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.
The item was added as an addendum to the agenda and voted on prior to the public comment period, when Superintendent Charlotte Naseif presented the board members–in which all were present–a copy of the proposed motion pertaining to the tax.
The following motion was made by long-time advocate of the tax, Gary Norris, seconded by board chairman Kevin Marcum, and passed with all five members of the board voting in favor.
The motion states, “that the Clinton County Board of Education adopt
As was expected, with no local races for voters to see on Tuesday’s primary election ballot, voter turnout was low in Clinton County at press deadline Tuesday afternoon with just a few hours of polling remaining for the
Friday, May 17, the 102nd graduating class of Clinton County High School walked across the stage in Lindle Castle Gymnasium and moved from students to alumni in a matter of seconds.
Clinton County Fiscal Court held a lengthy regular meeting last Thursday, May 16 with all members present and an array of items being either voted on or discussed.
The one hour and 20-minute session began with a
[Editor’s note: The following article was written for the most part by Wayne County Outlook News Editor Melodie Phelps, and is being reprinted here with permission. Portions of the article regarding the relationship between Conley Bottom and local
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 Albany Clinton County Chamber of Commerce hosted a full house of contestants, family members and the general public Monday afternoon at the Albany First Baptist Church all-purpose room for the public viewing of
The Clinton County Middle School held a Spring Carnival Saturday on the soccer field. The event lasted from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and stayed completely busy for the duration of the event.
Friday night the Relay for Life event kicked off with the opening ceremonies and a lap around Clinton County High School’s gym floor for cancer survivors as seen below. After the first several
The 2019 Clinton County Relay For Life event will be held Friday, April 19 from 5-9 p.m. at the Clinton County High School gymnasium, and once again, there will be something for everyone during the American Cancer Society’s signature
Last Wednesday, every student at Clinton County Middle School was presented with a pair of shoes and a pair of socks as part of an outreach program by Foothills Community Church.
Albany City Council met last Tuesday, May 7 in regular session with all members present. The mayor and council members spent the majority of the one-hour meeting discussing water related problems and equipment needs for the water department.
With little fanfare and a low turnout expectation in both Clinton County and across the state, the 2019 May primary election is now less than a week away.
When voters go to the polls next Tuesday, May
Clinton County Fiscal Court held a special call meeting last Tuesday night, April 30 with only one item of business on the agenda, that being a proposal to apply for a radio project grant, which turned out to be more related to a safety
The 11th annual Kindergarten Commencement program for 2019 will be held Friday, May 10 at the Clinton County Early Childhood Center.
These young students will be those who will move into post secondary education and most of
The Clinton County Recreation Park Board held its regular meeting Thursday, April 25 with eight members present.
The primary discussion centered around the need tokeep the ball fields in good playing condition throughout the season and again
The Albany Independent League kicked off its season Saturday morning with the annual parade through town. The league board decided not to hold the traditional opening ceremonies as in past years, but instead decided to keep the parade
video contest
A new program sponsored by the Albany – Clinton County Chamber of Commerce designed to promote our county, as well as get the younger aged residents involved in showing their love for this place we call
The latest term of Clinton Circuit Court was held April 11 with Circuit Judge David L. Williams presiding over the docket.
The following are cases in which some type of final resolution and ruling were made and/or
Trooper Jason Warinner is investigating a collision that occurred Sunday, July 8 at approximately 12:30 p.m. on U.S. 127 in the city limits of Albany.
Daniel Duvall, 29, of Albany, was traveling southbound on U.S. 127 when he
Abby Tallent made contact with the ball during the first inning against Russell County in the opening round of the 16th District Tournament. Clinton County lost the game, 12-2, in five innings.
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
Below left, Evan Claborn made a catch at first to get the batter out against Monroe County, while Jaxen Wallace took the mound to start the game. Clinton County lost the contest by a final score of, 11-0.
On May 1, the Clinton County High School Tennis teams competed in the 16th District tennis tournament. Two doubles teams placed during the tournament with Jackson Harlan and Dane Harlan with first place, defeating
Congrats to the Class of ’19
This is the week that traditionally I remind everyone who has a young adult who will be accepting a diploma at this week’s graduation ceremony, to take a couple of minutes
Let’s call that a bad day at the track all the way around
That wasn’t even a good race if it had been a clean run.
So last week we
In the above photo, Makenzie Staton didn’t get the tag in time as the runner was safe at third on Saturday against Jackson County.
Right, Cydney Sampson
Kentucky’s biggest sporting event
Believe it or not, most of the world isn’t really that upset when the Kentucky Wildcats don’t win a championship or even make a Final Four in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
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
The Clinton County Industrial Development Authority held its second call meeting in as many weeks last Friday morning, May 24. Five of seven members were present for the 20-minute meeting which contained only one item of business.
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The 18th Abduction by James Patterson
Congratulations
graduates, and good luck
The month of May is a special time in Kentucky. Spring is in full swing, and the entire country has its focus on
On May 9, 2019, DeAnn Wallen graduated from Western Kentucky University with a Master of Science degree, majoring in Speech-Language Pathology. She is currently pursuing employment as a Speech-Language Pathologist in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
In place for over 20 years, the Kentucky Drug Court program has been successful in restoring lives, reuniting families and making communities such as Albany and Clinton County safer for the general public. The program is recognized
Albany Mayor Lyle Pierce and Clinton County Judge/Executive Ricky Craig signed a proclamation to declare the week of May 12 to May 18, 2019, as National Nursing Home Week and adopt the theme “Live Soulfully” as a way of
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1096 was established on November 24, 1945.
The charter was signed by 69 local heroes, including Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Garlin Murl Conner.
What began as a small event in 1986 has now blossomed into one of the largest events of its kind in the country.
This year’s 33rd Annual Catch A Rainbow Kids Fishing
A little more than 14 years ago, the Albany First Baptist Church started the planning and construction on a new facility to add on to the existing building located just off the square in Albany. On Sunday night, with
Taylor Watson and Brandon Ferguson are happy to announce their forthcoming marriage.
Taylor is the daughter of Danny and Kendra Watson of Burkesville Kentucky.
