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Rock Creek Clean Up

  Photos by Eugenia Jones Sandy and Pam Broughman with Bluegrass Trout Unlimited in Lexington come to McCreary County every year to clean up Rock Creek.  They and other volunteers, including the Pine Knot Job Corps and McCreary Countian Dallas Shook, enjoyed this year’s day of hard work at the creek.

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Community Cleanup Week

Photos by Greg Bird The McCreary County Litter Abatement crew collected over 108 tons of bulk items, filling 10 dumpsters, and about 200 tires last week as part of Community Cleanup Week, including three days of free bulk item drop off at the Transfer Station.

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UC Gives Student Cancer Survivor a New Outlook on Life

Williamsburg – Sierra Jones (Pine Knot, Kentucky), a University of the Cumberlands (UC) sophomore public health and human services major, has a tattoo above her scar that says “Survivor” with a cross next to it to represent her faith and that she defeated cancer. When Jones was 15, she was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS),…

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South Laurel stuns McCreary

Pressed into service for her first Varsity start on the mound, eighth grader Macey Welchel faced perhaps the toughest challenge of her young career. Taking the mound against South Laurel the young hurler eventually took the loss, but threw an impressive game nonetheless – considering the competition. The Lady Cardinals were 13th Region Champions last…

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Middle School Soccer gets the win

Photos by: Greg Bird It has been a month of firsts for the McCreary Middle School Lady Raiders’ Soccer team. Just days after the team celebrated their first goal, they kept the momentum going Friday evening with their first-ever win, a 5-0 shutout against Middlesboro. Rylee King, Reis Anderson (2), Abby Perry and Megan New…

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Grow Appalachia

Photos by Eugenia Jones Members of Grow Appalachia recently met at the farm of McCreary County Judge Executive Doug Stephens to learn about chickens, high tunnels, and other gardening techniques.

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Belt Series Championship

Hunter Jenkins traveled to Lindsey Wilson college this weekend to compete in the Belt Series Championship. Upon arrival his 55lb weight class was vacant. Jenkins and his father made the decision to bump him up ten pounds to the 65lb weight class. Jenkins walked through the larger competitors winning all matches by pin and bringing…

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Arrests made in storage break ins

The McCreary County Sheriff’s Office is reporting two arrests have been made in connection with the April 6 break in at the Hayne Storage Facility in Whitley City. The McCreary County Sheriff’s Office is reporting two arrests have been made in connection with the April 6 break in at the Hayne Storage Facility in Whitley…

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Everyone won at Yamacraw Trail Race

The Yamacraw trail race was a huge success for everyone involved. Nearly 400 runners registered to run the trails around McCreary County.  Almost 400 intrepid outdoor enthusiasts populated the trails Saturday as part of the inaugural Yamacraw Trail Race, a competitive trek through the scenic trails of McCreary County. Hosted by the McCreary County Tourism…

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