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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…