(Updated May 16, 2012)
McCREARY COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTIVE ISSUE "THANK YOU" LETTER TO VOLUNTEERS IN SPRING CLEANUP CAMPAIGN

Dear Editor: 

I want to thank the individuals and organizations that participated in the PRIDE Clean Sweep of US 27 (April 28) and the Free Community Cleanup (April 28 until May 4).

The community spirit I saw during these events gave me a great sense of pride in McCreary County. Our county’s beautiful scenery looks its best now because hundreds of people pulled together.

I thank the 183 volunteers who picked up litter along US 27. You removed 339 bags of trash from the main route visitors take through our county.

I congratulate the Beulah Mountain Christian Academy and the Hillbilly Mud Slingers. As the school and civic group with the most volunteers, they won $100 cash prizes from the McCreary County 109 Board.

Thanks to the 230 people who used the free drop-off at the transfer station to clean up their properties. You brought in 57.16 tons of trash and 200 tires, plus 3.5 tons of metal that we recycled.

I am grateful to Andy Powell, our Deputy Judge-Executive and PRIDE Coordinator, and Linda Babb, our Solid Waste Coordinator. They organized these events and made sure everything ran smoothly.

I thank PRIDE for the funding to get rid of all the trash collected at the events. The PRIDE staff was a big help in planning the Clean Sweep.

Along with PRIDE, I appreciate our other partners in hosting the Clean Sweep. They were the McCreary County 109 Board, McCreary County Tourism Board and Pine Knot Job Corps.

Finally, I thank these businesses that donated food, a door prize or a service to the Clean Sweep: Big South Fork Scenic Railway, Coca Cola, IGA of Whitley City, Jill Tucker, Kentucky Splash Water Park (City of Williamsburg), Kingsford Charcoal, Kroger of Whitley City, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Pepsi of Corbin, Sheltowee Trace Outfitters, Stephens’ Properties, Studio 4:13 and Sully’s.

I look forward to teaming up again next year to give McCreary County a spring cleaning before tourism season begins. I hope you all will join us.

Sincerely,
Doug Stephens
McCreary County Judge-Executive

(Updated April 30, 2012)
164 VOLUNTEERS HELP CLEANUP McCREARY COUNTY ALONG HIGHWAY 27
The now annual Highway 27 Cleanup through McCreary County was held Saturday April 28th with a total of 164 volunteers helping pick up trash, liter and debris from along the main highway through the county. 339 bags of trash were collected and disposed of during the one day cleanup event. Beulah Mountain Christian Academy won the award for the school group with the most participants while the Hillbilly Mudslingers ATV/OHV Club won the prize for largest civic group. The Highway 27 Cleanup was sponsored in part by Eastern Kentucky PRIDE, McCreary County Fiscal Court and the McCreary County 109 Solid Waste Board.

(Updated April 19, 2012)
911 call testing underway; Residents asked to dial “211”
Residents in McCreary County are encouraged to cooperate with officials from the 911 Dispatch Center in implementing call testing for the new enhanced dispatching system. Officials from the 911 Center are making calls to residents as well as asking residents to call a 211 test line, to ensure accuracy of addresses logged within the new system database.

Call testing is currently underway and will continue over the coming weeks and possibly months. Calls will originate from the 911 Center and residents will be asked to answer the call, return the call by dialing 211 and then confirm their physical address with 911 Center staff.

“We are in the final stages of this process, but the most important stage, where we verify the accuracy of the data we have collected pertaining to addresses of residents throughout the county,” said McCreary County 911/Emergency Management Director Rudy Young. “This new system will better serve the public in emergency situations, but we must spend the time to ensure our information is accurate and reliable.”

The new enhanced 911 system, once activated, will allow emergency dispatchers to accurately pinpoint a caller’s location on a computerized map. Currently, dispatchers rely on the caller to verbally detail their location.

Once the 211 call testing is complete, accuracy of information verified, and the new system checked for operability, Young says the 911 Center will move toward taking calls from cellular customers. Cellular calls are currently routed to the Kentucky State Police Post in London and then verbally relayed to dispatchers at the county’s 911Center. Once the call testing is complete and the system made active, calls phone cellular phones will automatically be routed to the local Center.

