Stearns News

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.

Gloria Peak, 67, Stearns, retired and Bobby Whitehead, 53, Stearns, disabled. Glenna Trammell, 49, Pine Knot, OVC and Timothy V Jones, 49, Pine Knot, NAPA Auto Parts.

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.

Developers gathered with local officials last week to dedicate the new 24-unit Stearns Residence Center, located on the site of the former elementary school.

STEARNS, KY.: Blue Heron is a ghost town in more than one way. Haunting voices of miners and company officials tell visitors what life was like in the old coal camp at Mine No.

Officials say a county cemetery will be opened and available to the public by spring.

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

Meadows~Slaven Wedding Gidget Meadows and Coleman Slaven were united in Holy Matrimony by Reverend Rufus Hughes, on July 31, 2009, at the McCreary County Heritage Center in Stearns.

Sooner or later, everything old becomes new again. For decades Stearns was synonymous with coal.

This week The McCreary County Record is celebrating its 90th anniversary with this complimentary issue for residents of our beloved county.

The McCreary County Record has learned that employees of LeSportsac's local distribution center were recently given 90 days notice that the facility will close its doors this November.

Two Adair County men were taken to hospitals in Lexington and Louisville and two teenagers to Westlake Regional Hospital following a collision involving a pickup truck and farm tractor Tuesday night on KY 80 East.

Two men are in jail after officers discovered illegal drugs, weapons and over $13,000 in cash after an investigation off Tunnel Ridge Road in Stearns.

A McCreary County grand jury returned indictments against 20 individuals for the month of August.

BMNN wrote: on Aug. 24, 2009: Mark your calendars! the Big South Fork Blazin' Bluegrass Music Festival is coming to town for their fifth year! If you liked last year, you are going to love this year's festival.

Fifth Dist. Rep. Hal Rogers made several appearances in McCreary County last Wednesday, making funding announcements and cutting the ribbon to reopen the Natural Arch Recreation Area.

A Pulaski County man pleaded guilty yesterday to manslaughter and assault charges in connection with a March automobile accident that left a passenger in his vehicle dead and several others injured.

A Pulaski County man pleaded guilty yesterday to manslaughter and assault charges in connection with a March automobile accident that left a passenger in his vehicle dead and several others injured.

Despite unpredictable weather patterns, construction of the Stearns Residence Center - the new apartment facility designed for senior citizens - is set to open a month ahead of schedule.

Gidget JimmiMarie Crabtree & Coleman Wayne Slaven would like to announce their engagement and forthcoming wedding on Friday, July 31st 2009 at Five O'clock in the afternoon at the McCreary County Heritage Community Center, downtown Stearns.