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Gathering Steam

2012-05-15T14:08:34-04:00

STEARNS — Those attending the 4th annual K&T Railfan Day on Saturday got a special treat as Steve Lee, project manager for Wasatch Railroad Contractors, led a shop tour featuring the “Old #77.”

Then and Now

2012-05-15T12:23:49-04:00

STEARNS — Wilburn Ross, the only recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor to hail from McCreary County, was in town last week to celebrate his 90th birthday.

WEB SPECIAL: Holt case to be featured on 48 Hours Mystery

2012-05-10T14:50:16-04:00

McCreary native Toby Holt, who was convicted of manslaughter in Florida earlier this year, will be featured on Saturday night’s episode of 48 Hours Mystery on CBS stations.

Denney passes

2012-05-09T10:02:42-04:00

LOUISVILLE — A McCreary native passed away last week following a long illness.
Larry Wayne Denney, 64, died Thursday in Louisville, where he made his

Spinning her Wheel

2012-05-09T09:42:39-04:00

STEARNS — When Mehgann Marshall — who prefers to be called Mehg — moved to McCreary County last November, she could hardly imagine that she would be running her own pottery shop just five months later.

Park Service opens renovated Kentucky Ranger Station

2012-05-08T16:23:46-04:00

STEARNS — In anticipation of the summer tourism season, the National Park Service unveiled the newly renovated Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area’s Kentucky Ranger Station with an open house on Friday afternoon.

Record welcomes new carrier

2012-05-08T15:15:47-04:00

WHITLEY CITY — The McCreary County Record is pleased to announce that Richard “Rick” Stephens is our latest newspaper carrier.
Stephens succeeds Larry Morgan, who retired last month after 13 years of service.

Security unit installed at McCreary Center

2012-05-01T16:57:39-04:00

WHITLEY CITY — Somerset Community College has teamed with the Whitley City Volunteer Fire Department to ensure that emergency responders may safely enter the structures at McCreary Center Campus without causing additional

Recaptured

2012-05-01T15:11:18-04:00

WHITLEY CITY — Three men who have been recently alluding authorities are back in jail.
On Sunday night, McCreary County Deputy Sheriff Joe Horne and Constable

Man stages protest against local prosecutors

2012-05-01T14:49:20-04:00

WHITLEY CITY — After pleading guilty to criminal littering on April 19, a local man staged a two-hour protest last Tuesday morning outside the McCreary County Courthouse to proclaim his innocence and warn the public against alleged