Whitley City News

Ever wished you could experience what life was like in the 1950s and even earlier? There's a place in McCreary County where that's quite possible, and it doesn't even require much imagination.

Just two weeks after his medical license was suspended by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for alleged sexual misconduct, Larry E. Perry, MD, was placed under similar sanctions from the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure .

A Whitley City Doctor, under fire for allegedly trading drugs for sex in Tennessee, has had his license to practice medicine suspended in Kentucky as a result of a continuing investigation.

Highland Media Corporation was granted the right to provide cable service in the county during a special session of the Fiscal Court Monday.

Six young adults have been charged with manufacturing methamphetamine after authorities happened to uncover a meth lab Sunday night near the McCreary County Schools bus garage.

An 85-year-old western Kentucky retiree is the first Republican to file the necessary paperwork to enter the race for U.S. Senate.

On Sunday, November 08, 2009, at 10:57 PM Kentucky State Police Trooper Tony Dingess was traveling on Dixie Bend Road in McCreary County, Kentucky when he smelled a strong chemical odor.

Dr. Larry Perry is a well known figure in McCreary County..and many we spoke with speak highly of him.

By Dave Cazalet, Jr., SCC Director of Public Affairs Dr. Michael McCall, the President of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System , kicked-off the KCTCS Advocacy Campaign in Somerset on Friday, October 30, 2009, by speaking to students, faculty, staff and community leaders on the Somerset Community College Somerset Campus North.

A cooperative investigation by Operation UNITE and the McCreary County Sheriff's Office has resulted in 19 people being indicted for drug trafficking.

The parents of a teen who went missing this weekend are desperate seeking any information leading them to their daughter.

It's time for me to clean out the little notebook I keep for column ideas. Most of these thoughts were interesting enough for me to write them down, but not enough to do a whole article on.

County officials have been ready to spend money on two new ambulances, but received sticker shock when opening bids for the vehicles Tuesday.

The South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, based in Somerset, has been denied permission to build an $18.1 million headquarters office.

Clark~Sexton Wedding Ronnie Clark and Rebecca Sexton were united in marriage by Reverend Doug Sexton on August 8, 2009 at Upper Hickory Grove United Baptist Church.

A Whitley County Grand Jury could decide next week whether a deputy jailer should be charged with assaulting an inmate.

The Grand Jury has indicted 15 persons this month, the result of investigations in 10 separate cases.

The 30th annual McCrearyFest kicked off this weekend with the crowning of Miss McCrearyFest and a record-breaking car show.

A grand jury will get to consider whether a Pine Knot man should be prosecuted for the murder of his next-door neighbor.

Christmas has come early for McCreary County residents who want to reacquaint themselves with the county's oldest serving newspaper - the McCreary County Record.