“As more and more citizens utilize cellular phones as part of their daily lives, the ability to be able to field emergency calls made from cellular phones at the local dispatch center is crucial,” Young said.

Calls made to local residents will be limited between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For public safety reasons, all dispatchers will be required to disclose their full name and will only ask residents to verify their addresses. Should you have any concerns over the validity of calls made to your residence, please call the Judge-Executive’s Office at 376-2413 or the Sheriff’s Office at 376-2322.

Any resident who receives a call while not home, and is aware the Center has placed a call to them, should return the call to the Center’s 211 test line or business line to verify their address and information. The primary business line at the 911 Dispatch Center is 376-9117.

(Updated April 10, 2012)
McCREARY COUNTY FISCAL COURT SEEKING SEVERAL GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS
The McCreary County Judge Executive's Office and McCreary County Fiscal Court have been busy in recent weeks preparing several grant applications seeking funds for community projects. The county has submitted an application for a Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant which would held develop and open all terrain vehicle (ATV) trails in the southeastern portion of the county. The goal of county leaders is to develop a series of ATV trails that can be connected, adding to the length of ride time for locals and tourists to the region.

McCreary County is also seeking a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant through the state to provide for upgrades at Sandhill 4-H/RV Camp, including the construction of new campsites on the west side of the camp and upgrades to existing campsites. A recycling grant application is also being submitted to the state in hopes of further developing McCreary County's new recycling program.

(Updated April 10, 2012)
McCREARY COUNTY FISCAL COURT HIRES LITTER ABATEMENT OFFICER FOR THE SEASON
Utilizing state grant funds, McCreary County has hired a new part time, seasonal Litter Abatement Officer to work with and supervise jail inmates this season in picking up trash, litter and debris from along the county's roadways. Donnie Morgan was hired for the position during the April 9th Fiscal Court meeting, out of four applicants for the job. Morgan, according to McCreary County Judge Executive Doug Stephens, has already completed training to supervise inmates allowing him to "hit the ground running" once the required background check and drug tests are completed. Morgan replaces Jack Koger who previously held the position and resigned in March.

(Updated April 10, 2012)
McCREARY COUNTY CHEERLEADERS HONORED FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS
During a recent trip to Myrtle Beach, SC, two groups of McCreary County cheerleaders competed in the Cheer LTD National Competition. The McCreary County Middle School Cheerleaders won top honors in their division, winning the national title, while the McCreary Central High School cheerleaders won 4th runner-up honors for their division. The McCreary County Fiscal Court recognized their achievements during their April 9th court meeting. Click below to read proclamations issued for each cheerleading squad.

Proclamation for McCreary County Middle School Cheerleaders

Proclamation for McCreary Central High School Cheerleaders

(Updated April 3, 2012)
PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR McCREARY COUNTY CLEANUP DAY APRIL 28TH
County leaders have announced some of the plans for a McCreary County Cleanup Day on Saturday April 28th. Included in the plans is a Highway 27 Cleanup which will focus on the main section of the county from Pine Knot to Beulah Heights, although organizers are hoping for enough volunteers to cover county line to county line. Registration for the cleanup begins at 9:30am at the IGA parking lot in Whitley City with the cleanup from 10:00am-12:00pm, followed by awards and door prizes, distribution of PRIDE t-shirts to all volunteers and a free lunch. All individuals and groups are encouraged to get involved and cleanup.

McCreary County will also sponsor a day of free bulk item drop-off at the transfer station in Stearns from 9:00am-4:00pm on Saturday April 28th. You must be a customer in good standing on garbage collection service to take advantage of the free drop-off.

For additional information on the Highway 27 Cleanup, the free disposal day or other issues related to solid waste in McCreary County, contact Andrew Powell at the McCreary County Judge Executive's Office at (606)376-2413 or Linda Babb, Solid Waste Coordinator, at (606)376-2556. You can also report illegal dumping or littering by calling Babb or 376-ISPY (4779).

(Updated March 30, 2012)
McCREARY COUNTY HIKING WEEKEND SCHEDULED FOR MID-APRIL
The McCreary County Hiking Club has scheduled a Spring Hiking Weekend for April 13th through 15th. The event includes guided hikes each day taking in the Lick Creek Trail, Dog Slaughter and Cumberland Falls areas, and Yahoo Falls to Alum Ford. Transportation is available for a small fee to each trailhead along with programs and entertainment. For details visit the Festivals & Events Page or contact Greg Whitis at 606-376-2524 or e-mail gwhitis@uky.edu.

