Area News
It’s a “Shoe” In
It’s a “Shoe” In Local Couple provides footwear for County students By Shane Gilreath [email protected] According to the National Retail Foundation, the average American home spent $850 on back to school shopping last year. For many already in a challenging economy, it’s funding that’s not often available in lieu of day to day expenses. For…
Read MoreSen. Yager & Rep. Keisling announces TDEC grants in Scott Co.
Sen. Yager & Rep. Keisling announces TDEC grants in Scott Co. State Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) and Rep. Kelly Keisling (R-Brydstown) announced today that the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is awarding the Town of Oneida $392,000 for their Bear Creek Park Trail Development project. “This is great news for the people of…
Read MoreThe Scott County Rescue Squad has announced the certification of a -four member dive team.
Horner says Landfill slated to begin
Horner says Landfill slated to begin Scott-McCreary Coalition takes form, votes to Retain Council By Shane Gilreath [email protected] The long-anticipated alliance of Scott and McCreary County governments took shape on Wednesday at the Oneida Municipal Building, calling itself the Scott-McCreary Environmental Coalition (SMEC), as Knox Horner, the public face of the proposed landfill, filed for…
Read MoreOverlay Ordinance Passes Winfield
Overlay Ordinance Passes Winfield Wilson named representative to Coalition By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Following an impassioned meeting with citizens a month ago, the Winfield Mayor and Aldermen met again last week with similar issues still hanging over the board. In a room approximately half-filled with constituents – some dawning anti-landfill pins – pledging to…
Read MoreWho is Coalition Attorney?
Who is Coalition Attorney? Scott – McCreary Look at Nashville’s Lisa Helton By Shane Gilreath [email protected] At Wednesday’s inaugural meeting of the Scott – McCreary Environmental Coalition (SMEC), the parties representing their respective governments – Winfield, Oneida, Huntsville, and Scott and McCreary Counties – in the potential combatance of the proposed Winfield landfill chose to…
Read More“We don’t want to be Flint, Michigan!”
“We don’t want to be Flint, Michigan!” McCreary Court speaks decisively on Landfill Issue By Shane Gilreath [email protected] As the McCreary County Fiscal Court – the Kentucky equivalent of a County Commission – was meeting at the Court House in Whitley City on Thursday, McCreary County’s Darlene Price, a noted local journalist and activist in…
Read MoreCounty Unanimously Passes Budget
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…
Read MoreMission Team are “Builders for Christ”
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…
Read MoreCoalition Rolls Forward
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…
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