Lady Raiders fall to Williamsburg
Photos by Chris Hollis Cammie Gilreath, Grace Jones, Ally Anderson, Abby Perry, Taylor Sumner and the rest of the Lady Raiders close out this week with two big tests: hosting Wayne County and Southwestern Thursday and Friday. The Lady Raiders Softball team is still searching for their first win of the season after dropping…
Read MoreLawn & Garden Time
Spring Planting and Music Festival Line Up The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will be hosting the Spring Planting and Music Festival on Saturday, April 29, 2017, starting at 9 a.m. (ET). A diverse range of the region’s most talented live music acts are currently scheduled to perform. Musical genres…
Read MoreDrugs killing our economy
The hidden cost of addiction – Part 1 of 2 An estimated $2.5 million per month is taken out of one of the poorest counties in the nation – if not the poorest. McCreary County is facing tough economic times. Often, in poor areas such as McCreary, a growing number of the population turns…
Read MoreOne airlifted after accident
Wet roads contributed to a Thursday afternoon accident that resulted in one person being airlifted and U.S. 27 shut down for more than 2 hours. According to McCreary County Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Perry, Estill Trammell was traveling northbound around 1:30 p.m. when traffic slowed in front of him to turn in to Daugherty’s Drug…
Read MoreYamacraw Run
For the slew of eager racers converging on McCreary County last weekend to compete in the third annual Yamacraw Run, the weather and natural beauty of the county were difficult to beat. With redbuds, dogwoods, and wildflowers blooming in abundance along creek banks and wooded trails, blue skies beaming with sunshine, and temperatures climbing…
Read MoreOC Tax collections up
Occupational Tax receipts for the month of March were slightly above average, and with a tax increase set to take hold in April it appears total collections for the year will exceed budget expectations. According to the McCreary County Occupational Tax Office a total of $74,218.10 in receipts were collected last month, bringing the nine-month…
Read MoreHeritage Foundation Holds Monthly Meeting
During their regular monthly meeting, the McCreary County Heritage Foundation received input from Big South Fork Scenic Railway (BSFSRY) Director Mike Gresham concerning last weekend’s opening of the 2017 tourist season. Gresham reported more than 200 passengers boarded the train on Saturday. Operating with only two passenger cars until the remaining five cars are refurbished,…
Read MoreCommunity Health Fair
The McCreary County EMS is working with Frontline Health Services to offer a Community Health Fair on Saturday, April 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Ambulance Service Building. Designed to assist people without health care, or a high co-pay, a mobile clinic will be set up with a nurse practitioner on site.…
Read MoreAll Aboard
Photos by Eugenia Jones The Big South Fork Scenic Railway opened last weekend operating, temporarily, with two refurbished cars. Additional cars will be added throughout the season as they are completed. Opening day saw more than two hundred people riding the train. BSFSRY Director Michael Gresham heard lots of positive comments from tourists. As…
Read MoreRelay For Life’s 6th annual Hee Haw Show
The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of McCreary’s 6th annual “Hee Haw” show will be held on Saturday, April 15th at McCreary Central High School. There will be one show this year at 5:30pm. The one show will run from 5:30pm-7:30pm with an intermission and then the second half of the show from…
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