The Clinton County High School Football Team took the field Friday night for a scrimmage game against Jellico, Tennessee, and also used the scrimmage as this year’s annual “Meet the Bulldogs.”
In the top photo, the Bulldogs team burst through paper held by the Clinton County Varsity Cheerleaders.
Friday night’s event also served as a time for introdutions, shown in the bottom photo, allowing the fans to get to know this year’s team, including several younger players who make up the middle school team, as well as an introduction of the cheerleading squad.
Face painting was also available as in the photo
Don’t be alarmed Monday if at midday, pets take a nap, animals suddenly become still and everyone around you is wearing strange looking glasses and are looking upward toward the skies.
The Clinton County School system announced last week that it was following a trend of many schools across Kentucky to allow students to stay home next Monday when the “Great American Eclipse” will occur.
Ricky Lee York
A Tennessee man who was originally charged with multiple counts of arson and attempted murder has entered guilty pleas on
Albany City Council held a call meeting last Thursday evening, August 10 with all members present, and although only three items of business were on the agenda, two were discussed at length, as the session lasted an hour and 15 minutes.
The
The City of Albany is operating in the black and apparently doing a pretty good job in handling its finances. That is the overall picture given by auditor Sammy Lee when he reviewed his 2016-17 year audit report in depth with the council at a call
You never know what you might see at the U.S. 127 Yard Sale, and that alone is what brings out many buyers each year.
Included here are
The acquisition of the Somerset Community College Clinton Center, which would become the new home of not only the Clinton County Area Technology Center, but Central Office and other facilities, continued its move forward last week after a series of meetings of the school board and
Albany City Council, meeting in the absence of Mayor Nicky Smith during the regular business portion of the meeting (the mayor had attended the funeral of a family member earlier in the afternoon), dealt with several water related issues, a couple which were originally tabled and
Cross says sale of practice will ultimately make way for more surgeons here
Dr. Tracy Cross recently sold his medical practice to Commonwealth Health Center in hopes of bringing more surgeons to
The Clinton County Grand Jury convened on Monday, August 14 and handed down the following indictments in open Circuit Court.
* Michael S. Glidewell: Criminal trespass first degree, Class A misdemeanor; burglary second degree, Class C felony and
What must seem to have been a short summer vacation to many Clinton County youngsters will come to an end this weekend, as students in the Clinton County school district will report to class to begin the 2017-18 year next Monday, August 7.
The recycling program in Clinton County has been ongoing for the past few years now and by most assessments, has been not only successful but an asset to the county, both financially and in helping the environment and keeping Albany and Clinton County a cleaner place.
The Albany/Clinton County Chamber of Commerce hosted its second annual Job Fair last week and according to Chamber of Commerce Secretary April Speck, the event was better than last year, putting local and area employers together in
The Recreation Park Board’s Executive Committee, with six members present, covered a lot of items at its regular meeting Thursday, July 27.
It was the final meeting prior to this week’s 127 Yard Sale, which is the single
Clinton County Fiscal Court dealt with a trio of issues in two separate special meetings over a five-day period late last week and early this week. Both meetings saw five of six members present with magistrate Patty Guinn absent due to family medical issues.
“The World’s Longest Yard Sale” is set to begin its 30th year run in just one week, as the U.S. 127 Yard Sale will begin an almost 700 mile stretch next week and will run through the heart of Albany
For the second time since taking office as the second-highest ranking public official in Kentucky, Lt. Governor Jenean Hampton visited a location in Clinton County that centers around the welfare of
Clinton County Fiscal Court covered a lot of territory, including road issues, county equipment, county employee pay increases and more during its regular meeting last Thursday, July 20, which ended in verbal flares about county employees’ pay increases.
All members were present
Plans to base operations in Wayne County announced last week
Clinton County’s economy and job numbers took a big hit last week when it was announced that one of the largest employers in the county would be shutting down operations here and
Gridiron action comes to Bulldog Field Friday
Although it still feels like summer outside – after all it is still August – make no mistake about it – fall is on the way and there is no
The Clinton County Golf Dawgs hosted Barren County last week at Dale Hollow State Resort Park. Above, Braxton Denney sent a put toward the hole. He finished with a round of 40. Below Ryan
Mike Anders tourney is this weekend
Always brings me a little pause when the annual Mike Anders Annual Memorial Golf Tournament rolls around and it’s even harder to believe that
Monday night scramble winners from 76 Falls Country Club were Terry Basham, Trevor Riddle, Eric Latham and Clayton Brown.
Monday night scramble winners from 76 Falls Country Club were Tim Hicks, Steve Stearns, Kenneth Ramsey, David Hornling
Monday night scramble winners from 76 Falls Country Club were Mike Riddle, Gene Latham, Larry Ferguson, Avid Napier and Steve Stearns.
Dog days of summer are here (finally), practice well underway
With the start of the 2017-18 school year just around the corner – sorry for that reminder
Monday night scramble winners from 76 Falls Country Club on July 3 were Mike Riddle, Fredrick Honeycutt, Gary Latham, Gene Latham and J.R. Simmons.
Monday night scramble winners
The Medical Center of Albany recently purchased Dr. Tracy Cross’ surgical practice in order to incorporate it within the hospital. Dr. Cross said Friday it will allow the people of Clinton County to get
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MaKenzie Kerney, FFA Reporter
Last month six members of the Clinton County FFA chapter braved the dreaded heat at the Kentucky FFA Leadership Training Center in Hardinsburg, Kentucky. They were
Several week’s ago, MacKenzee Parrigin started a water project in order to supply the Albany Fire Department with plenty of water while on the scene of fires. During that time,
by Gayla Duvall
What’s new at the Clinton County Public Library. www.clintoncountypubliclibrary.org.
Best Sellers: The Late Show by Michael Connelly; The Duchess
On Saturday, August 26th at 7:00 pm Good Neighbors Theatre is proud to announce the opening of its Second Teen Director Series production—Classic Fairy Tales. The theatre is located at 8780 Highway 111 Byrdstown, Tennessee.
GNT is
Two Clinton County youngsters are sporting new wheels as the summer comes to a close, thanks to the Blue Bird Cafe summer school feeding program.
Bryson Farzho, above, and Shaila Pascual,
The Kentucky State Police will be celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2018. In anticipation of this milestone, the agency is seeking the support from Kentucky citizens for a special project to recognize its long service to the Commonwealth.
The Clinton County school board, during a special call meeting last Wednesday evening, laid the groundwork that will eventually lead to the final phase of acquiring the Somerset Community College’s Clinton Center, possibly as early as this fall.
Today I wake each morning, amazed at the simple ability to wake up. Able to watch and remember what each day brings. It wasn’t always like this. During the many years of actively using and abusing drugs there were so many times I was in a
Dyer, Byers to wed
Caleigh Sloan Dyer and Belknap Andrew Byers, both of Albany, Kentucky, announce their engagement. Ms. Dyer is the daughter of Cindy Dyer and the late James Franklin “Jim” Dyer, III. Mr.
