The Clinton County Lady Bulldogs are headed back to the Touchstone Energy All “A” Classic this week after battling through the brackets in the 4th Region All “A” Tournament.
The Lady Dawgs defeated Todd County Central in the opening round, 71-50, Cumberland County in the semi-finals, 58-40, and Glasgow in the final, 54-43.
It’s been 10 years since Clinton County has won an All “A” Classic 4th Region Title and despite the 10 year absence from the state tournament, Clinton County fans and the coaching staff are no strangers to the tournament.
In 2005, the Lady Dawgs, coached by Ronnie Guffey, went to the finals, but lost to Louisville Christian Academy, 34-32.
On Thursday, January 22, police officers from several different agencies came together and served multiple warrants, putting 11 people in jail with about 34 drug related charges filed.
Officers from the Kentucky State Police
Clinton County Fiscal Court has taken another step necessary in making the proposed increase in the county’s occupational license fees a reality by approving the lengthy ordinance amendment on first reading.
The court, at a special session last Thursday morning, January 22,
An emergency weather system capable of alerting all county residents on pending tornadoes or possibly other extreme severe weather, is now available to all residents who have either land-line and/or cell phones. However, those individuals who have cellular phones or have a 606 area code prefix
Minds in Clinton County are turned to basketball as we continued through the 2014-15 season, and two new milestone numbers were reached and surpassed in recent games. New all-time leading boys’ basketball scorer Keifer Dalton continues to
Ken Conner
congratulates new leader after holding record since 1962
The
Clinton County Fiscal Court, meeting for the first time in 2015 with a new judge/executive and one new magistrate, dealt with county employee hiring and rehiring and the sheriff’s revenue bond issue on Monday morning, January 5.
During the meeting it was
Clinton County Lady Bulldogs team members hoisted the championship trophy from the Best of the Lakes Holiday Classic Sunday afternoon after a 53-49 win over runner-up Wayne County.
Two people from Massachusetts, both closely linked to the New England Compounding Center in that state, have been charged with second degree murder in connection to several deaths that include the September 17, 2012 death of Clinton
The Clinton County News will alter it’s publication and office hour schedules for the next two weeks, adjusting to allow for the observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holiday.
Next week’s edition will be printed a
The City of Albany hosted a public hearing last Thursday morning, January 22 at city hall to take public comments on the city’s proposal to extend a water line along a large portion of the new Albany/127 Bypass. The hearing was conducted by David Bowles of
Clinton County Fiscal Court, on a 4-2 vote, took the first in a series of steps that may eventually lead to the county’s Occupational Tax rate going up by .50 cents, from the current .75 percent to a recommended 1.25 percent.
The
After holding two brief special meetings to get the new year underway, Clinton County Fiscal Court held its first regular session last Thursday evening, January 15 in the upstairs courtroom at the courthouse with all members present.
The court first approved the
Clinton County Board of Education held its regular meeting Monday evening with four of five members present and a light agenda for its initial session of the year.
Superintendent Charlotte Bernard first presented a gift of appreciation to each board member in
After working on Buckeye’s sideline in national title game, Warinner promoted to Offensive Coordinator
Football fans across the nation, including those in Clinton County, were
Recent sports headlines with a Clinton County flavor
While the varsity sport of soccer is a relatively new addition to the Clinton County High School athletic offerings,
The suspect in the killing of a father and son last summer at their package store business in Static has been indicted by a Pickett County Grand Jury.
The City of Albany may soon have a nuisance ordinance in place as city government began the process of putting such a document together at its first meeting of 2015 held last Tuesday, January 6. Five of six members were present, including newest councilman Brad Thrasher.
There is now a new leader in county government as Clinton County native and long-time businessman Richard Armstrong, 61, took congtrol of the reins over the office of judge/executive on January 5.
Armstrong, a 1971 graduate of
Despite something of a slower start than hoped for, the annual Christmas at Home food and toy drive that concluded right around Christmas again ended strong and was one of the best ever, according to event organizers and sponsors.
When all was
The Clinton County Lady Bulldogs have made it back to the All “A” Classic State Tournament by winning the 4th Region championship Friday night against Glasgow, 54-43.
Clinton County 54
Glasgow 43
With 5.4 seconds remaining in regulation, Keifer Dalton knocked down a three pointer to send the game into overtime against Monroe County in the 4th Region All “A” Classic Finals. Monroe County hit one free throw in overtime
Back to the state for our Lady Dawgs
For the first time in a decade, our Lady Bulldogs are headed back to the All “A” Classic state tournament, an event that is, of course, deeply storied in
Ernie Banks died the other day and it reminded me of another Mr. Cub. Leon Singleton.
Lives in McCreary County these days, Leon. He and the rest of us who took to dusty baseball fields on the hot July days of our
Pictured left to right is; Coach Rocky Tallent, Jordan Cash, Lance Madison, Nick Brown, Chase Stines, Adrian Smith, Coach Chad Irwin, Coach Mark Gibson. Bottom row: TJ Smith, Parker Stockton, Skyler Smith and Ryan Irwin. The team also traveled
The Lady Bulldogs still have one of the best records in the region, but the team is in a spot it hasn’t been in all year long. The team is coming off of back-to-back losses, one to Cumberland County on Tuesday night, 50-47, and
Big Blue advances – X2
As I write this column this week we’re in full All ‘A’ Classic mode in these parts of the state, following a pair of wins posted on Monday night by our Lady
College basketball in Kentucky … mid-term: (January 19), prosperity extraordinaire!
Traditional stars occupy their customary positions in the heavens.
√ Kentucky is 18-0, ranked number one in America.
Expectations? For fan and talking-head, Kentucky
The Clinton County Lady Bulldogs were defeated this week by Pickett County, and with the winning streak coming to a halt, the girls picked back up again with two consecutive wins against Metcalfe County and Perry County Central.
Four members of the Clinton County Community Foundation Advisory Board were on hand last week to meet with Kentucky State Senator Max Wise and AT&T Regional Director of External and Legislative Affairs Nancy Jarett, who presented the local
Steve Morgan, chairman of the Clinton County Community Foundation, was on hand Monday afternoon to present Clinton County Healthy Hometown Coalition Chairman Paula Little, left, and Coalition Director April Speck, with a donation in the amount of $2,500.
by: Gayla Duvall
What’s new at the Clinton County Public Library? www.clintoncountypubliclibrary.org.
Best Sellers: Gray Mountain by John Grisham; Hope to Die
Clay Choate, Albany, has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall, 2014 semester.
In a list published last week in the Clinton County News, Choate’s name was inadvertantly omitted from the list of students from
Nutrition can greatly impact your child’s learning ability
Source: Solstice Publications
The nutritional quality of our diet affects our well-being throughout our lives, but it has an even greater
Go Red for Women
Let’s paint Clinton County Red on Friday, February 6
Did you know that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, killing more than
by David Cross and Al Gibson
former students
I just don’t know what would be sufficient to say about the woman who taught
In recognition of her academic performance, the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs has announced that Amanda Clunie of Albany has been named to the University of the Cumberlands’ (UC) Dean’s List for the 2014 fall semester.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The following Western Kentucky University students from the Clinton County area were named to the Dean’s and President’s lists for the fall 2014 semester: Kaela L. Wiggington*, Chloe J. Brown*, Summer E. Abston, India N. Talbott*, John A. Wallen*, Kasey
Master Cattleman Program
The Clinton, Cumberland, Russell, and Wayne County Extension Offices are partnering to host the Kentucky Master Cattleman program. The Master Cattleman program is a 10 session in depth program focusing on beef production and the beef industry. The program
