Whitley City News

Mr. Elmon King, age 83, of the Kingtown Community in Strunk, Kentucky, passed away at his home on Sunday, May 18, 2008.

Foster-Chaney To Wed Mr. and Mrs. John Foster are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Melanie Jane Foster, to Derrick Jason Chaney, son of Jack and Mary Chaney of ...

“Well, I am still going to look at the sentence you agreed upon when you pled guilty”

The repayment of thousands of dollars acquired through fraudulent loans will keep three local women from serving time in prison. via McCreary County Voice

Bruce and Brenda Bartley of Whitley City, KY, are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Belinda Bartley to Curtis McKnight, son of Danny McKnight of Nancy, KY and Vivian and Ben ... via McCreary County Record

Kenny and Karen Edwards, Somerset, wish to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Kendra Sharpe, Somerset, to Kevin Johnson, Whitley City. via Commonwealth Journal

This tintype photo was taken in Monticello, KY on Lewis and Emma Perkins' wedding day in 1898. via McCreary County Record

“We have got to put a stop to it. It has to stop at the elementary level.”

With hazing in the news following the hospitalization of an Eastern Kentucky University student last month and the Kentucky legislature wrangling over a bill which would require school districts to create a ... via McCreary County Record

Ernest Perkins of Marshes Siding celebrated his 92nd birthday March 25th. Most McCreary Countians remember Perkins, who spent many years working at the Western Auto Store in Whitley City. via McCreary County Record

Theft cases dominated yesterday's return from the McCreary County Grand Jury. The grand jury has formally indicted an Oneida man for first-degree robbery in connection to an at-tempted hold up of Southway ... via McCreary County Record

Jurors in McCreary County have returned an award of $5.14 million in a lawsuit against a former sheriff's deputy who hit a family's car while responding to a 911 call, killing a mother and daughter. via Lexington Herald-Leader

The front page of last week's McCreary County Record is a dismal monument to a society in very deep trouble: "Bomb Suspect Facing Federal Charges," "3 Locals Nabbed In Pot Sting," "Suspect Jailed In Local ... via McCreary County Record

“We appreciate the Kentucky State Police and all agencies who helped bring this matter to a close.”

The man accused of phoning in the bomb threat which canceled classes in the McCreary County school system on January 30 is now facing a federal charge. via McCreary County Record

Meeting in regular session this month, the McCreary County Grand Jury returned indictments against twenty two individuals in a number of cases.

Huntsville, TN (2008-02-26) A year after a Ditney Trail woman disappeared, her ex-husband has been charged with her murder.

The FBI is asking for your help finding a fugitive who has ties to Kentucky, and there is a ten $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

Suspect in custody within hours A southern McCreary County store was the victim of an attempted robbery for the third time in just a couple of months, but this time the suspect was in custody within hours of ...

A Cumberland city councilman is blaming part of his community's drug problem on the sale of some legal products.

For Heath Randal,l getting into the Drug Court program ultimately changed his life.

For weeks The McCreary County Record has been publishing reports regarding the financial difficulties that county jails have been causing for fiscal courts across the state.

Could a ruling in an Ohio courtroom have an impact on where Kentucky sex offenders can live? That ruling has to do with the restriction that keeps sex offenders from living within a thousand feet of a school.