COVID-19 disrupted everyone’s lives to some extent during the nearly two years since the disease first started making headlines.
One of the disruptions that took place was the decision of the Foothills Festival Planning Committee to forgo, or cancel, the 2020 fall festival in Clinton County altogether.
With a vaccination now available, and treatment of the disease improved considerably, most people think it’s time once again, with some caution, to make a return to normal – or at least as normal as we can, all things considered.
That means, simply, that this weekend will mark the return of Clinton County’s favorite fall celebration, the Foothills Festival – and with nearly two years of planning now behind them, the Committee is ready for a
Lisa Coffman grew up in East Tennessee, before moving to the California central coast, and has spent more than a decade tracking down as much of the story surrounding the Jerome Boyett killing of two members of the
Local beekeepers Jason and Jennifer Warinner received a call from local attorney David Cross last week about group of honeybees that had been discovered in a building he was having remodeled.
Known
Albany City Council had a heavier than usual agenda for its special called meeting held last Thursday, October 7, in the conference room at City Hall. A few residents were also on hand to speak to the group.
A new local Hometown Makeover Committee has been formed in Albany and a representative of that organization, Wendy Holden, introduced herself and gave information about the new organization at last week’s special meeting of the Albany City Council.
Operation Hometown Christmas is ready for its second year of offering a coordinated and enhanced system of holiday assistance for those in need.
The goal of OHC continues to be utilizing one main database that will capture
Clinton County reached another milestone of sorts this week in the COVID-19 scene, and in a not-so-often style, this milestone was actually one of a positive nature.
According to the latest figures from the Kentucky Public Health
After seemingly everything came to a screeching halt in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down businesses, sports and even community events like the Clinton County Fair and the Foothills Festival, life is beginning to look a little more
Clinton County News reporter Gary Guffey being interviewed by Nashville based television reporter Forrest Sanders Monday. Sanders is preparing a piece about the ‘Get The Shot’ campaign recently promoted by the Clinton County News.
The crowds were back and the weather was picture perfect for the second big yard sale of the year in the area, last weekend’s 150 mile long Rollercoaster Yard Sale.
Vendors and
A heavy case load was on the docket for the monthly term of Clinton Circuit Court held August 12 with Circuit Judge David L. Williams presiding.
The following are cases in which sentencing was held, resolutions were reached or other final rulings were made.
* During a pretrial conference, a plea agreement
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.
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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 Grand Jury convened in regular session on Thursday, June 6 with a heavy case load, returning several indictments, including naming several individuals in multi-count true bills.
The following indictments were handed down in open circuit
The monthly term of Clinton Circuit Court was held June 7 with Circuit Judge David L. Williams presiding over a full calendar of cases, as several individuals were formally sentenced and several other reached plea agreements.
The following
Attorney General Andy Beshear and his Office of Special Prosecutions today announced a Clinton County man has pleaded guilty to wanton endangerment, criminal mischief and terroristic threatening.
Daniel R. Guffey, 53, of Albany, pleaded guilty June 18 in
The proposal for the possible adoption by the school district of the “nickel tax” has been floating around the county for the past several months, but may be closer to coming to vote by the board of education as talk about such a tax
The City of Albany now has a 2018-19 fiscal year budget in place, following action taken at a special meeting of the city council on Friday morning, June 14.
During the brief, one-item meeting, the council unanimously approved
By Clint Poore
In football there is a saying, “On any given Sunday, any team can beat any other team”.
September 11, 2021 was one
Dawgs head to Monroe
After a well deserved and much needed week off, our Gridiron Dawgs will be back in action this Friday night, heading west a couple of counties to take on district opponent Monroe County.
Shown here are scenes from the most recent JROTC competition that the Clinton County High School Raiders competed in.
The event was held at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond,
Dawgs grab a win
Congrats are certainly in order for head coach Rocky Tallent and company and our Bulldogs on a nice win Friday night over the Wildcats of Edmonson County, 38-22.
Runnin’ Dawg Jed Groce, who is in middle school, competed in the Varsity Division and placed fourth. Groce is pictured above during last week’s Cumberland County meet.
The Clinton County High School Lady Dawgs Soccer team proudly displays its 16th District runner-up trophy Sunday afternoon in Gamaliel. Clinton County picked up a first round 4-3 win over Russell County on Saturday, sending them into Sunday’s
Above left, Maci Tucker was crowned the 2021 Homecoming Princess prior to Friday night’s football game against Monroe County. She is the daughter of Heather Mann. Tucker was escorted by Austin Brown. He is
The Bulldogs notched its first win of the season Friday night at Bulldog field and played its most complete game of the season, coming off with a 38-22 win against Edmonson County.
The Dawgs got off to another slow start this past Friday night against the Dragons of Green County.
Green County started off with the ball and
The Bulldogs opened district play with another tough loss against the Hornets of Metcalfe County Friday night, 34-6.
The Dawgs moved the ball well at times in the first half on offense,
FOOTHILLS FESTIVAL LITTLE PRINCE & PRINCESS
Winners of the Foothills Festival Little Prince and Princess were Cain Ray, son of Clint and Allison Ray, and Caroline Cooksey, daughter of Jonathan and Jamie
Contributed by Randy Speck
This past Sunday, September 26, was the annual homecoming celebration at Clear Fork Baptist Church. During the morning worship service, Pastor Bob Sawyer and the congregation honored
She received a blue ribbon at the state level. Latham’s speech was about kindness. She loves her family very much and her favorite subject in school is math. Junior Cecil and Linda Bell are very proud of her and
Our planning team is honored that the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office recognized the success of the Operation Hometown Christmas during our first year and are partnering with us this year to impact a larger number of families.
Amber Harrington and Joseph Gibson were married in a ceremony held in the pavillion at Trooper Island Camp on Dale Hollow Lake on Saturday, September 11, 2021. The couple are making their home in Owensboro, Kentucky
The Clinton County News loves Hooters and was pleased to travel to the Coke Zero Sugar 400 in Daytona, Florida, on August 28, 2021 with Jaden Jones and his dad, Jeffery J. Jones, where it was photographed
Albany Mayor Lyle Pierce, right, is shown administering oaths of service to two new members of the Albany Police Department, as well as to a promoted member of the department.
Albany Chief
This summer, The Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) a program of Kentucky Performing Arts),hosted more than 250 eager, young artists from every region of the Commonwealth at The University of Kentucky from June 27 to July 17.
Students returned this year to the in-person learning model that is a
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