Area News

The Photographer and the Cowgirl By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Sometimes magic strikes when we least expect it.  That was the case for photographer Robyn Jeffers and her young model Katie Mae Sexton, the young Scott County equestrian, who was recently featured on COWGIRL magazine’s social media. The pair’s inclusion was much thanks to the hard…

Raymond faces judge in murder of wife Judge sets bond at $2Million; sends case to Grand Jury By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Last week, a judge heard evidence against Dennis Raymond, 35, who is charged in the murder of his wife.  Part of that evidence came from a key witness in the case, who testified that…

Safe Haven Box comes to Wartburg By Shane Gilreath [email protected] It’s not a problem anyone hopes to face, but every year, the United States sees children disposed of in a multitude of inhumane manners. Statistics suggests that 7,000 babies are abandoned annually across the United States.  To combat that on-going crisis, all 50 states have enacted…

Two bodies found in car By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Police are investigating a mysterious case of two deaths after their bodies were found inside a gray Chevy Malibu stopped in the middle of an intersection of KY Hwy 92 West and KY Hwy 2792, a thoroughfare that connects McCreary and Whitley Counties at Williamsburg where…

Rails to Trails remains hot topic By Shane Gilreath [email protected] A group of locals proposing to turn old railway corridors into tourism opportunities recently held their monthly meeting.  Hosted at Oneida City Hall, the open meeting drew landowners to the fold, a group that has often been critical of the organization’s mission.  According to Ralph…

Scott County Turns out for Clean up