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McCreary County · McCreary CountyPhoto submitted Garry J Galloway, Commander; Thomas E Corder, Senior Vice Commander; Ernest F Medders, Junior Vice Commander; Danny DeLayghter Sr, Quartermaster; Samuel D Perry, Adjutant; Ronald L Stout, Chaplain; Derek L Jones, Trustee and Public Relations Officer; Paul McCreight, Trustee; Anthony W Miller, Trustee; Thomas E Corder, Service Officer.See the Story
VFW POST 5127 swears in Officers for 2024-2025
McCreary County · McCreary CountyBy Braxton King A friend told me one time that when the ground shakes, everyone looks up. He was relating to me the fact that everyone looks to God in prayer at some time or another in their life. I remember, hearing the story of a little boy who had gotten in trouble at church. As his mother was carrying him out of the sanctuary to take him outside, the little boy yelled back to the congregation, “Pray for me.” It makes me chuckle when I think …See the Story
A friend told me one time that when the ground shakes
McCreary County · McCreary CountyBy Sam Perry
A low growl from the cur on the porch of the farmhouse signaled that something was amiss beyond the paling fence. When the redbones and black-and-tans responded in kind, Baley Sellers put down his fork and pushed away from the supper table. He rose and walked to the corner of the kitchen where the double-barrel leaned against the wall and picked it up. These were perilous time on the Big South Fork River and one could take nothing …See the Story
When Kindred Spirits Meet
McCreary County · McCreary CountyBy Shane Gilreath As the weather continues to vacillate back and forth, and spring battles the million and one famed Southern winters, it’s an interregnum season that often leads me to reflect on change. As the spurts of warmth bring the earth to life, it somehow has a way of doing the same for me, but with the weather unseasonably cool of late, I sat down, bundled and shivering, and watched a documentary on the restoration of Colonial Williamsb…See the Story
As the weather continues to vacillate back and forth
Sharbot Lake · Sharbot LakeAs Eclipse Fever overtook the country, The Voice asked readers to submit their pictures. Some citizens had eclipse events in the county, getting creative as glasses became few and far between, while others braved the crowds to chase totality. We express our gratitude to all those who submitted pictures.
Jamie Corder, Whitley City
Andrea Camille Wright, Bloomington, Indiana
Alex Vanover, Revelo
Miranda Clark, Cumberland Falls RoadSee the Story
Eclipse 2024
McCreary County · McCreary CountyBy Eugenia Jones {Editor}
eugenia@highland.net
By Eugenia Jones
United State Penitentiary McCreary (USP McCreary) celebrated its twentieth anniversary on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Before touring the facility, current and former USP McCreary staff and their family members, along with government officials and guests, attended Wednesday’s congratulatory ceremony. Acting Warden Mickey Miller welcomed the standing-room-only crowd before int…See the Story
USP McCreary celebrates 20 years One Team-One Mission
US Forest Service · McCreary CountyWinchester- The USDA Forest Service recently completed an investigation of reports that dead dogs were deposited at a site in the Stearns Ranger District, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky. In late December 2023, Kentucky State Police informed Forest Service law enforcement officers of reports of dead dogs deposited on a hillside on National Forest System land in McCreary County. Working together, Kentucky State Police and Forest Service la…See the Story
Federal court issues fine and cleanup order
Whitley City · Whitley CityKentucky Blood Center, which provides lifesaving blood products to more than 70 hospitals in Kentucky, will host a spring blood drive and needs donors. KBC relies on volunteer blood donors throughout the state to make sure blood is there when it’s needed for trauma and cancer patients and so much more. As a thank you for donating at the drive below, all donors will receive a great springy “Give Y’all” T-shirt (while supplies last). McCreary Coun…See the Story