A new event that was another attempt to convince the local population that we need to be more physically active and involved in family oriented events has been termed as a tremendous success by organizers and will likely become at least an annual event.
Christy Nuetzman, the Clinton County Extension Office Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences, told the Clinton County News during Saturday’s Color Your World with Health and Imagination that she was more than thrilled with the way the local population had embraced the new event and turned out to participate.
“We saw the participation numbers waning somewhat in the Second Sunday the past couple of years, so we decided
An idea that could see several groups working in partnership to provide technical and skills training for the local workforce was previewed this week to a small group of educators, public officials, and business community members.
Two men were apprehended Sunday after more than a 12 hour pursuit spanning across state borders into Clinton County.
The pursuit started in neighboring Pickett County, Tennessee when Pickett County Sheriff’s Deputy
Since the initial grant received by Clinton County Fiscal Court to begin a recycle center facility and operation here, for the most part it has been successful, with many people and businesses using the facility and recycling products that would have otherwise filled up landfills.
What is touted as the “oldest” and longest-running sale, the Rollercoaster Yard Sale will be held Thursday through Saturday, September 29 and 20 and October 1 throughout the region, including Albany and Clinton County.
The sale stretches over 150 miles in two
The Clinton County High School football team hosted a special military appreciation event called Troop Dreams Friday night during halftime of its game against Caverna. The event will help make a deserving
James Guffey, 53, of Albany, and son of Albany Police Chief Ernest Guffey, was shot and killed Monday afternoon at a residence on Wolf River Dock Road. The residence is inside
Highways and waterways were especially full this past weekend for the traditional close of another tourism season on Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Lake – the long Labor Day holiday.
The Clinton County Football team ran through a banner to show their support for cancer awareness Friday night before the game against Trimble County. For the past several years, during one home
The Clinton County Fiscal Court held its regular monthly meeting Thursday night with several standard items on the agenda, but the one item that packed the seats at the Clinton County Courthouse was the topic of the Tri-County Animal Shelter.
The man accused of murdering the son of Albany Police Chief Ernest Guffey had his first day in court last Tuesday, September 13, one day after the incident that landed him in jail on the charge.
Issues pertaining to the Tri-County Animal Shelter, located in Clinton County, continues to linger and was once again a major topic of discussion for Clinton Fiscal Court members at the monthly meeting held last Thursday, September 15 with all members present.
At
U.S. Senator Rand Paul’s amendment to S. 2848, the Water Resources Development Act, to protect Kentuckians that rely on Lake Cumberland as a water source from paying user fees ,passed the U.S. Senate last week by a vote of 95 to 3.
Clinton County Fiscal Court held its regular meeting last Thursday, September 15 with all members present, and other than taking actions on the Tri-County Animal Shelter, also voted on items of business that dealt with tax rates and road equipment purchases.
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Most people, especially parents and students, have heard the term GEAR-UP, but not everyone knows what it stands for or the goals of the federally funded education program.
GEAR-UP is the synonym for “Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs,” according
Tri-County Animal Shelter’s new part-time coordinator, Janet Brummett, presented Clinton Fiscal Court members a letter detailing work being done to improve the shelter. The letter, dated September 10, reads as follows:
“Many of you already know who I am. For those of
Clinton County Board of Education held a brief, but busy regular meeting Monday night with five of six members present. Among measures approved included setting tax rates and approving the 2016-17 work budget.
As had been discussed at a board work session
Albany City Council, in the absence of Mayor Nicky Smith due to illness, held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening at city hall with five council members present. Councilman Tony Delk was also absent for the meeting.
Once again, the council
First responders were honored last Sunday on Patriot’s Day, which was also the 15th Anniversary of the 9-11 attacks on the United States.
In Clinton County, Dr.
NEWS readers invited to follow along
Those two Kentucky pups, Woody and Chloe, are off on another adventure and our readers are invited to ride along for
The Clinton County Volley Dawgs held it’s annual “Pink Out” night Tuesday to show support in the fight against cancer.
In the above photos, volleyball members from
The Clinton County Bulldogs fell Friday night at the hands of Metcalfe County in a game that was much closer than the final score depicted, 54-20.
Head Coach Jamie Miller said there
Shania Bagwell moved the ball down the field Tuesday, September 20 against Barren County. The Lady Soccer Dawgs lost the game 10-0 and move its record to 0-14 on the year. Clinton County has four games remaining in the
Bulldogs take 3-3 record on the road after 54-20 loss
A couple of key plays early in Friday night’s football game seemed to all but let the air completely out of the Bulldogs’ game plan as they
Above, junior Emily Hurst (3) went after a ball during Clinton County’s game against Monroe County on Monday. The Lady Soccer Dawgs were defeated 3-2 and move to 1-13 on the year.
Tristian Moons, above left, was crowned Homecoming Princess Friday night. She is the daughter of Tim Moons and Ashley King. She was escorted by Parker Tallent. He is the son of Rocky and Charlotte Tallent.
Bulldogs record back on top after Caverna win, back home Friday
The Dawgs turned the season record back to above the .500 mark Friday night with a nice and much needed 51-28 win over the Colonels of
The 21st Little League Football Program continues to grow in the right direction. Clinton County is affiliated with the SKYY Conference which has allowed our players to compete and learn more about sportsmanship and competition than they would playing against each other. The SKYY
Golf Dawg Chase Claborn watched his putt on the seventh hole roll toward the cup last Thursday at Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park during the District Tournament. Claborn finished the tournament round with
The Clinton County Football team traveled to Webster County Friday night in hopes of picking up its third win of the season. What came down to the final play, Clinton County was unable to score on the final drive
Saturday, October 8th beginning at 5:00 pm, a free Learning Your Lines Workshop will be conducted by Steve Cleberg at Good Neighbors Theatre. Light refreshments will be served.
Cleberg has been Director of Theatre at Somerset Community
Jeremy Ferguson, an officer with the Albany Police Department who serves as the Clinton County School System School Resource Officer (SRO), is shown above alongside a banner that was signed by the students, faculty and staff at Albany Elementary
CCHS freshman Conlan Beck, pictured above at far right, was invited to participated in the First Lady’s Youth Leadership Council (FLYLC). The kick-off event took place in Louisville on August 26th and
The Somerset Community College Omicron Zeta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the academic honor society for two-year colleges, recently held an induction ceremony for new members.
In order to qualify for
Beginning in October, a group of nineteen seniors in Angela Sloan’s dual credit English class will be working in the community on their senior projects.
With these projects, seniors find a
Customer appreciation day was held Saturday at Mattresses & More. Right, several people came out to take advantage of hotdogs, chips and drinks as well as the cash give-a-ways and door prizes.
Farmfest
A parking lot full of vehicles and grounds full of folks was the case Saturday during the annual Farmfest Customer Appreciation Event Saturday at Country Farm and Home in neighboring Byrdstown,
Mark Jones, London, Kentucky, and his daughter, Leigh Hessler, Birmingham, Alabama, took the Clinton County News along to Jordan-Hare Stadium last weekend to cheer on the Auburn Tigers. Jones is an Air Force Colonel (Retired) and is currently teaching JROTC at
Twenty-eight cadets from the Clinton County High School Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) Bulldog Battalion, participated in the Annual Lake Cumberland Cleanup, Saturday, September 17, 2016. This annual event is hosted by the Friends of
Lee, Scott to exchange vows
Melissa Lee and William Scott invite you to share in the celebration of their love when they exchange vows on Saturday, October 1 at Albany First Baptist Church. The ceremony will
