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County Unanimously Passes Budget By Shane Gilreath [email protected] The Scott County Commission met in Special Session on Monday, June 30th. The purpose to the meeting was two-fold.  As the Fiscal Year rolled to a close, the passage of the county’s 2025-26 budget was chief among them for the government.  Despite a momentary pause that assured…

Mission Team are “Builders for Christ” By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Hard work is no stranger in Scott County. Work ethics have encompassed much of what the county has built over its 176 years. Recognizing that ethic and that people fall on hard times has brought missionary teams to the area for decades. One of those…

Coalition Rolls Forward Environmental Consultants work on Poplar Lane By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Amid a torrential rain, the Scott County Commission met on June 30th in what became a lightning fast Special Session at the County Office Building in Huntsville.  By original design, the meeting was called to pass the 2025-26 County Budget as the Fiscal…

Hiker Dies at Cumberland Falls By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Officials have launched a death investigation following an incident at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, according to Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley   Kentucky State Police Post 11 were called to the Moonbow Trail at Cumberland Falls on Friday at approximately 4pm.  The agency was responding to…

13 Arrested as Sheriff unites Multiple LEF Agencies By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Sheriff Brian Keeton’s office has again shown a propensity to serve and protect.  During a recent operation, the result of a weeks of preparations, planning, and investigations, the sheriff’s office worked in a multi-agency undertaking that led to the arrest of more than a dozen individuals with outstanding…

Oneida Takes a Turn in the hot seat Absent Aldermen force second vote on Jackson Law By Shane Gilreath [email protected] After weeks of governments being in the hot seat over the proposed Winfield landfill, Thursday saw the Oneida Mayor and Aldermen face the public at the monthly meeting at City Hall.  In a room that…

McCreary votes Yes to join Scott County Governments By Shane Gilreath [email protected]   With rumors swirling about the Scott County government, McCreary County, its neighbor to the north, voted unanimously to officially join a coalition of governments on Friday.  The McCreary County Fiscal Court, the Kentucky equivalent of the Scott County Commission, voted unanimously on…

Toxic Leachate and “Forever Chemicals” Could Threaten TN and KY Communities By Shane Gilreath [email protected] All across the United States a growing cry of evidence reveals a silent killer brewing beneath the surface.  That menacing danger lurks in landfills, often viewed as commonplace by citizens, who see them as a necessity for mounds of annual…