In a primary election that has been anything but normal, local voters put out no real surprises in making their choices last week in the June 23 primary elections.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused havoc with this year’s Kentucky primary election, which was scheduled to be held in May 26, but was rescheduled for June 23.
In addition, state officials entered into an agreement to allow all voters to vote by means of a mailed paper ballot. Voters were also allowed to vote early or on election day by traditional means on an election machine that was set up inside the Clinton County Courthouse.
No traditional election day voting at the county’s precinct voting houses was
After nearly a month of having no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Clinton County, a confirmed case was announced by the Clinton County EMS Saturday, and was included in Saturday afternoon’s daily release of statistics by the Lake Cumberland District Health Department.
Clinton County schools will be back in session for the 2020-2021 school year and with the guidelines from Governor Andy Beshear being issued last week, Dr. Tim Parson believes he can make it work.
“The same plan
Albany City Council was presented first reading of the proposed 2020-21 fiscal year budget of just under $3.9 million during a special call meeting last Thursday morning, June 25, at city hall. Five of six council members were on hand.
Clinton County Fiscal Court, meeting in special session last Thursday afternoon, June 25, with five of six magistrates present, approved second and final reading of the 2020-21 county budget of just under $5.1 million.
The budget, which
The subject of a planned protest in Albany set for Saturday, July11, has set the community abuzz with comments from the public for and against, both in face to face discussions and especially on social media.
The
Auction signs went up last week on the iconic Smitty’s Drive-In property in south Albany. The auction, set for Saturday, July 18, will also include the adjacent James G. and Shelva Smith home, other adjoining property and personal
The Clinton County Recreation Park Board’s Executive Committee met last Thursday night, June 25, with five members present. Since the park is still basically closed due to health department guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the agenda
As the final voting in the unusual 2020 primary season is winding down, the number of actual votes cast prior to next week, when the final vote tallies will be announced, remain steady among Clinton County voters, according to
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1096 partnered with Tyson Foods and donated 600 meals during Memorial Day weekend. “Tyson wanted to do something to help during this time and asked us
The VFW has been busy firing up the grill during the past month. On three separate occasions, they have cooked meat and taken orders in order to raise money for the VFW building located in the city limits of
With businesses in Albany, Clinton County and across the state and nation re-opening after being forced to close in an effort to combat the Coronavirus pandemic, Kentucky and the Lake Cumberland region are beginning to experience a noticeable up-tick in positive cases.
The most recent talk of the town–and county- has been the apparent planned “protest” in Albany that is reportedly going to take place on Saturday, July 11.
City Clerk/Treasurer Melissa Smith did confirm on Monday of this
Clinton County Fiscal Court held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday, June 18, in the 2nd Floor courtroom of the courthouse with all members present.
After acknowledging receipt of the treasurer’s report, the court, on separate motions
Students attending Somerset Community College’s Clinton Center will have a new program option this fall—Practical Nursing.
The Kentucky Board of Nursing recently approved the expansion of the program to the center and classes are scheduled to begin
‘Let’s go to camp!
Summer vacations for young Kentucky kids usually means time away from school, and enjoying a host of outdoor activities.
Oftentimes, summer can also mean a trip to a summer
Emergency crews and volunteers from a host of local and state agencies and the general public, worked frantically for nearly two hours early Tuesday morning to free the entrapped driver of a semi-truck rig that overturned
The Clinton County/Albany Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its annual 4th of July Fireworks show this year despite the current shape of the country with the pandemic.
This year’s show will be held on Saturday, July
COVID-19 cases continued to show a slight upward trend across Kentucky, as well as the 10 county Lake Cumberland District Health Department area during the past week, although officials are refraining from using the term “spike” when referring to the rising number of cases.
What the situation may look like when most schools across Kentucky “reopen” later this summer is still far from being known, as things are fluid and changing weekly.
However, local school officials, including Clinton County Schools Superintendent
The big tourism holiday is here, and we need to be aware… and careful… and courteous
Here we are in the second full week of summer 2020, and while it may seem time is standing still sometimes
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
It’s still summer – organized sports are few
While there are a few traveling baseball and softball teams on the move here and there with Clinton County ties, for the most part, it’s still summer and organized sporting
“Fore the Kids” golf tournament winners were Sawyer Stalcup, Tyler Shelton, David Killman and Michael Shelton.
Second place in the “Fore the Kids” golf
‘Fore the Kids’ another success
From all indications, the annual “Fore the Kids” benefit golf tournament was another success, both in terms of competition as well as in the fundraising category as well.
KHSAA dead period – gives everyone a little break
It almost seems these days that high school sports is a 52 week long activity in some form or another, given all of the summer camps that go on
Jackson’s uniform will change from blue to red in 2019
You read in this space last week that following his performances during the week at the Western Kentucky University team camp, head
Golf Tournament
The annual Fore the Kids Golf Tournament to support CCHS boys and girls golf teams, will be Saturday, June 23 at Dale Hollow Lake State Park. It will be four-person
Summer means it time for camp – football camp is first
Spring was short and summer came in with some nice heat, so maybe the lack of any spring
Both the Clinton County Bat Dawgs and Lady Bat Dawgs were defeated in the opening rounds of the district tournament last week, but had several members announced to the All District Tournament Teams.
Dalton Gregory, a 12th grader, the son of Frank and Kathleen Gregory, of Albany, has been named to the A and B honor roll at The Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, for the fourth quarter of the 2019-2020 school year.
Albany and Clinton County residents should be aware that there are plans to run a test of the outdoor warning system, also referred to as the tornado sirens.
The test will be performed on Wednesday, July 1,
Two new recipients have been announced for the Perry Cross Scholarship Fund for the upcoming academic year at Western Kentucky University. This marks the 28th year this scholarship has been awarded to
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Hideaway by Nora Roberts
Fair Warning
Hospice of Lake Cumberland is announcing the opening of an extension office in Albany, Kentucky, (Clinton County). The office will make it easy for people in Clinton County to stop by with questions or to enter themselves or a loved-one into hospice or palliative
Challenges with COVID-19 and school this fall
A legislative panel was briefed this week on the challenges COVID-19 poses to reopening public schools across the state.
On Tuesday, the
Create healthy eating
envronments for children
Source: Courtney Luecking
and Sandra Bastin, extension specialists in food and nutrition and the American Heart
Denney, Evans to wed
Travis and Juli Denney are pleased to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Sydne Denney, to Terry Evans, Jr.
Joshua Shane York, a chemistry major from Albany, has graduated from Eastern Kentucky University after the 2018 spring semester.
Rachel Ann Rigney, a general studies major from Albany, has also graduated from Eastern Kentucky University after the 2018
