Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron has reported the following arrest activity during the past week:
Attempted murder,
drug charges
On February 17, 2021, deputies Jerry Coffey and Derek Dennis were following up on a suspected drug dealer.
The deputies located the suspect on East Highway 90 at 6:33 pm.
The operator then turned into the Valero station. Once a traffic stop was conducted, the driver of the vehicle tried to flee the scene, almost running over one of the deputies.
After the vehicle ignition was turned off by the second deputy, the driver refused to exit the vehicle and had to
The CCHS Academic Team competed in the 15th District Governor’s Cup on Tuesday, January 19 and Saturday, January 23, securing the championship for the 10th consecutive year.
The Quick Recall Team placed first.
The FPS team placed first.
The following students placed in written assessment:
•Kendra Bertram (4th in Arts and Humanities and 5th
Not all of the students were thrilled about having to let their balloon go free, but in the end, they all turned them loose and watched them rise high into the sky.
Facility staff noted that donations by Majors Pizza, Sonic, and Town and Country Flowers and Gifts made the celebration possible.
Eleven Clinton County residents have received academic honors at Lindsey Wilson College for the 2020 fall semester.
Macy Campbell, Ashlie Cross, Joelie Hicks, and Matthew Hunter were named to the President’s List.
Madison Adkins, Abigail Craig, Cheyanne Davis, Zachary McFall, Cydney Sampson, Chyiann Sexton, and Alexis Wells were named to the Dean’s List.
Students named to the President’s List earned a 4.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and attempted at least
The following was taken from an interview done by Walton Haddix on October 3, 2002 for the Clinton County Historical Society-Library of Congress Veterans History Project.
Frank Abston was born on January 7, 1918, the seventh of ten children Richard Blaine and Fanny Ellen Summers Abston were blessed with. The family lived on a small farm in the Highway Community of Clinton County, which was located midway between Albany and Burkesville, Ky.
Blaine Abston
The Med Center – Albany sent this human interest development to the Clinton County News this week regarding a Clinton County patient there, Ms. Lera Sue Johnson, who has terminal cancer and also now has COVID-19.
A long-time employee at the Clinton County Tyson chicken processing plant, she loves to go to work and her work family is her family. Her goal was that she wanted to live long enough to work at Tyson for 20 years.
First & Farmers National Bank recently announced the promotion of two longtime employees at the Albany Market location.
Janice Harris has been promoted to Albany Market President and Shannon Roeper has been promoted to Vice President/Albany Main Office Bank Manager/Loan Officer.
Janice Harris was born and raised in Albany. She was Valedictorian of the 1977 graduating class of Clinton County High School. She has completed extensive bank-related trainings
Albertson is shown above right, taking the oath of office as it was being administered by Clinton County Circuit Clerk Jake Staton.
First / Residence
Albany Clinton County Chamber of Commerce President Lisa Beard, left, is shown with Pattie Upchurch, who earned first place in the Hometown Holidays Trail of Lights contest in the residence division.
The contest was a joint venture between the Chamber of Commerce and the Clinton County Cooperative Extension Office.
The Upchurch family’s first place win earned them a $100 gift certificate from Courtney’s Jewelry and
Second/Residence
Albany Clinton County Chamber of Commerce President Lisa Beard, right, is shown with Aubrey and Lexie Messer, who earned a second place in the Hometown Holidays Trail of Lights contest in the residence division.
The contest was a joint venture between the Chamber of Commerce and the Clinton County Cooperative Extension Office.
The Messer family’s second place win earned them a $75 gift certificate from The Klassic