A prisoner from Albany, Kentucky, being held in the Wayne County Detention Center in neighboring Monticello, Kentucky, has escaped and at press time Tuesday, remains at large.
According to Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron, on March 27, 2022, at 8:27 pm, the Wayne County Monticello 911 Dispatch Center received a call from the Detention Center reporting that prisoner Joseph Payton, of Albany, Ky., had escaped.
Multiple units from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and Monticello Police Department responded to the Detention Center.
Upon arrival all units learned that the Detention Center employees could not confirm how long the escapee had been missing.
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The Clinton County Grand Jury returned several true bills during its regular monthly session on March 3 in open circuit court.
The local grand jury handed down the following indictments in March:
Clinton County Fiscal Court held a just over half hour special call meeting last Thursday afternoon, December 9, with five of six magistrates present.
The court heard one presentation and voted on three items of business that
Clinton County Grand Jury indictments have been released, and as previously reported by the Clinton County News, those indictments included a 152 count indictment by a local grand jury for alleged sex related offenses involving minor children.
According to Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron the continued investigation into the illegal sales of narcotics by Matthew and Anna Brown from last week has resulted in another arrest.
On November 22, 2021, Deputy Derek Dennis obtained
Clinton County Board of Education held a work session last Tuesday, November 9, and its regular business meeting Monday, November 15.
The work session and regular meeting were the first held with Interim Superintendent Dr. Paula Little
Albany City Council held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday, November 2, with just enough members–four–to constitute a quorum.
A major portion of the meeting pertained to water leaks across the county and specifically in an area
The City of Albany is awaiting the arrival of some $200,000 in federal funding under the Utility Assistance Program and have taken necessary steps to secure that funding due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Albany City Council, during
Clinton Fiscal Court had a busy regular meeting last Thursday, October 21, with all members present and several items of business on the agenda for the meeting that lasted a little over an hour.
Included on the
A heavy case load was on the docket for the monthly term of Clinton Circuit Court held August 12 with Circuit Judge David L. Williams presiding.
The following are cases in which sentencing was held, resolutions were reached or other final rulings were made.
* During a pretrial conference, a plea agreement