Albany Independent League held its opening day ceremony Saturday, April 19, 2014, at the Mountain View Roadside Park and despite the decline in numbers during the past several years, the first day of baseball for the youngsters went off without a hitch.
AIL President John Mason and his board of directors worked all last week in preparation for the opening day event and according to Mason, the event was bigger than last year’s.
“We finished up with 207 players this year,” Mason said. “I think we had 169 last year, so that’s a big improvement. It was jam-packed out there Saturday.”
The ceremony kicked off at 9 a.m. with a parade through town. After the circle was made, players and coaches made their way to one of
Unlike students in many school districts across the state and some in the surrounding area, students in the Clinton County School District–despite one of the harshest winter’s in several years, will be out of class before the Memorial Day weekend. That also goes for the 2014
Mark your calendars for this Friday, April 25! That is the date for the annual Clinton County Relay For Life, the American Cancer Society’s signature fundraising event for cancer research.
The program will once again be held at the Clinton County
A Clinton County man who was able to escape from the Wayne County Detention Center sometime Monday night, April 14 was apprehended by local police in Albany five days later.
Anthony Shaw, who had reportedly been in the Wayne County facility since
One day after cancelling its regular monthly meeting, Clinton County Board of Education held a special call meeting the following evening, Tuesday, April 15. All members were present for the session which included a full agenda.
The board first recognized several CCHS
Students at the Early Childhood Center enjoyed near perfect weather to be outside riding around a track at Mountain View Recreational Park.
On Thursday of last week, students held their annual Trike-A-Thon in order to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Thursday morning of last week, April 3, 2014, a spring storm swept through Clinton County and according to witness accounts, a lightning strike occurred at a home located at 402 Tennessee Rd.,
The backside of a piano was about all that was recognizable in this photo of the Mt. Union Church near Seventy Six Falls. The church has since rebuilt and still holds services
Working closely with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the past few months, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday finalized the Biological Opinion that clears the way for the Corps to resume normal operations at Lake Cumberland immediately.
The nearly two-decade long effort to have the nation’s highest combat decoration, the Congressional Medal of Honor, awarded to Clinton County native Garlin Murl Conner hit another stumbling block last week.
Clinton residents awoke to another surprise from Mother Nature Tuesday morning, when Dogwood Winter was accompanied with a dusting snowfall that covered the ground for a brief time.
Clinton County Fiscal Court held a brief but busy special call meeting Tuesday morning of this week, April 15 with all members present. The meeting was conducted in lieu of the court’s regular meeting scheduled for Thursday evening April 17 has been cancelled.
“Play ball”
Those two words will be one of the central themes heard for the next several weeks at Mountain View Park starting this Saturday, April 19. That is the opening day of the Clinton County Little League season. As a reminder
Clinton County joined the Lake Cumberland area as well as the entire state in experiencing some higher than usual unemployment rates during the second month of 2014.
The local jobless rate rose by some 2.4 percent from January to February, standing at
April marks the 11th annual National Donate Life Month, a celebration commemorating those who have given the gift of life through organ, eye and tissue donation. For those whose lives have been saved or healed by a transplant, Donate Life Month
The Clinton County Industrial Development Authority held its second regular meeting of the year last Thursday morning, April 10 at the IDA-Welcome Center and once again, only a small agenda was on tap for the brief session.
Only four of seven members
A term of Clinton Circuit Court was held last Thursday, April 3 with Circuit Judge David L. Williams presiding over several cases.
The following are cases in which some type of resolutions were made, trial dates set or orders issued:
The Clinton County Grand Jury had another light session last Thursday, handing down four indictments naming three individuals. The following true bills were handed down in open Circuit Court on April 3.
* The alleged offenses of burglary third degree and assault
Motions were heard and ruled on in two separate local murder cases last week by Clinton Circuit Judge David L. Williams.
One case involves a defendant who is already serving his sentence after making a plea agreement last year in circuit court
One of the best known traveling basketball shows in the country will be making a stop in Albany this Saturday night, April 14, when the World Famous Harlem Wizards arrive to play at Clinton County High School.
Above, Taylor Delk made contact during the first inning of Clinton County’s home game against Warren Central Friday. The Lady Bat Dawgs lost the game, 7-5, but picked up wins last week against Scott, Tenn., 6-4, Oneida, Tenn., 3-1, Russell County, 3-2 and Monroe
Noah Cummings made a grab on this ball hit to right field Thursday against Russell County. The Bat Dawgs lost the contest, 10-0. The team finished the week with a record of 6-8.
Michael Collins took the mound during
Chris Cox, a senior soccer player at Clinton County High School, signed a letter of intent to play junior varsity soccer at Lindsey Wilson College in the fall. Above, Cox, along with his parents, Paul Cox and Jennifer Dyer,
Action is on the diamonds, courts for CCHS teams
As far as the weather is going this spring, the past week or so has been pretty good for our three spring sports teams at CCHS in
The winners from Monday night’s scramble at 76 Falls Country Club were Rodney Tallent, Francis Hatfield, Gary Latham and Nathan Slaven.
What was your take-away highlight from this year’s NCAAs?, a friend asked the other day.
These photos, I said, before the NCAA started.
Lacey Holsworth (Little Princess) with pal Adreain Payne on
The Masters is over – it’s time to get outside
With the exception of three events – college basketball especially during March Madness, The Masters golf tournament and the Kentucky Derby, I’m not much on watching
What is basketball in Kentucky all about? Final Fours … NCAA banners? Nah. It’s the journey.
This week, look east, good fellows, to Louisa Elementary School. Super Hero Day was held last month at the school in Lawrence County and young Jake
Boils competed in the High School Pins division and placed second with a total score of 34 up. Cook finished third in the Bow Novice division and also shot 34 up.
March Madness – in Kentucky it came to a heartbreaking end
College hoops came to a screeching halt Monday night, and for the Big Blue Nation, it was a heartbreaking end with our CATS running into
The Clinton County Family Literacy held its monthly Parent and Child Activity Time on Thursday, April 17. During this activity parents and children worked cooperatively on a literacy activity as well as participated in an Easter Egg
Clinton County Judge/Executive Lyle Huff and Albany Mayor Nicky Smith, front row, signed a proclamation designating May 1, 2014, as a Day of Prayer in Albany and Clinton County. On hand for the signing of the proclamation
What’s new at the Clinton County Public Library. www.clintoncountypubliclibrary.org.
Best Sellers: Missing You by Harlen Coben; Power Play by Danielle Steel;
Concealed carry class at Twin Lakes Wellnesss Center
Twin Lakes Family Wellness Center will be hosting a concealed carry/safety class May 17th, taught by Jennifer Warinner. The Class is eight hours long
Good Neighbors Theatre, Highway 111 in Byrdstown will present the Neil Simon play, Barefoot in the Park on May 2 and 3
Cutting losses to Blackleg disease
Every year hundreds of quality feeder calves die to a disease called Blackleg. The sad truth is this is one of the most easily prevented at the
Extension: 100 years of helping navigate change
Source: Karen Ramage, extension director of county operations
While change isn’t easy for some people, it’s inevitable in some circumstances. Throughout the history of the University of Kentucky Cooperative
Family Fun Run/Walk and
5K Run for the Roses is fastly approaching
By April Speck, Coordinator,
Allison Thrasher was named Counselor of the Year by her peers at a Mid-Cumberland Counseling meeting Friday, April 18, 2014, in Somerset, Kentucky. Thrasher is shown above with the plaque she was presented designating the Counselor of
Sine Die: The end of the 2014 legislative session
By Sara Beth Gregory, 16th District Senator
Minutes before midnight, and
