Albany and Clinton County will continue to be a “dry island” where the sale of alcoholic beverages is concerned, after a petition seeking to get the question placed on the ballot failed to have enough valid signatures.
Clinton County Clerk Nathan Collins told the Clinton County News on Monday of this week that he had completed the task of certifying the signatures on the petitions that had been placed in several locations, and the total number of valid signatures had not reached the 1,070 needed.
Collins noted that in order for the question to have been placed on the November general election ballot, there would have had to have been an amount of signatures equal to 25 percent of the votes cast in the previous general election.
Law enforcement officers from the area continue to battle the local war on drugs, and criminal activity in general, which resulted in the following arrests:
The Albany Police Department arrested four individuals last week, including one for unlawful
The Albany Fire Department was called to the scene of a barn fire located on U.S. Hwy 127 at the home of Chris Ballenger on Sunday afternoon, September 11, at 5 p.m. Firefighter Bozie York said the cause of the fire was undetermined at
Albany City Council met in regular session last Tuesday, September 6, with all members present. Although the agenda was light, there was much discussion and many actions taken during the meeting, which lasted approximately an hour.
Several
The ending of Labor Day weekend usually signals the beginning of the final stretch for campaigning in the November General Election, and the year 2022 in Albany and Clinton County is no exception.
Campaign signs are
In an attempt to clear the cages at the Tri-County Animal Shelter, the facility will host its first ever mass Pet Adoption Day event this Saturday, September 17.
The special Pet Adoption
Jaleigh McIntyre
David A. Thrasher
Clinton County was plagued with two accidents this past weekend that took the lives of two Albany residents.
On Saturday night, September
Lake traffic was busy on both Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Lake, although reports indicated that boat numbers were down from previous Labor Days. Above, boats gathered on Dale Hollow Lake at the area known as “The cliffs
Robert L. Myers
John N. Maynard
Law enforcement officers from the area continue to battle the local war on drugs, and criminal activity in general, which resulted in the following arrests:
According to an article that appeared in last week’s Cumberland County News, Cumberland County Judge/Executive John Phelps told members of that fiscal court during a recent meeting, that Clinton County has advised him they want to buy out that county’s part of the Tri-County
Clinton Fiscal Court held its regular meeting last Thursday, July 21, before a room filled with spectators and all court members on hand.
Although the meeting was brief, lasting only about 20 minutes, several important actions were
The Clinton County Grand Jury returned several true bills during its regular monthly session on March 3 in open circuit court.
The local grand jury handed down the following indictments in March:
A prisoner from Albany, Kentucky, being held in the Wayne County Detention Center in neighboring Monticello, Kentucky, has escaped and at press time Tuesday, remains at large.
Clinton County Fiscal Court held a just over half hour special call meeting last Thursday afternoon, December 9, with five of six magistrates present.
The court heard one presentation and voted on three items of business that
Clinton County Grand Jury indictments have been released, and as previously reported by the Clinton County News, those indictments included a 152 count indictment by a local grand jury for alleged sex related offenses involving minor children.
According to Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron the continued investigation into the illegal sales of narcotics by Matthew and Anna Brown from last week has resulted in another arrest.
On November 22, 2021, Deputy Derek Dennis obtained
Clinton County Board of Education held a work session last Tuesday, November 9, and its regular business meeting Monday, November 15.
The work session and regular meeting were the first held with Interim Superintendent Dr. Paula Little
Albany City Council held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday, November 2, with just enough members–four–to constitute a quorum.
A major portion of the meeting pertained to water leaks across the county and specifically in an area
The City of Albany is awaiting the arrival of some $200,000 in federal funding under the Utility Assistance Program and have taken necessary steps to secure that funding due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Albany City Council, during
Clinton Fiscal Court had a busy regular meeting last Thursday, October 21, with all members present and several items of business on the agenda for the meeting that lasted a little over an hour.
Included on the
Dawgs still looking for win #1 after Celina loss
Our Bulldogs had another hard night Friday in front of a nice home crowd on Bulldog Field where they played host to a big, hard hitting and very
The Bulldogs took to the home field Friday night to play host to Celina, Tennessee.
The Bulldogs of Celina shutout Clinton County 53-0, handing the Dawgs its
Golf enthusiasts have a handful of accomplishments that can translate into “bragging rights” among fellow golfers, a hole-in-one likely being the most bragged about accomplishment, followed by a double-eagle and an eagle.
Football hits Bulldog Field this Friday night
Rocky Tallent and company will get their chance to fire up on a new season this Friday night when Clinton County plays host to Wayne County.
Clinton County Golf Dawg Blaine Melton watches his chip shot fly toward the cup Monday afternoon on the sixth hole at Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Golf Course. The Golf
Congrats to the Albany Angels
The future of girls softball at Clinton County High School is looking more than just little bright in the past few weeks, with the success of several travel teams from Albany and
The Albany Angels, Coached by Todd Messer, Chris Marlow, Jay Longwell, Michael Rains and Chris Ipock, took its game to Gulf Shores, Alabama, to compete in the USSSA 14U Nationals last week. The team finished the tournament with a
Summer marches on, gymnasium renovations will be split
Summer marches on, all too quick, of course, but at this writing, there still isn’t a ton of sports activities to report on.
Dead period ends, expect to see a ‘crank-up’ in high school sports
With the end of the “dead period” last week, teams can begin to gather, hold team meetings and even do some practicing in
Athletes, coaches take a break (sure, they do)
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, there is a stretch during the early summer weeks known as the “dead period” when coaches are not supposed to have any
Late summer is the best time to establish cool-season forages
Source: Jimmy Henning, extension forage specialist
The period from late summer into early fall is the best time
The VFW Post 1096 used funding from the chili supper fund raiser to purchase individual first aid kits for all active law enforcement officers in Clinton County. The number of law enforcement officers shot this year nationally has increased
The Clinton County News took a spring break cruise and a stopover to the Bahamas with the Nick and Jessica Irwin family recently, enjoying the beach sun and several special sites, including a tour of the
Evan and Loren Little, of Clinton County, both 2021 Rogers Scholars, teamed up to share their musical talents with residents of Pickett County Care and Rehabilitation Center by performing a Christmas concert for their community service
On Saturday, March 5, Iglesia Maranatha Church from Russell Springs volunteered for community service in Clinton County. They worked about four hours and picked up 47 bags of trash on our local highway.
Congressman James Comer has announced the nomination of Gracie Melton, of Albany, to the United States Air Force Academy, United States Military Academy, and United States Naval Academy.
A native
Albany’s Big Blue Santa – AKA Clinton County Attorney Michael Rains – was out and about town recently and he made a stop by the office of the Clinton County News to say “Hi” to the
Stop by and celebrate with Diann
After 31 years of service in the Clinton County Clerk’s Office, Diann Elmore is proud to announce her retirement. The Clinton County Clerk’s Office
Leon Walker and Christina Fitzgerald would like to invite friends and family to their wedding, January 1, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at Family Christian Fellowship, next to the Dixie Cafe in Byrdstown, Tennessee. All friends and family
Paige Armstrong was the first prize winner of $100 from the entries of the SHOP after Thanksgiving shopping local and small event sponsored by the Albany-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce.
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