Asst. Superintendent sanctioned by state
Recently released documents reveal that McCreary County Schools Assistant Superintendent Dr. Aaron Anderson was reprimanded by the Education Professional Standards Board this past year for reportedly having a sexual encounter on a school bus while at an elementary basketball tournament. The documents, obtained via an open records request filed by Darlene Price, host of the…
Read MoreSeven indicted by Grand Jury
The McCreary County Grand Jury released indictments against seven individuals this month after a light docket. Dewayne Goins, of Sawyer, was indicted on counts of Fleeing or Evading Police Second Degree, Resisting Arrest and Assault Third Degree for allegedly failing to obey an order to stop from Deputy Derek Dennis on July 24, attempting to…
Read MoreMcCreary man found dead in Whitley County
A McCreary County man who had been missing for more than two weeks was found dead Tuesday evening in a pond in Whitley County. According to reports the body of a deceased male was found by a resident in a pond off Cox Smith Lane around 5:00 p.m. Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Ridener responded…
Read MoreHomecoming 2017
Photos by Greg Bird The 2017 McCreary Central Homecoming King and Queen Donovan Lay and Kharma Brunett (right) were crowned with the rest of the Court (above) before Friday night’s football game.
Read MoreFantasy Garden created with “Stuff”
Pine Knot man creates fantasy world filled with flying pigs, mermaids, dinosaurs, dragons, and other such stuff. Unruly four o’clock flowers once occupied the flower bed in front of Kevin and Anita Childer’s home in Pine Knot. Their decision to replace the out of control flowers with shrubs ended up as a dismal failure when…
Read MoreOne name, one direction…two buildings.
Pine Knot Elementary School is entering its second month as a newly unified school. Gone are the days when one side of the street was Pine Knot Primary, while the other side was Pine Knot Intermediate. With the start of the 2017 school year, both schools have been merged in to one, cohesive unit under…
Read MoreDennis and His K9 Partner
Photo by Greg Bird McCreary County Sheriff’s Deputy Derek Dennis and his K9 partner Lyon recently completed a four-day training event in Mt. Sterling to gain national certification with the Nation Narcotic Detector Dog Association and National Association of Professional Canine Handlers. The training reinforces previous training, but also gives the officers and Sheriff Randy…
Read MoreTravels with Anna Mary
We were all in a dither because that day was the day of our first fashion show! It was scheduled to begin at 5:30. At 5 o’clock we were all out, each dressed in her best bib and tucker, complete with hats and gloves, to go to the place in the bus. We arrived on…
Read MoreHay, Hay, Hay
Photos by Eugenia Jones The “Hay Day” event at Kelly Tucker’s place in Jones Hollow was once again a success. Bringing equipment, horses, and mules, folks descended upon the hollow to cut a huge field of hay using traditional equipment pulled by mules and horses. While hay cutting was in progress, the women busied themselves…
Read MoreKidd & Neal to Wed
Together with their parents Christin Leanne Kidd & Jerry Denton Neal request the pleasure of your company at their wedding celebration November 11, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Green Hill Baptist Church in Monticello, KY. Friends and family are invited.
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