A fight between inmates at USP McCreary in Pine Knot prompted the institution to activate security measures, locking down the facility until the situation could be brought under control.
Three local turkey hunters made a shocking discovery Saturday morning when they stumbled across what appeared to be a human skull, partially buried in the woods.
McCreary County Judge-Executive Blaine Phillips says auditors ignored corrections to financial controls the county has implemented in recent years following at least five audit reports pointing to weak financial management.
A Grand Jury returned 21 indictments this month against 28 individuals with the majority of those cases theft related. Of the cases reviewed by the grand jury, cases against 20 of the individuals indicted are related to theft with charges ranging from possession of a forged instrument to burglary.
