Pine Knot News

A federal grand jury indicted a Pine Knot man last Thursday on several drug-related weapons violations.

On left, Mary Ann Spradlin and the late Anna Morgan. On the right is the teacher, the late Nancy Stout.

Cody, Dylan & Lily would like to announce the marriage of their mommy, Karen Lynn Anderson, daughter of Ernest Anderson and the late Lillie Anderson of Pine Knot, Kentucky to James Wendell Brown, son of Joe Brown and the late Betty Brown of Jellico, Tennessee.

The McCreary County Board of Education received some troubling news during Thursday night's regular meeting.

While renovations at McCreary Central High School continue to progress smoothly, local school board members still found cause for concern during Thursday night's regular meeting.

A man sentenced to life for the murder of a Pine Knot man in 2001 had his plea for a lesser sentence ignored last week.

It was good news and not-so-good news for McCreary County Schools this week as the Kentucky Department of Education released data from the 2007-08 school year showing Kentucky school's non-academic data.

Steve Perry has an appreciation for local artists, and he wants to share that appreciation with you.

A fight between inmates at USP McCreary in Pine Knot prompted the institution to activate security measures, locking down the facility until the situation could be brought under control.

By Sean Bailey / Staff Writer A Pine Knot woman was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly attempting to steal nearly $800 in merchandise from the Williamsburg Wal-Mart. According to police, the woman was so intoxicated on an unknown substance that she could "barely even speak." She also had an infant child with her, which was taken into ...

The biggest bedbug outbreak since World War II has sent a collective shudder among apartment dwellers, college students and business travelers across the nation.

A missing Pine Knot woman was recently located in Pulaski County. Charity D. Genoe, 30, was reported missing by her mother March 16 after she failed to contact her family upon her release from McCreary County Jail on Jan.

We would like to announce the upcoming wedding of Amanda Lauren Roy, daughter of James and Patricia Roy of Pine Knot, KY to James Edward White II, son of Greg White and Theresa and Phil Rush of Somerset, KY.

Miss Tariel Kallin Emerson would like to announce the marriage of her parents, Telvis Mildred Richardson and Jarrod Tyler Emerson.

A McCreary County grand jury returned 21 indictments for the month of April, citing 28 individuals.

Many philosophers have pondered the question of whether a falling tree makes a sound if there is no one in the woods to hear it.

The same principles can be applied to murder. For several years a body had been lying in the peaceful woods of eastern McCreary County without the knowledge of local law enforcement, who had no idea they had a homicide investigation on their hands. Until Saturday morning.

The communication gap between McCreary County Jailer Tony Ball and members of Fiscal Court continued to widen this month as Ball asked the county to insure a van he purchased with commissary funds.

The jail sells snacks and personal care items to inmates through the commissary, which does not involve taxpayer monies. The revenues generated — up to $10,000 — may be spent only for the inmates’ benefit. Revenues over $10,000 should be turned over to the county’s general fund.

An incredulous Judge Phillips told the jailer that the county cannot insure the vehicle because it is not a county-owned vehicle purchased in accordance with the procurement code.

Last Tuesday Kentucky Auditor Crit Luallen released the 2008 audit of McCreary County Fiscal Court citing 16 deficiencies, many of which county officials have seen before.

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By Samantha Swindler / Managing Editor Acting on their latest tip Monday - this time from a suspect in jail - police were confident they had finally pinpointed the location of Jeremy Johnson's remains.

Corbin Primary's second graders enacted their own Kentucky Derby on Friday as children raced homemade stick horses, donned homemade hats and enjoyed the pageantry of the commonwealth's most famous sporting event.