The Clinton County Emergency Services Management has been working on a project for more than three years and is just now almost complete.
More than 120 hours have been spent retrofitting and outfitting a bus that can be used in case of a catastrophic event.
Mass Casualties 14 or MC14 is a bus retrofitted with a product called AMBUBUS which is a type of support system that can support up to 12 stretcher patients during an emergency.
Paramedic Mark Thrasher, has been one of the primary hands working on this project during the past three years and has done most of the work inside the bus in the past seven months.
The aged and well used playground equipment on hand at Mountain View Recreation Park, will soon be part of a major upgrade project thanks to the combined efforts of several separate local agencies as well as regional and state organizations.
Clinton County Board of Education held an approximate half-hour regular meeting Monday evening at the Central Office with all members present as well as board attorney Lindsey Bell.
The board first recognized one retiring teacher, Martha Harlan, who was unable to attend
Filing for non-partisan races in Albany and Clinton County continues for just under another month, and over the past week, two individuals filed for seats.
Tony Delk and James “Smitty” Smith, both incumbents, filed for re-election to seats on the Albany City
The newly impaneled Clinton County Grand Jury held its first session last Thursday, July 10 and handed down several indictments in open Circuit Court.
The following true bills were returned last week:
* William D. Pate, alleged assault
Picture-perfect weather keeps events on schedule for first time in three years
The eighth Annual Fireworks Celebration proved to be the biggest event
Annual July 4 celebration should be biggest, best production yet
Independence Day is coming up this Friday and local residents don’t have to leave Albany and Clinton County to enjoy not only an always great fireworks display, but also have a
Two local brothers charged in connection with the death of 73-year-old Frank Perdue in September of 2012 have been convicted on charges related to the death by a Clinton County Circuit Court jury.
Both Phillip Roberts and Thomas A. Roberts were both
The 2014 edition of the Clinton County Fair is off and running as of this past Monday night, and that opening night featured several events along with what is being
Local youth head out
this week for 4-H camp
Three buses were in
During the month of June 2014, there were 21 traffic accidents investigated by the State Police working in the Post 15 area in the 11 counties of Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Marion, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell, Taylor and Washington.
An Albany man, Nathan Henemyer, 35, of Albany, has been arrested and charged with Unlawful Transaction with a Minor in the First Degree and with the Prohibited Use of Electronic Means Originating or Received within the Commonwealth to Induce a Minor to
The monthly term of Clinton Circuit Court was held last Thursday, July 10 with Circuit Judge David L. Williams presiding over the docket of cases.
The following are cases in which some type of resolutions were made and/or trial dates scheduled.
Albany City Council held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening with five of six council members present. The session was brief, lasting only 35 minutes, with about half of that time in closed session.
After approving minutes from two previous meetings
With only a handful of local non-partisan races to be added to the 2014 general election ballot in November, there hasn’t been a run on the County Clerk’s office from potential candidates.
Only one additional candidate had filed a petition to seek
A fire that broke out shortly before 12:00 noon last Wednesday, June 25, completely destroyed at least one building and caused damage to an adjacent structure.
The Burkesville and Marrowbone Fire Departments responded to
Contstruction crews with the Boils Construction Company of Albany, continue to make progress on the new Albany Fire Department headquarters building being built behind the Clinton County Emergency Services facility just north of Albany on U.S. 127.
A fatal collision occurred Tuesday night, June 24, 2014, around 10:47 p.m. on Ky. 90, about five miles north of Albany near the entrance to the Keystone Foods, LLC processing plant.
Jerry
Well-known attorney, Mark
Stanziano, gunned down in Somerset
A highly well known southern and eastern Kentucky defense attorney, and one familiar to all the legal community in
Clinton County Fiscal Court held a very brief “end-of-the-fiscal-year” meeting last Friday morning, June 27 with just enough members to constitute a quorum. Only three magistrates were present, Mickey Riddle, Ricky Craig and Terry Buster. The presence of county judge/executive Lyle Huff, making the fourth member,
The winners from Monday night’s scramble at 76 Falls Country Club were Sawyer Stalcup, James Slaven, J.R. Simmons and Donnie Sewell.
Activities still slow, but we’ve passed that magic date
Things are still in that “dog days” of summer stretch that keeps sports activities at a slowdown on the local scene, especially where high school action is concerned.
Summer ball buzz.
July-August in Kentucky is keep-the-pot-boiling time for basketball fans.
Around Louisville, Cardinal buzz – Russ Smith has signed an NBA contract. …. and college basketball’s premier coach Mike Krzyzewski weighed in. “Louisville brings the ACC
Matthew Duvall of the Albany Heat was named MVP during the Southern Kentucky Classic Coach Pitch tournament in Russell County last week.
The winners from Monday night’s scramble at 76 Falls Country Club were Sawyer Stalcup, Lance Cash, Eric Latham and Donnie Sewell.
July 4th traffic was everything I thought it would be
Take some fantastic summer weather and combine it with a holiday that falls on the weekend, and the local traffic and activity just gets kicked up a
University of Louisville’s entry to the Atlantic Coast Conference last week is, I think, the most important sports story of the new millennium in Kentuckiana.
Among the high, if least mentioned, positives: Economic impact possibilities regionally; and, the nearest NBA franchise will
Second of the big three – it’s half-way over
Might be hard to believe, but as the Al Gibson calendar system goes, summer is half-way over.
Yeah, I know that
Major League Baseball. Our grand old game reached its half-way mark last weekend, 81 games played, 81 left.
Nothing quite like the regal old game for those of us who ignore the critics “… too slow, too long, too boring, too old.”
Summer sports lull time
Golf is always an option, as is water sports and fishing and there is always a little softball on the local scene, and hunting enthusiasts are busy getting things ready for deer season,
South Kentucky RECC recently took twelve area students to Washington, D. C. for the 43rd annual Washington Rural Electric Youth Tour on June 13-20.
Students attending the
The Sound of Music will play at Good Neighbors Theatre in October, under the direction of Melva Nunnery.
Kathy Hicks will assist
Clinton County and partridge head green beans:
Listening to the people
As the Cooperative Extension Service celebrates its 100 Year Anniversary this year, it is important to reflect upon
Odds and ends: CAIP, infrastructure and flies
CAIP PROGRAM IN FULL SWING
The County Agriculture Investment Program (CAIP) sponsored and administered by the Clinton County Farm
by: Gayla Duvall
What’s new at the Clinton County Public Library. www.clintoncountypubliclibrary.org.
Best Sellers: Invisible by James Patterson; Top Secret Twenty-One by
South Central Outdoor Expo
The 2014 South Kentucky Outdoor Expo, in cooperation with Jones Chapel United Methodist Church, will be held Saturday, August 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Adair County High School gym in Columbia, Kentucky. There will
Planning for fall
vegetables in the garden
Source: Rick Durham
It’s time to start planning how you can continue to enjoy your garden and even add new plantings. You can plant a
The importance
of sunscreen
Source skincancer.org
Sunscreens are products combining several
We hit a home run with our little slugger. Easton Michial Conner was born on April 2, 2014, weighing eight pounds two ounces and was 21 inches long. Proud parents are Michial and Jessica Conner, paternal grandparents
by: Gayla Duvall
What’s new at the Clinton County Public Library. www.clintoncountypubliclibrary.org.
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