Energix Renewables hosted a “town hall” type meeting last Wednesday at the VFW Post in Albany.
The reason for the public gathering was to inform the public of an upcoming project in the works to install solar panels on 833 acres on the top of the mountain near Duvall Valley.
According to Director of Project Development Shawn Hershberger, the meeting is mainly to inform the public of how the process to install the solar panels works.
Energix Renewables is a company based in Arlington, Virginia.
“This is our first project in Kentucky,” Hershberger said. “We will hire contractors as local as we can.”
The construction part of the solar panel process will take anywhere from 12 to 18 months.
“It has a lot of potential for local impact and not only for that 18 month period, but if people come to work on this panel project, then that’s a marketable skill they’ve learned,” Hershberger said. “This
Law enforcement officers from the area continue to battle the local war on drugs, and criminal activity in general, which resulted in the following recent arrests:
Christopher Glen Hughes, 45, of Monticello, Kentucky, was arrested in Clinton County and booked June 2, 2024.
Hughes was charged with operating a motor vehicle under
The 2024 Clinton County Fair will get an earlier than usual start year, with extended days of activities and some new events that are sure to be fan favorites.
The fair will extend over a 10-day period, with one or more events being on tap each day and night, starting this
Albany City Council held another lengthy regular meeting last Tuesday, June 4, with all council members present.
Only a few items of business were actually voted on during the one hour and 15 minute session. The bulk of the meeting pertained to the city’s water system, progress being made, and a
Clinton County Board of Education held a special called meeting Monday, June 10, with five of six members present. The just over one hour session included a Capstone presentation, an early superintendent’s evaluation, and several bidding project votes on the action items.
Superintendent Wayne Ackerman first presented the Capstone presentation pertaining
As expected, a large number of local non-partisan candidates that will appear on the November General Election ballot waited until the final day of filing–Tuesday, June 4, to toss their hats in the ring.
A total of eight candidates filed for some type of race in the Clinton County Clerk’s office
Law enforcement officers from the area continue to battle the local war on drugs, and criminal activity in general, which resulted in the following arrests last week:
Shelly L. Muse, 40, of Albany, Kentucky, was arrested April 15, 2024, by Albany Police Officer Parker Hickman.
Muse was charged with distribution of obscene
The Clinton Judicial Center PDB (Project Development Board) held its regular monthly meeting last Friday morning, April 19, with a quorum present and only limited items to be acted on.
Board members and others on hand did discuss aspects of the project and next steps in the process.
In action that was
The Clinton County Lady Bat Dawgs invited five other teams to participate in the Kentucky/Tennessee “Border Wars” event held at Clinton County High School last Saturday.
The teams who participated were Cumberland County, Russell County and The Lady Dawgs representing Kentucky, while Upperman, Clay County and Livingston Academy represented Tennessee.
In the
Clinton County Fiscal Court has given the green light for the agreement between the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office and Clinton County Board of Education to supply School Resource Officers (SROs) in each school beginning with the 2024-25 school year.
The fiscal court, during its regular meeting last Thursday, voted to approve
Preschool students at Early Childhood Center spent most of the morning riding their trikes at Mountain View Park for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
Those students who participated raised $3,145 as a group, with William Grey raising $800, Walker Vitatoe with $600 and Elise Brewington finished third with $345.
In the photo below,
A Clinton County man was found dead on April 9, 2024. Carlos Allan Neal, 76, lived on Bell Camp Road in Clinton County, was found dead at his residence.
According to Coroner Lonnie Scott, preliminary findings indicated Neal passed away of cardiac arrest.
“The last time anyone talked to him was Saturday
Just five days following a lengthy special called meeting, the Clinton County Board of Education held a much shorter regular session this past Monday, April 15, with all board members on hand.
The board first recognized four Rogers Scholars students, two from the eighth grade and two CCHS students. They include
The monthly session of Clinton Circuit Court was held on February 8 with Circuit Judge David L. Williams presiding. The Clinton County Grand Jury also convened for its monthly session on that date, returning true bills in open circuit court charging four individuals on various counts.
The following actions from the
Will Monday, February 26, be the actual “start” of the demolition of existing buildings that will eventually be the site of the new Clinton County Justice Center?
Clinton County Judge/Executive Ricky Craig, the PDB members and a host of local residents who have been awaiting that important phase of the overdue
Clinton Fiscal Court held its regular monthly meeting last Thursday, February 15, with all magistrates present.
The agenda was more brief than usual, but a couple of jail items were discussed and a little over half of the total 35 minute session was held in executive session to discuss personnel, with
Albany City Council held yet another special called meeting last Wednesday afternoon, February 14, on the water line project for Duvall Valley and surrounding areas.
Five of six members were on hand, with Councilman Junior Gregory joining the session via Zoom. Councilwoman Renee York was unable to attend the called meeting.
The
Clinton County Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting Monday, February 19, with all members present. The session was also the first official meeting with new schools superintendent Wayne Ackerman at the helm.
The meeting was brief, lasting approximately 20 minutes, with the first portion consisting or recognition of several
City council approves funds for Water Study at special meeting
The City of Albany now has funding in place for a comprehensive Water Study of the city’s water system to soon begin, thanks to the Clinton County Community Foundation, a local non-profit community-based organization.