(Updated March 22, 2012)
UPDATE ON RECYCLING: COUNTY OFFERING SEVERAL DROP-OFF LOCATIONS
In addition to delivering your recyclable items including cardboard, paper, aluminum and plastic to the recycling center/transfer station in Stearns during regular business hours (weekdays 8:00am-4:00pm), county officials have announced additional locations for recycling drop-offs. Trailers are currently located at the McCreary County Park/Senior Citizens' Center on North Hwy 27 in Whitley City and at Pine Knot Primary School, just off Hwy 27 in Pine Knot. These trailers may be used by the public to recycle approved items. For details on what is and is not acceptable, visit the Recycling Page.

(Updated March 14, 2012)
Don't Let the Storms Hurt You Again...Watch for Fraud
(from the McCreary County Emergency Management Agency)

Survivors of the Feb. 29 and March 2, 2012 tornadoes, straight line winds and flooding and storms in Kentucky should be on the alert for scam artists who may approach you in person, by telephone or via the Internet.

Be alert when your doorbell rings. People going door-to-door to damaged homes or telephoning disaster survivors and claiming to be building contractors could be frauds. If visitors or callers solicit personal information such as Social Security or bank account numbers, or for money, they are not legitimate. Emails which offer some form of assistance but require personal data such as Social Security numbers or bank account and credit card numbers may be fraudulent and can enable identity theft. FEMA will never ask for this information via email or other electronic communication.

Federal disaster workers do not solicit or accept money.  Remember, FEMA and SBA staff members never charge applicants for disaster assistance, inspections or for help in filling out applications. If in doubt, do not give out information. You should report people claiming to be government workers to local police.

FEMA inspectors only verify damage. They do not determine the amount of a federal grant. FEMA inspectors do not hire or endorse specific contractors to repair damage.

To safeguard against disaster-related fraud, FEMA and Kentucky Emergency Management officials suggest the following precautions:

Ask for official identification. If someone represents him or herself as a federal employee such as an inspector, but doesn't produce identification, you should ask to see the identification. A FEMA shirt or jacket is not absolute proof of someone's affiliation with the government. Inspectors sent by FEMA, or verifiers from the SBA, carry official, laminated photo identification. Applicants may receive a visit from more than one inspector or verifier.

Safeguard personal information. Do not give your Social Security number, bank account or FEMA registration number to individuals claiming to be affiliated with the federal government. FEMA inspectors never require this information. When you called FEMA to register, you were asked for your Social Security number. If you asked for direct deposit, you also gave a bank number. If a FEMA representative makes a follow-up call to you, he or she will ask for the last four digits of your Social Security number and then he or she will verify other critical information which may include your banking information, depending on the reason for the call.

If you suspect anyone of committing fraudulent activities, whether it is a contractor, inspector, disaster survivor or someone posing as any of these, call the Disaster Fraud Hotline toll-free at 800-323-8603.  Also let your local law enforcement agencies know.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

(Updated March 13, 2012)
McCREARY FISCAL COURT APPROVES/ADOPTS SEVERAL NEW DOCUMENTS
During the regular McCreary County Fiscal Court meeting Monday March 12, 2012, the court voted to approve several new documents which will help govern the county and its operations.

A new administrative code, which outlines issues ranging from job descriptions to requirements for background and drug tests, was adopted by the court, replacing the previous code which had been adopted in 1997 and amended numerous times since. To view the complete McCreary County Administrative Code, click here to download a pdf version of the file.

The Fiscal Court also adopted several changes to way county appointed boards, committees and commissions are governed and operate. Click here to download a pdf version of this board & committee realignment document.

The 1st reading was held for two new ordinances in McCreary County on March 12th. Approval was given to Ordinance 840.1 dealing with animal control and shelter facilities in the county. Ordinance 340.1 was also approved in 1st reading banning the sale of synthetic cannabinoids or synthetic marijuana.

Links to various other county documents can also be found on the "Government" page of this website.   

