There was a little rain to get the 2019 Clinton County Fair off to a wet start last week, but for the most part, the planned event schedule went off without any problems, and the schedule was a successful one.
Several photos from last week’s Clinton County Fair are included in this week’s Clinton County News, including these shown here. In the top two photos, truck pull fans watched from the lower track grandstands Friday night as Steve Johnson make his way down the pulling track.
Below, there were plenty of events designed to keep the younger fair goer entertainend, including Tuesday night’s Family Night schedule that included several foot races as well as other races and contests.
The Clinton County Board of Education held its regular work session last Thursday with all members present.
After the meeting was called to order, the board entered into a recess for a public hearing on the proposed
Clinton County Board of Education held its regular business meeting Monday, June 17 with all board members on hand and several routine, annual items of business on the agenda.
Prior to the meeting actually getting underway, Clinton
Albany City Council held a special meeting last Tuesday, June 11 with four of six members present and various topics on the call meeting agenda.
The meeting was held in lieu of the council’s regular meeting which
(The following was reprinted from the June 12, 2019 Wayne County Outlook by News Editor Melodie Phelps)
Two people were seriously injured and a Clinton County man arrested on Saturday evening, June 8, after a multiple
Clinton County Schools will have a new superintendent effective July 1, 2019, and for the first time in several years, the person chosen to the lead the district is not a local individual.
Word came Friday morning that the Clinton County High School Site Based Decision Making Council hired Ansley Stalcup Nelson as the new head coach of the Lady Bulldogs for the upcoming season.
Nelson will be following in the
Both Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Lake were busy centers of activities this past Memorial Day weekend, as boaters gathered for the traditional start of the 2019 tourism season in Clinton County.
Following a few years of ideas and several months of discussion, the Clinton County Board of Education officially took action on the “Nickel Tax” at its regular monthly business meeting Monday, May 20.
Another school year has come and gone, and for some 120 students, it will be their finale in postsecondary education in Clinton County. The 102nd CCHS graduation will be held this coming Friday night, May 17 at the Clinton
The Clinton County Fair kicked off Saturday with the crowning of the Miss Teen Clinton County and the Miss Clinton County Fair. In the bottom photo, contestants from the Miss Clinton County lined the
Clinton County Fiscal Court held another short call meeting Monday morning with four of six members present.
Although two votes were taken, both pertained to the same issue.
The court
The Albany Fire Department responded to a call last week and found a home completely engulfed in flames in the Hogback Community of Clinton County.
“When we got there it was burning
The 2019 version of the Clinton County Fair is now just days away, as eight days and nights of activities for the entire family kicks off this coming Saturday morning, June 8.
As has been the case
Clinton County Board of Education held a quite lengthy session last Tuesday morning, May 28 with all members present. The majority of the meeting was in closed session pursuant to KRS 61.810(f) to discuss the superintendent search process.
Junior Cecil, 4-H Youth Development Agent for the Clinton County Extension Office, took advantage of the cool morning temperatures Monday to till the garden plot at the Extension Office location on U.S. 127. Gardeners across Clinton County have
A crew from Gaddie-Shamrock has been busy this week removing the old surface and applying a new asphalt coating to the tennis court complex at Clinton County High School. A considerable amount of the old surface was removed to
Clinton Fiscal Court has voted to accept sealed bids for a natural gas system franchise. The action was taken during a special meeting of the court last Friday afternoon, May 31 with all members present.
Clinton County
Kentuckians decided, at least the few who took the time to vote in last Tuesday’s primary election, to send incumbent Republican Governor Matt Bevin and Democrat challenger Andy Beshear to this fall’s general election for the state’s
Of the 7,639 registered voters in Clinton County, 151 voters in the West Albany and South Albany precinct got to experience the future when it comes to signing in to vote.
Kentucky’s best known basketball legend dies at 80
Of course I never saw him play, but for as long as I can remember being a fan of high school basketball, I knew the name of the greatest
Long distance 3-point shot comes to NCAA
Not all changes are good, and some may not even matter on down the road, which I believe will be the case with the rule of changing, or extending, the
Summer 2019 – let the games begin
We may still have one “winter” to go, although Stump Winter may have intertwined with the recent Linsey Woolsey Britches Winter – or not, but in any event, the calendar
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
The Clinton County Industrial Development Authority held its regular meeting last Thursday morning, June 13 with four of seven members on hand, along with Executive Director April Speck.
There was a limited item of business on the
honor roll
The Webb School recently announced its A and B honor rolls for the fourth quarter of the 2018-2019 school year.
Dalton Gregory, 11th grader, son of Frank
The Asberry Petting Zoo attraction was one of the fan favorite areas to hang out last Tuesday at the Clinton County Fair, especially for the young fair goers.
Above, several pens
Parker Means had ahold of the controls of this backhoe Monday afternoon when he and his father, Pinkie Means, began demolition work on the house formerly owned by the Clinton County Board of Education. The house was originally the
DEMO DERBY
FWD:
1st – Anthony Wright
2nd – Parker Means
3rd – Justin Denney
GO KARTS:
Clone Light:
1st – Noah Hughes – Berea, KY
2nd – Skyler Morgan
The egg toss contest always produces some messes among the contestants, and this group of the youngest competitors at the Clinton County Fair Family Night events didn’t disappoint.
One of the most entertaining events in the Clinton County Fair Family Night lineup is the Shoe in the Haystack race. Above and below, the two age groups are shown searching for shoes that had been hidden in
Please join us in celebrating Bill and Frances Guffey’s 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, June 22, from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. CST at the Clinton County Fairgrounds. Refreshments will be served and fun will be had by all!
Matthew Shane Gray, a 2019 graduate of Ohio County High School, has been selected to receive a full schoarship from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for a degree in Civil Engineering at Western Kentucky University.
