Albany Fire Department was dispatched to the Clinton County Jail around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday morning when a fire broke out in one of the storage rooms.
Upon investigation from Kentucky State Police Arson Investagtor Alex Wesley and the State Fire Marshall’s office, it was determined that the fire inside the jail was a result of arson.
Adam L. Smith, 31, of Albany, was arrested today (Wednesday) at 1:18 PM CST at the Albany Police Department and charged with one count of arson, 1st degree and 20 counts of wanton endangerment in the 1st Degree. Smith, a Clinton County Deputy Jailer, is believed to have intentionally started a fire in a storage closet inside the jail that was occupied by 19 inmates and 1 other deputy jailer according to the Kentucky
The Albany Fire Department was called to the scene of a fire at the Clinton County Jail at about 4:30 Tuesday morning
Albany Fire Chief Robert Roeper said there was no structural damage to the building, but the cause of the fire was still yet unknown.
“Some people are calling it the storage room and some is calling it the uniform room,” Roeper said. “The sprinkler head did activate and knocked the
Long-time Kentucky House of Representative member Jeff Hoover, following a week of accusations that included sexual harassment of a staff member, has resigned his position as the Speaker of the House, but vows to remain a member of the House.
“I am announcing my resignation as speaker of the House effective immediately,” Hoover said at a news confearence at the Capitol Annex. “I will continue to serve as state representative for the people of the 83rd District” in south-central Kentucky.
Travis Slone entered a guily plea Monday to a charge of second degree manslaughter on Monday this week in the shooting death of James D. Guffey last year.
According to Commonwealth Attorney Jesse M. Stockton, the defendant was originally charged with first degree manslaughter after a Clinton County Grand Jury indictment following the September 12, 2016 shooting.
Stockton said he recommended a sentence of seven years
The 14th annual Christmas at Home Toy and Food drive is now officially underway in Albany and Clinton County and nonperishable food items and new toys are now being accepted, with more specific locations to be announced in the weeks ahead.
The annual event, catered to help less fortunate families and children around the holidays, specifically the Christmas season, is noted as the city/county toy and food drive and is also sponsored by WANY 100.9 FM radio, the Clinton County News, and Chamber of Commerce as well as the city and county
Summer weather is behind us and even fall sports are nearly over at Clinron County High School, leaving most sports fans to begin thinking about one thing – basketball.
While the start of the 2017-18 season is still a couple of weeks away, roundball fans hankering for the start of Big Blue action can get a little relief this weekend.
The last of three events that had many local drivers turning their heads on Ky. 90 passed across Clinton County last week when some 25 Corvettes made their way from west to east on Wednesday afternoon.
In the above photo, Kentucky State Police Trooper First Class Jonathan Biven, driving the KSP owned red Corvette, leads one of the caravans of Kentucky made sports cars through Clinton County on Ky. 90 as they passed through the Cartwright Community.
The plans for revitalizing the total “downtown” area of Albany are still in full swing following the second meeting of the group spearheading the effort on Tuesday of last week.
The first meeting gave those who attended a basic rundown of plans to do several things in the county in order to make it more appealing and more “user friendly” to those who live in Albany and for those who come to visit from out of town.
After a well-publicized “rocky patch” in its history several years ago, the Albany/Clinton County Wellness Center appears now to be a well-used and highly appreciated asset to the county.
Offering local and area residents an affordable facility with modern equipment and features to enhance the healthy lifestyles of those interested, the Wellness Center sees a constant stream of traffic going and coming.
Like any well-used facility, however, there comes a time when
There were no elections in Clinton County or across Kentucky this year, but the 2018 elections will more than make up for the off-year balloting as everything from local to state to federal offices, as well as judicial seats, are to be decided all across the state next year.
Not only will the primary see a very heavy ballot, but the fall ballot–with non-partisan city and school board races included, will also keep county clerk’s offices across the state busy the entire election cycle.
Clinton County Clerk Sheila