Opening Day ceremonies were held Saturday at the Mountain View Park to begin the 2012 t-ball, softball and baseball season for more than 165 local youth.
In the top photo, the Albany Police Department, along with the Albany Fire Department, led the annual parade through town to showcase each team in this year’s league.
In the photo right, Albany Independent League President Turk Polston led the board players in the Little League Pledge, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of the National Anthem.
Although the opening day ceremonies are about a month later than normal, the league is hoping to extend the season to play
Clinton County will soon have its first ever female Superintendent of Schools as of July 1, Charlotte Bernard will take the reins from Superintendent Mickey McFall, who will be retiring after more than 10 years of service at the end
Friday night will mark a new chapter in the lives of 100 students at Clinton County High School as commencement gets underway around 7 p.m.
This year, three
The 2012 Clinton County High School class graduating members are getting to end their high school careers a couple of weeks earlier than usual, thanks to the mild winter and only a couple of school days missed during the 2011-12 term. School is already
Voters in Clinton County will see a light primary election ballot next Tuesday, May 22 as only a handful of races, and only one locally contested race, appears on this spring’s list of candidates to choose from.
Persistence has apparently paid off for city officials and the public in general that protested Mediacom Cable Company’s recent decision to remove a popular television station located in the Commonwealth.
Mediacom had earlier informed Albany Mayor Nicky
Pending plans that could have seen one of the area’s Post Office locations closed, may be altered in enough fashion to keep the outlet open – with reduced hours.
The Clinton County
To celebrate this year’s 138th Annual Kentucky Derby, Clinton County’s kindergarten class spent the better part of an hour outside running its own derby of sorts … with stick horses.
Another Clinton County Relay For Life event has come and gone and once again, several thousand dollars were raised to support the American Cancer Society and its fight against the disease that affects so many lives, including many local residents.
Renee Parrigin, this year’s chairperson
Kentucky Senate President David Williams (R-Burkesville), who represents Clinton County as a part of his 16th District, is shown addressing the Senate during a floor speech last week. Gov. Steve Beshear, in what Williams
Clinton County Board of Education held its final meeting of the 2011-12 school year on Monday night of this week, one day prior to the last day of classes. The board, will all members present, dealt with a variety of issues, including approving the
A three vehicle accident occured Tuesday, May 8, on U.S. 127, just past Potter’s Ace Hardware store, which resulted in serious injuries for one Clinton County native.
Sylvia Ferguson, 54, of Albany, was
The Albany Fire Department rushed to the scene and got the fire contained. Below, a firefighter sprayed the bottom of the trailer in order to contain the blaze. Albany Fire Chief Robert Roeper is unclear what started the fire. The
Albany Police Department has released its activity report for the month of April 2012.
During the month, a total of 71 citations were issued involving 29 separate violations.
The following
It will be at least a few more days, possibly longer, before the new Clinton County Schools Superintendent is named, as the Board of Education, meeting Monday morning of this week, May 7, took no official action on the hiring of a new school’s
The National Day of Prayer event was held Thursday, May, 3, 2012 at its alternate location, the Clinton County Learning Center, due to weather conditions.
The event is
WBKO in lineup
City government is somewhat upset with its television cable provider, Mediacom, following that company’s announcement late last month that it plans to remove not only a couple of popular–but also closest–TV
Albany City Council held its regular meeting last Tuesday, May 1 with four of six members present, getting a first look at the proposed $3.72 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
Mayor Nicky Smith presented and
The jobless rate in Clinton County experienced a slight decrease last month from the previous month, and according to the latest statistics, is nearly a full percentage point lower than where it was a year ago.
Clinton
On Friday, May 4, 2012, at 2:20 p.m., an accident occurred at the Hwy. 61 and Bypass intersection in Columbia, KY.
The accident involved two men from Albany.
Amber Allen made contact with the ball during Thursday’s game against McCreary County. The Lady Bat Dawgs have improved to 26-8 on the season and will wrap up the regular season this week. Clinton County will play Cumberland County in the first round of the
The Clinton County Bat Dawgs will close out the regular season this week and look ahead to next week’s district tournament.
The Bat Dawgs picked up a number three seed in this year’s tournament by picking up
Congrats to the seniors – and especially to the student athletes
It’s that time of year again when we say congratulations to the members of this current graduating class, and we remind them to take a few minutes to thank those who
Sometimes, I push myself to write a column that has a beginning, middle and end, which I hope, without getting cocky, someone might like to read.
That’s hard work, too. It requires dedication. It requires concentration.
It requires
The winners from Monday night’s scramble at 76 Falls Country Club were Evan Shelley, Donovan Edwards, Mike Riddle and Seth Stonecipher.
Eli Brown stole home on a wild pitch Monday during Clinton County’s game against McCreary County at John Emmitt Polston Field.The umpire called Brown safe at the plate. The
The photos show Frank England crossing the finish line first overall in the DAWG 5K. The other photo is of volleyball assistant coach Kayla Mora finishing the race. Thanks to all sponsors Ricky Craig, Pepsi, Coke, Dunhams, H&W, Dragon Garden,
Rachel Stearns, Kristina Withers and Michelle Wray were selected to the All “A” Classic regional tournament team.
Pictured above is the Clinton County Middle School 8th grade volleyball team with the trophy they picked up after winning the Glasgow Middle School tournament last Saturday. The team played in a double elimination format, going up against Allen
The winners from Monday night’s scramble at 76 Falls Country Club were Doug Thrasher, Adam Marcum, Dillon Flowers and Devan Brown.
Whitney Stearns and Wesley McGaw
Bro. Bruce and Sherry Stearns would like to announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Whitney Stearns to Wesley McGaw. Wesley is the son of Tonya Pruitt
Valissa Smedley and Justin Dobbs
Donna and Harold Dobbs and Laura Smedley would like to announce the forthcoming marriage of their children, Valissa Smedley and Justin Dobbs. The ceremony will take place Saturday,
The three-block section of Washington Street in Albany near the courthouse square received some spring cleaning and sprucing up recently. Clinton County News co-owner Janie Gibson spent an afternoon in her business neighborhood cleaning out the brick planters along the
Clinton County High School students enjoyed a couple of leisure days this week, on the final two days of school for the 2011-2012 year, spending Monday and Tuesday involved in games and recreational activities. Although most students were inside the
By Katie Pratt
As many hay producers make their first cutting, they are finding lower-than-normal yields. The lower yields are due to a variety of reasons and depend on the type of hay produced and the
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announced potential impacts due to developing drought conditions within the Cumberland River Basin.
A mild winter across the region, above average temperatures in March, and insufficient rainfall in the
With the 2012 recreation season already underway, I want everyone to know that “Water Safety” is extremely important to me and to everyone who serves the public in the Nashville District.
Last year
Lamon Hubbs and Jacob Williams of Clinton County have been selected to attend The Center for Rural Development’s 2012 Rogers Scholars summer youth leadership program
As 2012 Rogers Scholars the students will be
Preliminary statistics* indicate that twelve people died in twelve separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, May 7, through Sunday, May 13, 2012.
Twelve of the fatalities involved motor vehicles and six victims were not wearing seat
Jon Gray, right, from Clinton County, recently graduated from the Tennessee Technology Center at Livingston. Congratulating him on receiving his Welder Helper Certificate is Lee Baxter, Industrial Maintenance instructor at the school.
