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National Park Conservation Group Steps into Landfill Fight
National Park Conservation Group Steps into Landfill Fight By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] Last Thursday, in between SMEC meetings on landfill litigation, representatives from the National Park Conservation Association (NPCA) met with a select group of concerned citizens across Scott and McCreary Counties over the proposed Roberta II landfill. Those meetings included members…
Read MoreFormer County Detective Indicted
Former County Detective Indicted By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] A former detective with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office was recently indicted following a TBI investigation into a suspicious vehicle fire that authorities say was set as part of an insurance fraud scheme. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, special agent fire investigators…
Read More“Where is Scott County?”
“Where is Scott County?” By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] “Where is Scott County?” That was the deafening question that echoed in a Davidson County Chancery Court, when Rock Properties and its proprietors Ralph and Michelle Trieschmann appeared before Chancellor I’Ashea Myles last Tuesday. The cry came from attorneys for Commissioner David Salyers and…
Read MoreCommissioner speaks out
Commissioner speaks out By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] The Scott-McCreary Environmental Coalition (SMEC) meeting last week was dominated largely by landfill updates after HB2202 failed to get out of committee in Nashville two weeks ago. “Legislation has stalled,” Oneida Mayor Lori Phillips-Jones, who chairs SMEC, told attendees. “We are grateful for everyone who…
Read MoreA Danger to Our Survival
A Danger to Our Survival By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] At last Thursday’s meeting of the McCreary County Fiscal Court, attorney and investigative journalist Darlene Price delivered a passionate appeal to keep officials and residents both aware and active in opposing the Roberta II landfill. Price framed her remarks with a deep appreciation…
Read MoreLegal complaint filed over landfill
Legal complaint filed over landfill By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] A Thursday meeting of Cumberland Clear made public the newest case brought in the on-going battle over Roberta II, less than a week after Rock Properties appeared in a Nashville Chancery Court. It was an issue that the Cumberland Clear president, Jennifer Shockley,…
Read MoreWalker’s Life a Testament to Service
Walker’s Life a Testament to Service By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] For many across Scott County, the immediate reaction upon learning of the passing of James Arthur Walker was to say his life was a testament to what one man can accomplish. Throughout it, Walker had a quiet push for things he cared…
Read MorePhillips Kidnapping Sentence Upheld
Phillips Kidnapping Sentence Upheld By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the convictions and 30-year prison sentence of Amanda Jean Phillips stemming from a 2020 incident that took place in Oneida, where she was accused and ultimately convicted of stealing a vehicle with two young children, the…
Read MoreMan Charged with Oneida Break In
Man Charged with Oneida Break In By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] In a story that paralleled the fears of many over the course of the last year, as rehabilitation and sober living facilities dominated weeks of the local news cycle, a man has been arrested by the Oneida Police Department after officers said…
Read MoreKentucky State Police Investigates Death in McCreary County
Kentucky State Police Investigates Death in McCreary County STRUNK – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 11 in London is conducting a death investigation in the Strunk community of McCreary County. On Tuesday April 7, 2026, around 12:30 a.m. EDT, Troopers responded to a disturbance call on Patterson Dr. Upon the Troopers’ arrival, they located…
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