(Updated March 8, 2012)
PRIDE AWARDS McCREARY COUNTY $5,250 FOR SPRING CLEANUP
Eastern Kentucky PRIDE announced this week that McCreary County has been awarded up to $5,250 for its spring cleanup efforts. The funding is for the reimbursement of expenses related to cleanup efforts, such as the disposal of litter, removal of dumps and offering free trash drop-off events. PRIDE is also planning its Spring Cleanup Kick-Off for Saturday March 24th at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park with registration starting at the park visitor center at 9:00am. Cleanup efforts will begin at 10:00am along KY Highway 90 in McCreary and Whitley Counties with volunteers receiving a free PRIDE t-shirt and lunch. The counties will also compete for the annual "Trash Cup" which rewards the county with the most volunteers. For more on the event, or to help with other cleanup efforts, contact Andrew Powell, McCreary County Deputy Judge Executive , at 606-376-2413 or contact PRIDE at 1-888-577-4339 or online at www.kypride.org.

(Updated February 23, 2012)
McCREARY CO. OFFICIALS RELEASE LATEST OCCUPATIONAL TAX NUMBERS
The latest occupational tax revenue numbers for McCreary County are for a shortened reporting period from November 16, 2011 through January 31, 2012. This is due to auditors recommendations that tax figures not be collected and reported on a quarterly basis, but instead monthly. To correct this, the county closed the last quarter at the end of January rather than in mid-February and will hence forth release tax data at the end of each month.

Occupational Tax Revenue for Nov. 16, 2011 - Jan. 31, 2012:
Total Collected $131,636.41
Administrative Expenses $19,895.50
Net Tax Revenue $111,740.82
20% (Ambulance Service, Economic Development, Parks) $22,348.16
10% (Jail Fund) $11,174.08
5% (911) $5,587.04
25% (General Fund...3 deputies) $27,935.22

(Updated February 13, 2012)
McCreary Tourism Helps Organize Series of Interest Trails
The McCreary County Tourism Commission is helping to organize a community project aimed at mapping signature interest trails which will help visitors navigate more easily while visiting McCreary County.  The Get Outside Yourself Trails Project will be a series of destinations recommended by McCreary Countains as a must see spot.  These signature trails are not limited to outdoor recreation.

Organizers of the project held their first outreach meeting last Thursday, February 2, 2012 at the Community Center in Stearns.  35 people attended the meeting representing interests that included horseback riding, hiking, motorcycle riding, arts and crafts and photography.   “I am excited with the turn out and hope more folks become interested and get involved with this project” said Frank Jones, one of the project organizers.  “We all want our visitors to stay longer.  Providing them with this type of information will encourage them to do just that.”

The next Get Outside Yourself Trails Project outreach meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 16 at 6:00 p.m. at the Community Center in Stearns. 

The McCreary County Tourism Commission’s mission is to increase the economic impact of tourism in McCreary County and to promote McCreary County as a travel destination.  For additional information about McCreary County Tourism visit www.mccrearytourism.com or call 606-376-3008.

(Updated January 24, 2012)
PRIDE SPRING CLEANUP EVENTS PLANNED IN McCREARY COUNTY
Eastern Kentucky PRIDE will kick off their 2012 spring cleanup events with the Cumberland Falls Cleanup Saturday March 24th. The event includes registration and activities for volunteers at Cumberland Falls and litter and debris pickup along KY Hwy 90 in McCreary and Whitley Counties. McCreary County's Highway 27 Cleanup Day has also been set for Saturday April 28th. Individuals, groups or others interested in volunteering should contact Linda Babb, McCreary County Solid Waste Coordinator at 606-376-2556 or the McCreary County Judge Executive's Office at 606-376-2413. You can also visit the PRIDE website at www.kypride.org for more information.

(Updated December 28, 2011)
McCREARY COUNTY EMS AWARDED $148K GRANT FOR NEW HEART MONITORS
McCreary County EMS Director Jimmy Barnett announced this week that his department has been awarded a grant in excess of $148,000 to purchase four new heart monitor systems for ALS (Advanced Life Saving) ambulances. The monitors will be upgraded for the first time since 2002 and will allow crews to send data including EKG readings to hospitals while the ambulances are still en route. This, according to Barnett, will significantly cut the time for treatment at the facility and will help save lives. The county must put forth a match of just over $7,000, a small price to pay for saved lives says Barnett, who credits his wife Vicki for helping with the grant application. The grant was awarded the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grants program. For information visit www.fema.gov/firegrants/.

