 5127 has excelled in both of these goals and continues…
Read MoreNeighbors gathering together
The First Annual Silerville Cemetery Clean-up Silerville Cemetery, Strunk, KY, held their first annual clean-up, singing and old-fashioned dinner on the ground May 13th. Timothy Duncan, age 11, son of Tim Duncan, was concerned that older graves without family to care for them were growing up. Timothy suggested a co combining singing and…
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