A local man who is charged in the death of his three-year-old niece at her family’s home in early December has been indicted for murder by a Clinton County Grand Jury.
Emmanuel Flutur was indicted for murder, a Class A felony, as the grand jury charged that on or about December 8, the defendant “slit the throat…of a minor child; and in so doing, caused the death of minor child, intentionally, or he was wantonly engaged in conduct which created a grave risk of death to another….under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.”
Flutur was also indicted with second degree assault, a Class C felony, “when he intentionally caused physical injury to Benjamin Bulubenchi (the child’s father) when
A long-time individual who has worked decades in law enforcement, including over 20 years as Albany Police Chief, serving under two different mayors, was relieved of those duties by new mayor Lyle Pierce last week.
Mayor Pierce
After being Clinton County’s head football coach for 10 years, and finishing with the best record in school history at 9-1, Jamie Miller has decided to hang up his whistle at Clinton County and resign from the head coaching
Clinton County Bulldog Chase Stines was fouled as he put up this shot Monday night in Edmonton during opening round action of the 4th Region All “A” Classic basketball tournament. The Dawgs won the tournament game, defeating Metcalfe County
Gene Ferrill is now serving in his new political role as a member of the Albany City Council, becoming one of three new faces on that governmental body.
Ferrill, however, is
The first head basketball coach of the Clinton County High School girls’ basketball program in the modern-day era, Lois Haddix, passed away last week in Berea, Kentucky. She was 83 years old.
by Doug Barney
Clinton County Schools
Transportation Director
[Editor’s note: In recent weeks, accidents involving loaded
With temperatures last weekend being more spring-like than winter, there was a host of fishing activity reported on both Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Lake.
This majestic bald eagle was
New office holders have been sworn in during various ceremonies last week, including this one on Sunday that brought a full house of officials and the public into the Eddie C. Lovelace Courtroom at the
Volunteers were on hand to provide the ultimate shopping experience for children of all ages. The event saw an estimated 175 – 200 kids who got to shop for their families.
Schools Receiving Most People’s Choice Votes Will Win $8,000 Each
Clinton County Middle School has entered a $200,000 national education contest hoping for a chance at one of the 13 prizes that will be awarded to
The grand jury handed down several other indictments during its regular monthly session last week, several being multi-count true bills involving both felony and misdemeanor charges.
The following indictments were handed down last week and are felony
Albany City Council held its first meeting of 2019 last Tuesday, January 8 with all members present except councilman Tony Delk.
The meeting was a special call meeting in lieu of the regular meeting, which fell on
The first 2019 monthly term of Clinton Circuit Court was held Thursday, January 10 with Circuit Judge David L. Williams presiding over a heavy early year docket.
The following cases were those where defendants were either sentenced,
Clinton County Fiscal Court, with all members present including three new incoming members and a new county judge/executive, took care of some start of the year business during a less than half-hour special meeting Monday morning, January 7.
Clinton County Sheriff Jeff Vincent has been serving in that role for a week and a half now, but the Clinton County native is basically only “transitioning” from one law enforcement role to another.
After a record setting year for food and toy collections by the annual Christmas at Home program in 2017, totals dropped somewhat significantly during the 2018 drive.
Although the numbers were down somewhat, it was still a
Nigel Guffey, above with his dad, Robert, and grandmother, Cindy Guffey, shows off the military identifications he found inside a wallet he received as a Christmas gift.
After speaking to the
An emotionally charged alleged murder case that shook the community will be heard by a local grand jury following a preliminary hearing held in Clinton District Court in December.
Jerry Lowhorn will officially began a “second” term on the Clinton County Fiscal Court come January 1, after a hiatus of some 12 years.
Lowhorn will bring some experience to
The Clinton County Bulldogs moved to a perfect 6-0 in district play last week after knocking off Cumberland County and Russell County on Tuesday and Friday respectively.
Clinton County also won big
The Clinton County Lady Bulldogs played two district games last week to wrap up regular season district play in the 16th District.
The Lady Dawgs moved to
All ‘A’ time and the Dawgs advance
We roundball fans gauge the progress of each season by the point we are in relation to a couple of breaks that occur.
The Clinton County Bulldogs pulled off two wins this week including a large margin of victory against neighboring Pickett County and a somewhat closer game against Metcalfe County of Friday.
The Clinton County Lady Bulldogs dropped two games this week, one at the hands of neighboring Pickett County, and the other against 16th District rival Metcalfe County.
The Clinton County junior varsity recently won the Best of the Lakes Holiday Classic JV tournament held at Lindle Castle Gymnasium in December. The JV team is coached by Nick Irwin, Storm Burchett and Leighman Messer.
Mid-season time for a look at some rankings
Looking at rankings/ratings can be pretty entertaining and I seldom put a lot of stock in them especially on the high school level because there are simply too
The Clinton County Bulldogs traveled to the King of the Smokies tournament in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee after Christmas to play in three games before getting back to a regular season schedule.
After being ejected in the final
Holiday tournaments behind us, time for some normalcy
Last week’s Best of the Lakes Holiday Classic was yet another success for Clinton County and Clinton County High School, which played host to seven visiting schools for
The Clinton County Lady Bulldogs traveled to McCreary County this past week to play in the Arby’s Holiday Classic.
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First & Farmers National Bank recently announced that longtime loan officer, Chad Grant, would be moving from the downtown Albany main location to the branch, located at 101 Plaza Drive.
The
Facebook Live Healthy Choices for Every Body classes are coming to Clinton County. Eating better for you and your family can be difficult and put a strain on your grocery budget. The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
General Assembly 2019 session is
underway
The first week of the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2019 Regular Session is in the books. We had a productive few days in Frankfort
Tips to successfuly renovate grass
pastures with legumes
Sources: Garry Lacefield and Jimmy Henning
Following established management practices is a critical factor
The academic honors president’s list for the Fall 2018 semester has been announced by Dr. Donna Hedgepath, Campbellsville University’s provost and vice president for academic affairs.
Three students from Clinton County have been named to the President’s
David Vaughn Pierce II made the fall 2018 semester Dean’s List at Belmont University with a 4.0 grade point average, studying in the Doctor of Pharmacy program. He is the son of Vaughn and Lisa Pierce.
Congratulations to Carly Upchurch for making the Dean’s List at Western Kentucky University!
By Melissa Patrick
Kentucky Health News
Kentucky’s influenza level has just been updated to “widespread,” prompting health officials and advocates to encourage Kentuckians to get their flu shot — and
Reduce stress with good record keeping
Sources: Steve Isaacs, extension agricultural economist
Record keeping may not be every farmer’s favorite activity, and probably not the reason someone chooses
The Leadership Kentucky Class of 2018 graduated last month at the Metropolitan Club in Northern Kentucky. Christy Nuetzman, Clinton County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences Education, was the first Clinton County resident to participate in Leadership