(Updated December 19, 2011)
Public encouraged to cooperate with 911 call testing
Residents in McCreary County are encouraged to cooperate with officials from the 911 Dispatch Center as they began call testing the new enhanced dispatching system. In the coming weeks, officials from the 911 center will be calling all residents and businesses in the county as part of the call testing procedures. Calls will originate from the 911 Center and residents will be asked to answer the call and confirm their physical address with 911 Center staff.

“This is a very involved process that takes time and a great amount of cooperation from the public,” said McCreary County 911/Emergency Management Director Rudy Young. “This new system will better serve the public in emergency situations, but we must spend the time to ensure our information is accurate and reliable.”

The new enhanced 911 system, once activated, will allow emergency dispatchers to accurately pinpoint a caller’s location on a computerized map. Currently, dispatchers rely on the caller to verbally detail their location.

“Even if a call is made and the caller is unable to speak to the dispatcher we will know their location, get emergency crews in route and assist in what otherwise could have been a trying situation under the old system,” Young added. “Many lives can be saved with this new technology.”

Young says the new system will also enable the acceptance of calls from cellular phones in the local area. Cellular calls are currently routed to the Kentucky State Police Post in London and then verbally relayed to dispatchers at the county’s 911 Center.

Once the call testing is complete and the system made active, calls phone cellular phones will automatically be routed to the local Center.

“Again, these upgrades are making our system more efficient and enabling better service to the general public,” Young added.

Calls will be made to local residents will be limited between the hours of 9am - 9pm Monday through Saturday. For public safety reasons, all dispatchers will be required to disclose their full name and will only ask residents to verify their addresses. Should you have any concerns over the validity of calls made to your residence, please call the Judge-Executive’s Office at 376-2413 or the Sheriff’s Office at 376-2322.

Any resident who receives a call while not home, and is aware the Center has placed a call to them, should return the call to the Center’s business line to verify their address and information. The primary business line at the 911 Dispatch Center is 376-9117.

(Updated December 14, 2011)
McCREARY COUNTY FISCAL COURT CHANGES REGULAR MEETING DATE & TIME
In a vote Tuesday December 13th, the McCreary County Fiscal Court has changed its regular monthly meeting dates and times. The meetings will now be held the second Monday of each month at 4:30pm. All court meetings are open to the public.

(Updated December 14, 2011)
McCREARY FISCAL COURT PAYS OFF ACLU DEBT FROM TEN COMMANDMENTS SUIT
The McCreary County Fiscal Court, after receiving approval from the Kentucky Department for Local Government (DLG), has secured a loan through Bank of McCreary County and has paid off the $232,634.17 owed to the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky and $5,000 in attorneys fees for executing the loan documents. The debt stems from the 1999 lawsuit concerning posting of the Ten Commandments on courthouse walls in McCreary and Pulaski County. McCreary County will be making quarterly payments on the loan using donations collected through a Ten Commandments Defense Fund at Bank of McCreary County.

(Updated November 21, 2011)
McCREARY COUNTY OCCUPATIONAL TAX NUMBERS RELEASED FOR 3RD QUARTER
The latest occupational tax revenue numbers have been released for McCreary County showing a total of $171,127.63 collected during the third quarter from August 16th through November 15th. This is down slightly from the same quarter one year earlier when just over $182,000 was collected from the tax. From the current collections, after administrative expenses are deducted, $161,046.03 is available to be divided based on the formula set forth in the tax ordinance. That includes 20% ($32,209.21) for the Ambulance Service, Economic Development and the County Park Board; 10% ($16,104.60) for the County Jail Fund; 5% ($8,052.30) for 911; and 25% ($40,261.50) for the General Fund, from which three deputies are paid. For more on the county's occupational tax click here.

(Updated September 14, 2011)
COUNTY APPROVES 2011-2012 RECYCLING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
After being awarded a $75,000 recycling grant from the state earlier this year, McCreary County Fiscal Court voted this week to approve an implementation plan for recycling in the county for 2011-2012. The plan includes several tiers, or phases, of implementation as well as educational efforts to inform the public about the program. For more on recycling in McCreary County, call Deputy Judge Executive Andrew Powell at 606-376-2413 or Solid Waste Coordinator Linda Babb at 606-376-2556 or download the new McCreary County Recycling Program Implementation Guide for 2011-2012. 

