McCreary County News

The committee to establish a memorial for the former McCreary County High School has a design and plans to begin construction in about a week.

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

The 2010 election cycle officially kicks off this week as political candidates may begin filing with the McCreary County Clerk or Kentucky Secretary of State beginning November 4. Candidates will either appear on the May 18, 2010 primary or November 2, 2010 general election ballots.

Health officials are reporting four more H1N1 associated deaths in Kentucky over the past week, bringing the state's total to 14.

A six-month investigation led to the indictment of 19 individuals for alleged drug trafficking in McCreary County Monday.

Two new Swine Flu deaths were reported in Kentucky this week. Madison County Health Department officials told the Richmond Register Thursday that a 59-year-old man died from complications caused by the virus.

Madison County's first death from the H1N1 virus was confirmed on Thursday. The 59-year-old man died on Monday, at the Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical Center, according to a press release from the Madison County Health Department.

Two more Kentuckians have died this week of H1N1-related illness - bringing the total number of swine-flu deaths in the state to 13.

Two more Kentuckians have died from the H1N1 virus. The latest victims are a woman from McCreary County and a 59-year-old man, Garry Freeman, of Madison County.

The phrase "going across the mountain" may become absent from the vernacular of travelers moving between Pine Knot and Williamsburg.

LOUISVILLE - Two recent deaths bring to 13 the number of swine flu fatalities in Kentucky.

In one of the first efforts of its kind, the Madison County Public Schools are making free H1N1 vaccines available to all students during the school day.

Another H1N1 Death Reported Lake Cumberland Area Location of second death approximately 70 miles from Adair County, KY By Amy Tomlinson, LCDHD The Lake Cumberland District Health Department is reporting the death of a McCreary County resident as the second H1N1 influenza-associated death in the area.

A 16 month investigation into a partially completed residential construction fire has resulted in the indictments of 3 family members.

Several groups in Scott County recently pitched in to give cancer patients a fighting chance.

A cooperative investigation by Operation UNITE and the McCreary County SheriffA1s 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.

A Smithtown man has been charged after flashing a local mail carrier. McCreary County Sheriff's Detective David Sampson sought to charge Jacob Tucker, 19, on September 30 with one misdemeanor count of indecent exposure.

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

The 10-year battle over the posting of the 10 Commandments in the McCreary County Courthouse is retracing earlier steps made to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.