According to Clinton County Fair President Mike Matthews, attendance was high during last week’s fair.
Only one event had to be changed from the original location to another because of the weather, but all the events went off with out a hitch.
At right, several cars competed in Friday night’s main event as the demolition derby brought in thousands of people to take in the night of crashes, smoke and excitement.
Below left, Amber Allen was crowned Miss Clinton County Fair Monday night and will repersent Clinton County at the state level.
Some unexpected delays in getting first reading of a new fiscal year budget taken care of had Clinton County Fiscal Court in somewhat of a rush mode last week in getting the document finished in time to forward to the Department of Local Government by the
The City of Albany has a new budget in place for the 2017-18 fiscal year following action taken at a brief special meeting last Wednesday, June 14. All members were on hand for the budget’s second reading.
The council was first presented
Clinton County Board of Education met for just over an hour for its regular business meeting Monday, June 19 with all members present. The board heard several presentations, recognized students and dealt with several general issues.
The meeting opened with a representative
Entertainment has been high on the list for Clinton County in the past few days and will continue on a daily basis through the end of this week, and all of
Temperatures are on the rise and outdoor activities are on the minds of all Clinton County and area residents as the calendar moves into the early portion of June.
In just over a week, the Clinton County Fairgrounds will be the hub of activity here with the start of the 2017 Clinton County Fair schedule of events. Those attending this year’s fair, which runs June
It was standing room only Friday night at Lindle Castle Gymnasium as the 100th class graduated from Clinton County High School. Above, family, friends and spectators filled the seats as 130 students
A Wayne County, Kentucky man who has been incarcerated on charges of double murder since August, 2014, has plead guilty to both killings and will spend the rest of his life
One of Clinton County’s busiest intersections, the intersection of KY. 90 and U.S. 127, is about to get a make over and hopefully, according to members
The monthly term of Clinton Circuit Court was conducted Thursday, June 8 with Circuit Judge David L. Williams presiding over the court proceedings.
The following are cases in which some type of resolutions were made, either sentencing, plea agreements, rulings and/or trial
Clinton County Board of Education held its monthly work session last Thursday afternoon, June 15 with all members present except Jeff Sams.
The board was first presented a report from Clinton County Middle School Principal Teresa Scott about MAP testing and data
A local man who was the driver of a vehicle that struck a pedestrian in north Albany two months ago is one of 14 individuals charged in indictments by the Clinton County Grand Jury, which met in regular session on Thursday, June 8. The true bills
The Clinton County School District is one step closer to acquiring a new and much needed facility to replace some older buildings and provide more space for operations.
The facility and property in question is the Clinton Center, known by most as
Governor Matt Bevin recently launched the Dual Credit Scholarship Program for the 2016-17 school year. And, in its first year alone, is paying dividends to many students across Kentucky, as well as several here in Clinton County.
“Dual credit courses provide life
Albany City Council held its regular meeting last Tuesday, June 6 with all members present and various items of business on the agenda.
The council first recognized a Shortcut Road resident, Ann Scott, pertaining to speeding problems on that particular road.
The Clinton County Fairgrounds is going to be a busy place over the next several days, and the place to be for many people, locally and out-of-town. After the Molly Hatchet and Blackfoot Concert ends late Friday night, the fairgrounds will be open again hours later
The Clinton County Fair will kick off it’s annual week of fun and festivities this Saturday, however, the Fair Board has been hard at work months ahead of time to complete updates and repairs to the grounds itself in order to provide
The trial of a Clinton County man, Travis Slone, accused in relation to the death of James D. Guffey last September, ended in a mistrial and hung jury following a trial last week in Clinton Circuit Court. The victim is
The unemployment rate in Clinton County, although lower than many areas of the state, continues to be higher than the area, state and national averages according to the latest jobless rate survey for Kentucky’s 120 counties.
Clinton County’s unemployment in March stood
NCAA gave Louisville the hammer
In this basketball crazy state, there are three kinds of collegiate fans:
1. Kentucky fans that hate Little Brother Louisville.
Future of Football looks bright
Trisha Miller sent in a photo that appears elsewhere this week in SPORTS of the group of campers who enjoyed attending last Saturday’s Friends of Football
Monday night’s scramble winners at 76 Falls Country Club were Mike Riddle, Trevor Riddle, Clayton Brown and Larry Ferguson.
Winning first place in a scramble hosted last weekend at 76 Falls Country Club was Trevor Riddle, Adam Marcum, Donovan Edwards and Gary Latham.
Another Memorial Day is here – another tourism season, too
We have finally made it through those seven pesky winters this region associates with the arrival of spring/summer weather, with perhaps a slight jump of the gun
Jon-Allen Cross will be traveling to South Carolina July 8 – 10 for Top Gun football camp. Following that, he will travel to Canton, Ohio. home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 11 – 15 to
Clinton County’s Zack McFall has made school histroy this year by being the first tennis player to make the state tournament.
Last week, McFall finished in the final four of the regionals
Samantha Flowers made contact with a pitch last Tuesday against Wayne County. The Lady Bat Dawgs lost the contest, 14-4, and move to 2-20 on the year. This week, the Lady Dawgs will wrap up regular season play and
Clinton County Farm Bureau is proud to congratulate its four winners of the $500 scholarships presented recently at graduation at Clinton County High School.
Matthew Hunter, son of Mitchell and Kathy Hunter,
Sells to celebrate 50th
anniversary
Alvin and Margie Sells will be celebrating their 50th anniversary on Tuesday, June 20. You are invited to Contender’s Hall at Clear Fork Baptist Church on
Clinton County Fair Miss Teen was crowned Tuesday night at the Clinton County Fair with Emily Young picking up first runner-up honors. She is the daughter of Jennifer Young of Monticello, Kentucky. Audrey Young
The Clinton County Fair drew to a close last week with a reported successful run attendance wise throughout the entire schedule. Likely the largest night, attendance wise, was Friday night’s program that included the Demolition Derby competition,
As I notice my surroundings today, I cannot help but reflect on exactly what it is to be an addict. When I was growing up, I used to know a couple of alcoholics. I would see them on a fairly regular basis. I would see these
Dalton Gregory, a 9th grade student at the Webb School, recently earned A Honor Roll status for the fourth quarter of the 2016-17 school year.
Dalton is the son of Franks Jr. and Kathleen Gregory, of Albany.
Clinton County News traveled to Cozumel Mexico, Isla Pasion, on May 25th with Sherry Elmore, Dwayne Irwin, Rick Thrasher, Teresa Bookout, Vickie Coleman and Gayle Marcum.
Going on a trip? Take
The Clinton County News traveled to Nassau, Bahamas recently, with Kevin Simmon and Felicia “Drew” Hagan for a summer vacation.
Going on a trip? Take the Clinton County News along
Winners of Monday night’s Clinton County Fair Little Miss and Mister Pageant were Lainey Price and Brody Hines, center. Price is the daughter of Darrin and Nikki Price of Campbellsville. Hines is the son of Jared and Jefra Hines,
Looking back, I have a lot of bad memories of where my addiction has taken me. I try to think of good times, yet can only place every good memory into times when I was living clean and sober. I have good memories of before I
