Clinton stays in the red zone although case numbers, incident rate drops
Clinton County, like the rest of the nation, continued to see COVID-19 cases added to its rolls in a spike rate, although for the past one week span, there was some improvements in our case numbers.
As of Tuesday morning, Clinton County was listed by the Lake Cumberland District Health Department as having 40 active cases of COVID-19, three of which were hospitalized cases, a category that did increase by two in the past few days.
Still, Clinton County remained in the worst level of seven day incidence rate, listed as being in the red class for 25 straight days.
The LCDHD on Tuesday morning
The November General Election will officially be conducted next Tuesday, November 3, at a trio of local voting locations that voters can choose from in Albany and Clinton County.
However, by election day itself, there is the
The Clinton County Lady Volley Dawgs kept the district trophy at home Tuesday night, October 20. The Volley Dawgs defeated Russell County in the championship game in three sets, 25-21, 25-15, and 25-16, for its fourth straight 16th District
The leaves are on the ground, weather is getting cooler and days are already shorter, but this Sunday will mark the time most people do not like to see–days getting even shorter.
By Steve Peddicord
President, Twin Lakes
Cattleman’s Association
Multi-billionaire Warren Buffet was once quoted as saying,
During these testing times of COVID-19 and all else that has become associated with the year 2020, the Clinton County News has been trying to come up with new ways to keep our readers entertained with some tidbits
Despite COVID-19, trick-or-treating in Albany will continue, but possibly on a limited basis and will see changes from normal years.
As a reminder, Albany City Council has voted to set official hours for trick-or-treating from 5-8 p.m.
For the second straight week, Clinton County has suffered its worst week, case number wise, in new COVID-19 cases, including what has so far been the highest number of cases in a single day.
With 43 new
By Brett Gibson, Clinton County News
Living with COVID-19 … been there, done that. I’m thankful I was able to come out and be able to write this account.
13-year-old credited with saving dad’s life
Clinton County has a new hero and he’s 13 year-old Justin Slone, who lives on the Huntersville Road.
The monthly term of Clinton Circuit Court was held on Thursday, October 8 with Circuit Judge David L. Williams presiding over the docket of cases.
The following are cases in which some type of resolutions, sentencings, plea
The Clinton County Grand Jury convened on October 8, and returned several indictments in open circuit court.
Included in this round of indictments that have not already been reported on
A list of questions was presented to the LCDHD staff by the media. Those questions, and the answers given, are provided in the following article for the readers of the Clinton County News.
The media updates are
Clinton County Schools announced Monday that in-person instruction would have to be put on pause until further notice, according to Superintendent Dr. Tim Parson.
“Mid-morning on Monday, October 19, we received a call with positive results for
The Clinton County Lady Volley Dawgs, despite having a shortened season due to COVID-19, has finished the regular season with an 8-3 record.
The Volley Dawgs usually play a season filled with
The Clinton County Judicial Center Project Board held its initial meeting via teleconference last Friday morning, October 16.
The board, will be charged to oversee the new Clinton County Judicial Center Project’s workings from the start of
Going COVID crazy?
Is the upcoming election driving you nuts?
The crew at the Clinton County office of the Cooperative Extension Service has come up with what should be a
Clinton Fiscal Court accepted bids on two new ambulances at its regular monthly meeting last Thursday, October 15, with all members present.
Both bids were submitted by the same company and the court approved each bid package
Vote Now!
Although election day, November 3, is still a couple of weeks away, Clinton County is heading to
Temporary traffic signals in place
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that KY 90 in Cumberland County will be reduced to one lane at mile point 8.2 (Dutch Creek) as crews perform bridge deck restorations.
Jordan Mullins set up a ball during Clinton County’s first game against Russell County in the district championship last week. Clinton County won its fourth straight district title.
COVID-19 just won’t loosen its grip on high school sports
This COVID-19 year we’re all suffering through just won’t back down from the squeeze it has not only on life as we all remember it, but
COVID-19 continues to play havoc with local sports
It just never gets easy in the COVID-19 world of local sports.
Clinton County High School is hosting the District Volleyball Tournament
Clinton County won the game in five sets, 23-25, 25-15, 25-20, 15-25 and 15-10.
Right, Aysha Sutton and Sadie Moons went up for a block during Clinton County’s game against
COVID-19 continues to play havoc with local sports
Clinton County has had its worst week ever with the COVID-19 case statistic numbers, and the pandemic continues to play havoc with our local sports schedules.
Another week of ‘who knows’ in local sports
Just when it looked like we might get into another stretch of normal, everything went 2020 again, and who knows what the rest of the week, or month for
Braxton Massengale shot even par at Gibson Bay Golf Course in Richmond, Kentucky, over the weekend to put him in the third place position as an individual in the state tournament.
Congrats to the Volley Dawgs . . .
There are now four straight All ‘A’ Classic 4th Region championship titles under the belts of our Clinton County High School Volley Dawgs and most certainly, congratulations are in
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
By David Cross
The name Willie Granville Pierce doesn’t mean much to the vast majority of Clinton County, particularly if you’re less than 70 years of age. But his passing recently at age 93 in Louisville,
Clinton County Judge/Executive Ricky Craig, front right, signed a proclamation declaring October 19-23, 2020 as “Clinton County Retired Teachers Appreciation Week.”
Craig said all of Clinton County was
Each year the Veterans of Foreign Wars holds an essay contest. One for high school age (The Voice of Democracy) and one for middle school age (The Patriot’s Pen.)
Both
Halloween ideas for this year
Source: David Weisenhorn, senior extension specialist for parent and child adolescence education
Due to COVID-19, Halloween might seem very different this year, but
Ways to prevent prussic acid poisoning in livestock
Source: Chris Teutsch, UK forage extension specialist
Each fall, prussic acid poisoning is a real concern for Kentucky livestock producers,
Sgt. Justin Riddle of Albany, pictured above left, was recently honored for his efforts with his U.S. Army unit 194th while being stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany. During a recent watch in early October, Riddle and another base soldier,
Clinton County Middle School celebrated Justin Slone with a day in his honor last week.
Slone was recently named a local hero after he quickly went into action after his dad,
enrolls at University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences welcomes its new class for the Fall 2020 semester.
Evan Dearborn
Carly Paige Upchurch, daughter of Adam and Pattie Upchurch, is an honored and humbled recipient of Dr. L.Y. Lancaster Scholarship in the amount of $9,300.00. Carly is a Pre-Med student at Western Kentucky University.
Don’t let COVID scams haunt you this Halloween
Source: Kelly May, Senior Extension Associate for
Family Finance and Resource Management, and