A crew was busy Sunday morning using a pontoon boat and an extension forklift to move a set of mooring slips that had been blown from it’s original location during a storm that moved through the area Saturday.
Saturday’s storm blew down several trees and utility poles across Clinton County, including this cedar tree that fell across one of the vacation homes at Wolf River Dock. At one point, about 10,000 South Kentucky RECC customers were without power across several counties.
The Clinton County Middle School 6th Grade Boys’ Basketball team took its game to Lexington, Kentucky this past weekend to play in the Kentucky Basketball Commission (KBC) State Tournament.
When the weekend
Clinton County High School recently hired Brandon Pharis as the new Athletic Director after Nick Irwin turned in his resignation effective after the new year.
Irwin had been Athletic Director
Clinton Fiscal Court held a special meeting last Tuesday afternoon, January 7, with all members present and took action on new hires, including a new 911 Mapping Coordinator.
New hires was one of three items of business
Albany City Council held its first regular meeting of 2020 last Tuesday, January 7, at city hall with five of six members present and only general items of business on the agenda.
The council first heard from
Clinton County basketball fans headed south last Saturday night, making the 12 mile trek to neighboring Byrdstown, Tennessee for the annual basketball matchup between the Clinton County High School Lady Bulldogs and Bulldogs, with their Pickett County High
The Year In Review
While it may or may not, arguably, be the end of a decade, or whether that milestone will actually
We will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, and Wednesday, December 25, but this week’s issue just hit news stands, so be sure to get your copy today! Merry Christmas from all of us here at the Clinton County News!
In recent months, Clinton County Judge/Executive Ricky Craig and his office staff have been working tirelessly to overcome a debt that had been unknown to him when he first was sworn into the position.
Temperatures were just about right last Wednesday as events took place that led up to the lighting of the community Christmas Tree on the courthouse lawn.
Hot coco and popcorn was being
The Clinton County Industrial Development Authority, in its first meeting of the year on Thursday, January 9, agreed to participate in yet another business loan.
Five of seven members were on hand for the over one-hour long
The Clinton County Chapter of Kentucky United, a grass roots organization that began in response to strict gun law legislation in Virginia, held its first meeting and rally in Albany last Thursday night, January 2.
The filing deadline for candidates who plan to seek office in the 2020 May primary in Kentucky have until this Friday at 4 p.m. local prevailing time to file for a seat.
The filing deadline was changed
The 2019 Christmas at Home toy and food drive wrapped up shortly before Christmas, and numbers were somewhat mixed compared to last year and years past for the 14th annual event.
Although the number of children that
by Al Gibson
A new comedy show on the NBC network has spawned a considerable amount of publicity from the Kentucky media in the past few weeks, simply because of
What is a census and why is it important?
Once a decade, America comes together to count every resident in the United States, creating national awareness of the importance of the census and its valuable statistics. The
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
Kentucky’s cigarette tax goes up 50 cents a pack, to $1.10; health advocates say it’s a great time to quit smoking
By Al Cross
Kentucky Health News
A federal judge has blocked Kentucky’s new Medicaid plan, which was to go into effect Sunday, July 1.
U.S.
Clinton County Fiscal Court held a short special meeting last Wednesday, June 27 at the judge/executive’s office conference room to take care of some end of the fiscal year business, as the new FY began July 1.
The
The Clinton County Bulldogs pulled off an impressive first round win over Glasgow in the All “A” Classic 4th Region Tournament Monday night. With the victory, Head Coach Todd Messer recorded his 300th career
The Clinton County Lady Dawgs hosted Glasgow in the first round of the 4th Region All “A” Classic Monday night at The Castle.
In a tournament that
All A chase continues for the Dawgs
It wasn’t an easy task, by any means, but our Bulldogs dispatched their dog counterparts in the 4th Region All “A” Classic chase Monday night in The Castle.
The Clinton County Lady Bulldogs picked up two losses last week, one at the hands of a district opponent in overtime and another against neighboring Pickett County.
Normalcy, and straight into meat and potatoes
We have finally moved past the holiday stretch that played havoc with normalcy in scheduling, and back into regular games – and what a way to jump back into the
The Clinton County Bulldogs were home before the holidays hosting the Twin Lakes Holiday Classic.
During the three day tourney, Clinton County played four games, picking up
Holidays in the gym
“Christmas with Todd, New Year’s with Ansley”
That’s been the running joke among the Official Table crew through the holiday season as we worked through 10
The Clinton County Bulldogs played host to the Panthers of Cumberland County on Tuesday of last week and despite the Panthers making a run at the end of the game, Clinton County held on
A basketball legend gone, Ken “Chuck”
Conner led all CCHS scorers for over 50 years
Word came mid-day Tuesday that a legend in the
Local sports news is still ‘summer thin’ but golf fans have a special opportunity this weekend
Local sports activities are still pretty thin as far as reporting activities goes, as we are still into the dog days of
Fad dieting problems
Sources: Heather Norman-Burgdolf,
UK extension specialist, 2015-2020 Dietary
Guidelines for Americans and
First week of regular session was productive
The first week of the 2020 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly has come to a close. We had a productive week in Frankfort and left with confidence
Sixteen Clinton County residents earned academic honors at Lindsey Wilson College for the 2019 fall semester.
Madison Adkins, Carrie Bertram, Jacob Brown, Jon-Allen Cross, Jordan Grant, Joelie Hicks, Matthew Hunter, Zachary McFall of Alpha, Bailey Mullins, Tess
VFW Post 1096 Post Commander Jason Warinner and Quarter Master Travis Denney presented Autumn Langley, above, with a certificate as the Clinton County Voice of Democracy Essay Winner. Below, Jacob Warinner was presented with
Above, Jaden Mullins, Makaya Gregory and Emily Shelton were awarded the Kentucky All “A” Classic Scholarship Award for outstanding academic achievement during Monday night’s first round game against Glasgow.
New Year’s Day is an exciting time for new beginnings for every family, and it is particularly special for those with babies born on January 1. The team members and medical staff at T.J. Samson Community Hospital are
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The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts
The deadline for the 2020 Rogers Scholars application is fast approaching. Before students complete the online application process, The Center for Rural Development recommends that applicants complete all items on the application’s checklist.
The deadline to apply
Using dietary
supplements wisely
Source: Heather Norman-Burgdolf,
assistant extension professor
We all want
Standing against ‘red flag laws’ in Kentucky
As we approach the upcoming legislative session, I have taken note of many of the issues that the people of the 16th District find to be most important to
