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Veterans Day My wife and I recently returned from a trip to Charleston
By Jimmie “Bevo” Greene Veterans Day My wife and I recently returned from a trip to Charleston, South Carolina. The highlight of the trip was our visit to the USS Yorktown Museum. The Yorktown was a highly decorated aircraft carrier that earned 11 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation during World War II. She…
Read MoreVOTE
By Jimmie “Bevo” Greene Voting is a privilege that we should exercise. For some reason, some don’t take voting seriously. We should know there was a price paid for these privileges. Some countries’ citizens wait all day long to vote, and it can even be dangerous to vote. Here in our county, it usually…
Read MoreState of McCreary County – Ambulance Service/911
By Jimmie “Bevo” Greene Today’s article will highlight your Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and 911 call center. Jimmy Barnett is the Director of both departments. We sometimes forget that the 911 call center is the “First responder”. Their job is crucial in getting the proper help for the situation at hand. They must be able…
Read MoreAccomplishments of our road department
By Jimmie “Bevo” Greene Today, as we continue with our series of articles looking at improvements and accomplishments over the last four years in county government, we will look at the McCreary County Road Department. We have been able to purchase new equipment – two new slope mowers, two new mowers, a new mini excavator…
Read MoreState of McCreary County – Parks
By Jimmie Green II In the next few weeks, we will recap some of the progress that has been made in these last four years and feature some of the great things this county has to offer. You, as a citizen, deserve to see where your tax dollars are spent. Let us look at our…
Read MoreThe McCreary County Fiscal Court recently signed a new 5-year Garbage contract with Scott Solid Waste.
The McCreary County Fiscal Court recently signed a new 5-year Garbage contract with Scott Solid Waste. The previous contract expired in January 2023. The original contract in 2017 was with Poff Carting. However, in 2019 Scott Solid Waste (which is a company owned by Waste Connections) bought out Poff Carting and assumed the remainder of…
Read MoreYour County Government working for you
County Government is tasked with taking care of its citizens and providing basic services that you need. The Declaration of Independence states government should provide its citizens with certain inalienable rights one of which is life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We are striving every day to do that! We want to provide the…
Read MoreWhat do you have to be Thankful for?
I know Thanksgiving is over, but shouldn’t we be thankful every day? I know I am most thankful for the mercy and grace that Jesus gives us. That through his sacrifice, we can be forgiven our transgressions and have eternal life. We all are thankful for family and health, shelter, food and the necessities of…
Read MoreBy Jimmie W. Greene, II McCreary County Judge/Executive
What is Veterans Day? What should we do, or who are we honoring on that day? On Veterans Day we are honoring all that served or are serving in the US Military. Less than 1 percent of our population today will ever wear the uniform of this nation. Soon after the end of World War…
Read MoreWhy can’t we build a jail?
By Jimmie Greene II This is a question that I hear quite frequently. Our previous jail was closed in 2013. Due to the jail needing various repairs and bringing it up to code, the jail was closed by the State. I feel like even if all the needed repairs were done the jail would have…
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