Businesses closed early and roads were all but inpassable for several hours as crews worked throughout the night Thursday and Friday morning to stay ahead of the fast and heavy falling snow. Up to eight inches of snow was reported in some parts of Clinton County. The inset photo shows a depth of seven inches that was measured at the home of NEWS publisher Al Gibson in the Snow Community of central Clinton County. By mid-day Friday, road conditions were improving and Sunday’s rain completely cleared the snow. Above, a Kentucky DOT truck worked Friday to clear Ky. 1590 in west Albany.
An Albany, Kentucky, woman has been arrested in Byrdstown, Tennessee, and charged with several drug related offenses.
According to Amanda Hill Bond of the Pickett County
The Clinton County Board of Education held its regular monthly business meeting this past Monday night, January 17, at the Clinton College and Career Center.
Four of five members were present, with board members Bobbie Stone and
Albany City Council’s first meeting of 2022 turned out to be a special call meeting last Tuesday, January 11. This was due to its regular meeting, scheduled for the week prior being cancelled.
All council members were
The Clinton County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) held its first regular meeting of 2022 last Thursday morning, January 13 with four of six active members present, along with IDA Executive Director April Speck.
The meeting, which was
Candidates hopeful of winning primary elections as well as positions with the Albany City Government, continued to file for election with the Clinton County Clerk’s office during the past week.
Recently, the May primary deadline for filing
David Alan Martinez, 55, of Albany, was found dead Friday morning, shortly before 10 a.m., in the eastern part of Clinton County near the Wayne County line.
According to Sheriff Jeff Vincent, Martinez had apparently driven his
Clinton to remain represented by Josh Branscum, James Comer
Proposed maps to accomplish mandatory redistricting of Kentucky’s state and national legislative districts would see
There has been a change made in the deadline in which candidates running in the May primary election will have to file for office, both with the Secretary of State and local county clerk’s offices.
Last week,
Last week’s winter storm and the increasing number of positive COVID-19 test results daily have not only sent health care workers and facilities into a tailspin across Kentucky, but just this week, impacted the way that Lake Cumberland District Health Department will be outputting
Clinton County Fiscal Court held a just over half hour special call meeting last Thursday afternoon, December 9, with five of six magistrates present.
The court heard one presentation and voted on three items of business that
Clinton County Grand Jury indictments have been released, and as previously reported by the Clinton County News, those indictments included a 152 count indictment by a local grand jury for alleged sex related offenses involving minor children.
According to Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron the continued investigation into the illegal sales of narcotics by Matthew and Anna Brown from last week has resulted in another arrest.
On November 22, 2021, Deputy Derek Dennis obtained
Clinton County Board of Education held a work session last Tuesday, November 9, and its regular business meeting Monday, November 15.
The work session and regular meeting were the first held with Interim Superintendent Dr. Paula Little
Albany City Council held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday, November 2, with just enough members–four–to constitute a quorum.
A major portion of the meeting pertained to water leaks across the county and specifically in an area
The City of Albany is awaiting the arrival of some $200,000 in federal funding under the Utility Assistance Program and have taken necessary steps to secure that funding due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Albany City Council, during
Clinton Fiscal Court had a busy regular meeting last Thursday, October 21, with all members present and several items of business on the agenda for the meeting that lasted a little over an hour.
Included on the
A heavy case load was on the docket for the monthly term of Clinton Circuit Court held August 12 with Circuit Judge David L. Williams presiding.
The following are cases in which sentencing was held, resolutions were reached or other final rulings were made.
* During a pretrial conference, a plea agreement
Trooper Jason Warinner is investigating a collision that occurred Sunday, July 8 at approximately 12:30 p.m. on U.S. 127 in the city limits of Albany.
Daniel Duvall, 29, of Albany, was traveling southbound on U.S. 127 when he
by Melissa Patrick
Kentucky Health News
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The Clinton County Bulldogs fell Thursday night to district rival Metcalfe County in the semi-finals of the 4th Region All “A” Classic Tournament, 53-50.
The game was
Dawgs’ All “A” hopes fall just short
Two trips to nearly the far western portion of this wide 4th Region saw our Bulldogs pull up just short of reaching the championship game of the All “A” Regional
Dawgs continue All ‘A’ run
As I noted last week in this space, we’ve reached the All “A” Classic portion of this basketball schedule and in Monday night’s opening round, our Bulldogs picked up the necessary win
The Clinton County Lady Bulldogs didn’t fare well before Christmas, dropping three games in the Greenwood tournament, but made up for that in a tournament after Christmas in Cumberland County.
The Clinton County Bulldogs had a great fan base last week as the team hopped on a plane and flew to Las Vegas for the Las Vegas Prep Championship. Clinton County went 3-1 in
Dawgs take Vegas consolation win
Our Bulldogs made some waves in the desert last week when they traveled to Las Vegas to compete in the 16 team Las Vegas Prep Championship.
The Clinton County Bulldogs made it all the way through the Twin Lakes Holiday Classic, picking up the championship trophy and finishing with a record of 10-0 on the year.
The Clinton County Lady Bulldogs traveled to Bowling Green before Christmas to play in the Greenwood Tournament and finished the week 0-3 with losses to Marion County, Casey County and Greenwood.
Dawgs earn a championship title
We’ve got the first half of the holiday break behind us, and now both our Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs are in the midst of the second half of the holiday tournament run,
The Bulldogs didn’t waste any time Monday night against Monterey, Tennessee in its opening round of the Twin Lakes Holiday Classic held at Lindle Castle Gymnasium. With the win Monday night, the Dawgs moved
Congressman James Comer has announced the nomination of Gracie Melton, of Albany, to the United States Air Force Academy, United States Military Academy, and United States Naval Academy.
A native
Albany’s Big Blue Santa – AKA Clinton County Attorney Michael Rains – was out and about town recently and he made a stop by the office of the Clinton County News to say “Hi” to the
Stop by and celebrate with Diann
After 31 years of service in the Clinton County Clerk’s Office, Diann Elmore is proud to announce her retirement. The Clinton County Clerk’s Office
Leon Walker and Christina Fitzgerald would like to invite friends and family to their wedding, January 1, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at Family Christian Fellowship, next to the Dixie Cafe in Byrdstown, Tennessee. All friends and family
Paige Armstrong was the first prize winner of $100 from the entries of the SHOP after Thanksgiving shopping local and small event sponsored by the Albany-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce.
The
Sarah Wilson Browning and Christy Stearns accepted a check from the Albany-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce for one-third of the Chamber banquet benefit auction proceeds to assist in the efforts for the Operation Hometown
Albany Clinton County Chamber of Commerce Director Sherry Poore is shown above presenting gift certificates from Duo Broadband to the two winners of a promotion donated to the Chamber in connection with the recent SHOP weekend held
‘I am thankful for’
[Editor’s note: The following “I am thankful for” letters were delayed somewhere in Cyber Delayspace and were received too late for last week’s issue. ]
[Editor’s note: The students from Ms. Casey Creekmore, Ms. Tammy Ferguson, Ms. Lezlee Young, Ms. Brandy, Ms. Jamie, Ms. Janet, and Ms. April Cowan’s pre-school classes have a lot to be thankful for.
To prove it, they
Conner, VFW Post 1096 provided and erected a new flag pole at her residence. The flag was installed and the first flag raising took place on Veteran’s Day.