Albany City Council, meeting in special session last
A local man has been charged with five counts, including criminal attempt to commit murder and 1st degree arson by the Clinton County Grand Jury.
The grand jury, convening on January 11 in regular session, handed down the true bills against Michael V. Taylor, 39, which stemmed from an alleged incident
It’s a bit slower now, and the dead period isn’t here yet
Sports activities have slowed considerably for the past several days locally, especially surrounding the high school athletes, who are taking a little breather after the end of the 2024 school year.
Not to fear, it’ll begin to pick up before
Karly Rains made contact during Monday night’s game against Barren County. Clinton County lost the game 6-5 in eight innings to snap a 13 game winning streak. The Lady Bat Dawgs are 17-5 on the year.
Landree is a Bearcat
A big crowd was on hand Friday afternoon in the Lindle Castle Gymnasium as family, teammates and friends watched all-time leading Lady Bulldogs standout ink her name onto the forms to take the next step in her basketball career.
Moons, while she will be “always a Bulldog”, will
Pope – hopefully the right hire at the right time
Watching UK’s ceremonial introduction of its newest head men’s basketball coach at Sunday’s press conference was one of the more exciting things I’ve seen in several weeks when it comes to the Cats’ roundball program.
What was billed as a press conference
Lexi Messer made contact during an at bat during Clinton County’s game against Nordonia, OH on Friday in Myrtle Beach. Clinton County came from behind to win 8-3. Clinton County also defeated Princeton, WV, 14-3, Socastee SC, 7-1, Keyser WV, 16-8
UK basketball just turned upside down
It happens during every NCAA Final Four stretch, the coaching roller coaster gets underway and it’s always a wild ride.
This time, for UK fans, the ride was a completely upside down trip.
First, after another first round loss in the Dance, UK fans were livid and
Submitted by Jessica Owens Sullivan and Dipesh Soma / SKY Sports co-chair
The recent conclusion of our basketball season at SKY Sports marked yet another successful chapter in our organization’s history.
We exceeded 250 participants, all actively engaged either playing basketball or cheerleading. We welcomed Preschool – 5th grade from Clinton, Cumberland
Spring break brings a lull
before the rush
With the arrival of spring break for our high school students, comes a little lull in local sports activities.
The Bat Dawgs are in Panama City Beach, Florida, competing in a spring classic there, while the Lady Bat Dawgs have headed to the east coast
Austin Arms put the ball in play on Saturday during Clinton County’s home game against Livingston Academy. The Bat Dawgs won the game 12-2 and move to 6-3 on the year.
Austin Arms
A new boys’ champion and one of the best tournaments in awhile
The Lyon County Lyons (yes, that’s how they spell it) are the new KHSAA Sweet 16 boys’ basketball champions after a thrilling Saturday (as it should be) championship game.
The Lyons, with U.K. signee and Kentucky all-time leading scorer Travis
Members of the Clinton County High School Technology Student Association recently attended a state competition at the Kentucky Technology Students Association Conference in Louisville, along with media instructor James Walker.
Five members of the group qualified for the national competition held later this year in Orlando, Florida
The five-member team won the
The Clinton County Retired Teacher’s Association has once again announced its winners for the annual “My Grandparent Should Be AARP Grandparent of the Year, Because . . .” essay contest.
Held amongst students from the Clinton County Middle School 5th grade English class, Tabitha Myers coordinates the essay contest for her
Several officials who have been involved in the long process of getting a new Justice Center building in Albany were on hand this past Sunday afternoon at the site where the facility will be built, for a ceremonial start of the demolition process.
The demolition of the buildings two blocks north
Albany Mayor James Bray was the guest speaker at last Thursday’s Albany – Clinton County Chamber of Commerce meeting.
Bray spent most of his presentation explaining the causes and steps of repair surrounding the recent near county-wide water outage, as well as explaining some of the steps being taken to secure
Clinton County High School student Tyler Guffey, a senior, has been selected as a Steele-Reese Foundation Scholar for the 2023 Governor’s Scholars Program.
Guffey is the son of Robin and Randall Guffey.
The Steele-Reese Foundation made a very generous donation to the Governor’s Scholars Program to support and recognize Governor’s Scholars from
The Clinton County High School Cheerleaders hosted a pancake breakfast Saturday at the high school cafeteria, giving local residents the opportunity to also talk with Santa and Mrs. (Mary) Claus, as well as have photos taken with the couple. The Grinch was also on hand, making appearances throughout the morning.
The Clinton County Board of Education recognized Mrs. Angela Sloan and the fourteen students in her dual credit ENG 101 class at Clinton County High School during its meeting Monday, December 18, 2023. The students were recognized for their current community
Local radio station WANY celebrated a big event last week with the recognition of its 65th anniversary of being on the air in the Albany, Clinton County and surrounding communities. During Thursday’s festivities and Open House, a group of WANY personalities and Albany – Clinton County Chamber of Commerce members
Several members of the Albany – Clinton County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony last week to mark the opening of Albany’s newest business, Federated Auto Parts. Located at 144 Wolf River Dock Road, Federated Auto Parts has occupied
At their recent annual meeting, the membership of the Kentucky Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences elected Christy Stearns as their 2024 President.
Christy is the Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent in Clinton County where she has served for 16 years. Prior to coming back home to work in
