Cydney Sampson will reign over the weekend festivities as Miss Foothills 2018. She is the daughter of Tim and the late Elaine Sampson.
It’s a little hard to believe that a year has come and gone since Clinton County had one of the largest and most entertaining weekend celebrations on the square with Foothills Festival XXXVIII.
But sure enough, a full round of seasons have come and gone, and here we are, once again set to host our main outdoor fall celebration of the year and welcome the world to Albany and Clinton County for this weekend’s Foothills Festival – version XXXIX.
As has been the case since the motto was adopted in those first and comparably
The Clinton County Volley Dawgs swept the 16th District Tournament by defeating Cumberland County and Russell County in three games each.
This is the second district title in as many years making
Absentee voting is now underway for Kentucky’s November 6 general election, according to Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes.
“Kentuckians who cannot get to the polls on election day have the option of voting absentee before
By Al Cross
Kentucky Health News
Clinton County, like most of the rest of the nation, suffered through one of the worst
Deputy Clerk Nathan Collins sworn in as Clerk, plans write-in run
It was a sad and tragic day for Clinton County on Thursday as Shelia Booher passed away in Nashville, Tennessee after being
James L. Smith, 58, of Albany, was arrested early Saturday morning, by Albany Police Department Officer Jeremy Ferguson who was answering a call of a burglary in progress.
The Foothills Festival is around three weeks away and spectators will have plenty of music to enjoy during the third weekend of October.
This year, a special tribute to Jerry Perdue has
Growing to seeing well over 100 people coming together under the lights Saturday night, the All For Benny Gala, hosted by the Clinton County Community Foundation, was a tremendous success in just it’s second year.
U.S. Congressman James Comer, taking advantage of a break in the congressional schedule for the past few weeks, has spent some time visiting some of his 35 First District Counties, including a hand full of stops Monday in Albany
Clinton County Board of Education, after taking some public comments on the proposed 2018-19 school district tax rates, proceeded to vote 3-2 to officially adopt the proposed rates at 45.4 cents per $100 assessed value on both real estate and personal property.
Clinton County Board of Education held its monthly meeting last Thursday, October 11 with three of four active members present.
The board first approved board minutes, voted to pay claims and bills and approved between meeting disbursements,
The “newest” version of the K-Prep Accountability System for school districts was recently released, the third model in the past decade, and although most districts in the state showed a need for improvement, Clinton students held their own with the state, doing very well
include baby show, pageants, gospel singing
A much anticipated change from the summer-like weather conditions we’ve been enduring in this early fall season is expected to arrive later this week, with much cooler
Ronnie Guffey stared down an official during the 2005 Sweet 16 semi-final game against Paducah-Tilghman. That 71-56 Clinton County victory was Guffey’s last win
The Clinton County Farm Bureau, along with the Clinton County Extension Service, held the first annual Farm Safety Day at The Blue Grass Stockyards on Thursday.
Clinton County Clerk Shelia Booher is in critical condition after suffering a massive stroke this past weekend at her home.
It is still too early to tell when Booher will be able
The 2017-18 school year, not only in Clinton County but many sections of the state and nation, was somewhat tumultuous. And in Clinton County, it was for various reasons.
A harsh winter, a hard flu season locally
The Clinton County Relay For Life Committee kicked off its 2018-19 fundraising campaign with a meeting last Thursday evening, September 27 at the Early Childhood Center.
A total of six members, including ACS Relay For Life Area
Planning meetings for a celebration of life to honor Clinton County World War II hero, the late 1Lt. Garlin Murl Conner, continue to be held and details about the celebration are being announced as they are
One of Clinton County’s most iconic political figures, Billy Joe Coop, died at his home last Tuesday, September 25, at the age of 74.
Coop was elected as Clinton
Kayli Hadley went up for a block during Clinton County’s game against Metcalfe County in the first round of the district tournament. Clinton County won the district having beat Metcalfe, 3-0, and Russell County
The Clinton County Bulldogs improved to 7-1 on the year with a win over 5A Barren County Friday night, 32-21.
Head Coach Jamie Miller said their facilities were great to play on.
The Clinton County Soccer Dawgs finished as runners-up in the 15th District tournament last week after defeating Barren County 4-2, in the opening round. Clinton County then faced Glasgow in the championship, but was defeated 4-0. Finishing as runners-up in the district, Clinton County
Big wins for our Dawgs
Friday night’s win at Barren County for our Bulldogs was not just a good win that takes them to a very nice 7-1 season so far, it was a big win for
I felt like I had been kicked in the chest by a mule – yes, while I haven’t felt that force myself, I have seen first-hand the damage a mule kick can do to a human chest.
Braxton Massingale finished tied for the final spot to make a trip to the state tournament, but lost in the one hole playoff. He finished his round with a 77. Gavin Melton finished with a 98, Ryan Bair totaled
Dawgs give up first loss
Clinton County’s perfect season suffered its first blemish last Friday night when the Dawgs fell to the Wildcats of Lynn Camp over at Corbin.
The
Dawgs off to the best start ever
In their first four games, we learned that Clinton County could deliver a thumping on the field, having outscored it’s first four opponents by an impressive 218-30.
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
Back for another run in the Foothills Festival for early events, the Foothills Festival Gospel Singing was another successful show. A nice crowd of Gospel Music fans came out Sunday to the Learning Center Auditorium for the show.
Last weekend, Karly Rains of Albany represented the Clinton County Fair in the Kentucky Fair and Horse Show Association’s Miss Pre-Teen County Fair Pageant. Karly competed against 71 other county fair participants and was crowned the 2018 Miss
Clinton County Middle School 5th grade students were given the chance at a unique learning opportunity Thursday morning when they took the classroom outdoors to Mountain View Recreation Park for a morning-long
Jr. Miss.
The winners in the Jr. Miss Foothills Beauty Pageant Saturday night are shown below. Jr. Miss Foothills was Josefina Carter, center, the daughter of William
Teen Miss
Winners in Saturday’s Teen Miss Foothills Pageant shown below were: Miss Teen, Sydnee Muse, center, daughter of Jessica Muse and James Muse. First runner-up, right,
Amy Garmon Davis and Vincent Patrick Amonett have chosen the first day of their new life together on October 20, 2018. You are invited to share in their joy as they exchange marriage vows at 12:30 pm at Westview
Country Farm and Home, located on Hwy. 111 in Byrdstown, Tennessee, held its annual Farm Fest last Saturday, October 6. Above, The Backroads Band performed while customers enjoyed the free samples of food cooked
As I told you last week. We would start on step 2 to recovery, redemption and peace. Last week I discussed how often I twist and fit these steps specifically to fit me.
You can do the same, if you like, as
First & Farmers National Bank recently announced that employee Danielle Lowhorn has been promoted to Assistant Vice President/Bookkeeping Supervisor. The announcement was made on behalf of First & Farmers National Bank’s Board of Directors by Bank President and
Community Needs
Assessment helps move Kentucky forward
Source: Hayley Pierce, extension marketing manager and
Melody Nall, CEDIK engagement director