(Updated September 14, 2011)
McCREARY COUNTY TAKING STEPS TO INCREASE AMBULANCE SERVICE REVENUE
Meeting in regular session Tuesday September 13th, the McCreary County Fiscal Court voted to give 90 days notice to its current ambulance service billing company, opting out of a contract that allows the company to charge a 6% fee on all collections. The service will instead enter into an agreement with a company called "MCA" to perform all collection duties at an 8% fee. While the charge is slightly higher, Ambulance Service Director Jimmy Barnett reports that MCA will do all the work to collect and will also upgrade computer equipment in each service vehicle worth about $11,000. Currently, according to Barnett, local staff spend hours entering run sheet information into the computer along with coding information to send to the billing company. This will be eliminated with the new company. In addition, MCA has told county officials they expect to be able to collect roughly $1.2 million in ambulance service revenue each year, up from the current level of $900,000. The contract with MCA will go into effect immediately upon the 90 day period concluding with the current billing company.

Meanwhile, county officials continue working on plans to renovate the ambulance service building on Main Street that was gutted by fire in March 2010. It is expected work will begin before the end of September and by the end of the calendar year, the service will be back in its building. The ambulance service is currently housed in a portion of the courthouse annex building.   

(Updated September 8, 2011)
McCREARY COUNTY OCCUPATIONAL TAX FIGURES UP IN LATEST QUARTER
The numbers are in and the news is good for collections of the McCreary County Occupational Tax in the latest quarter. For the collection period from May 15, 2011 through August 15, 2011, a total of $238,241.19 was collected, up by more than $40,000 from the same quarter just one year ago. Much of this increase could be attributed to more aggressive approach in collecting taxes from those who do not routinely have it deducted from their paychecks, included federal employees. According to McCreary County Attorney Michele Wilson Jones, of the 124 individuals summoned to pay their past due taxes, 42 have stepped up and paid their debt. The others could soon find warrants issued to collect the taxes.

The tax will be divided as follows:
20% each ($47,648.24) for economic development, ambulance service and county park;
10% ($23,824.12) for the jail fund;
5% ($11,912.06) for 911;
25% ($55,986.68) for general fund (including three sheriff's deputies)

For more on the McCreary County Occupational Tax, click here or contact Stephanie Tucker, Tax Administrator, at 606-376-1322.

(Updated August 31, 2011)
MIXED NEWS RELEASED WITH LATEST COUNTY JOBLESS FIGURES
In a tough economy, the news is not all bad as shown in the latest unemployment figures released for McCreary County. According to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, which tracks jobless numbers, the rate for July 2011 in McCreary County was 14.1%. While this is not good news and is slightly higher than the June 2011 rate of 13.9%, the rate is down slightly from the same period one year ago when the July 2010 jobless rate locally was 14.4%. The Lake Cumberland region, consisting of ten counties including McCreary County, followed a similar trend reporting a 10.6% jobless rate in July, up from 10.2% in June but also down from July 2010 at 11.2%. The statewide jobless rate came in at 9.6% in July 2011 while the US unemployment picture remained unchanged at 9.3%. For more on the labor market in Kentucky, visit www.workforce.ky.gov.

(Updated August 25, 2011)
McCREARY COUNTY RECEIVES FIRST RECYCLING BINS; OCTOBER LAUNCH DATE SET FOR PROGRAM

McCreary County Officials are shown here with the new
recycling bins to be placed in the Courthouse lobby
(Photo courtesy: Janie Slaven/The McCreary County Record)

After receiving a $75,000 recycling grant earlier this year, McCreary County is looking toward an official launch date of October 1st for its recycling program. County officials received the first of several recycling bins they are expecting this week with bins to be placed first in the lobby of the McCreary County Courthouse and the Senior Citizens' Center at the McCreary County Park. Bins will later be placed in local schools and recycling trailers will be located at sites throughout the county as the program progresses. For information on recycling in McCreary County, call the Judge-Executive's office at 606-376-2413 or the Solid Waste Coordinator's office at 606-376-2556.