A fun summer is right around the corner for those in Albany and Clinton County and several groups in the community are dedicated to making that happen.
“Downtown Derby” will see it’s inaugural run Saturday, May 4, with a host of activities for all ages, coinciding with the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby that same Saturday.
The groups working to bring the new event to Albany include the Clinton County Community Foundation, the Clinton County PTA, Albany Masonic Lodge, Clinton County Extension Office, and the Albany/Clinton County Chamber of Commerce.
“The Foothills Committee has been awesome to allow us to use their space on the square,” PTA President Sarah Browning said. “They are willing to help out in any way.”
Browning said they want this event to grow each year and potentially work its way up to being a Foothills Festival type event for the spring time in order to kick off the
A young man who was charged over a year and-a-half ago in relation to a vehicular crash that claimed the life of a local 911 Dispatcher, Walter “Russell” Aaron, has been sentenced in Overton County, Tennessee.
According to Lindsey Cadle, Assistant District Attorney General, Chance White, of Livingston, pled guilty to
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:
Joni L. Foster, 45, of Albany, Kentucky, was arrested April 7, 2024, by Albany Police Officer Parker Hickman.
Foster was charged with operating a motor
The May Primary Election is drawing closer, and although there will be few contested races on the Clinton County ballot, filing is already underway for the General Election in November.
The local fall election will see more interest and contested races and some non-partisans races will appear on the ballot in
The Clinton County School District, thanks to a collaboration with the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, will be able to meet a state mandate by having an SRO (School Resource Officer) in each school facility starting with the 2024-25 school term.
The school board, meeting in special session last Tuesday, April 9,
Monday’s solar eclipse brought residents out of their homes and businesses to view the show in the sky with Monday’s solar eclipse.
Although clouds intermittently obscured the view, for the most part, the viewing opportunity was fantastic, with over 90 percent of the sun’s surface being blocked by the moon crossing
Albany City Council met in regular session last Tuesday, April 2, with a couple of presentations being made about downtown events coming up on Kentucky Derby Day in May.
All council members were on hand for the half-hour meeting.
The Fire Recovery Agreement was briefly discussed under old business, with it being
The parking lot adjacent to the Lindle Castle Gymasium was filled with ambulances and other emergency vehicles from across the state Saturday, in honor of Chastian McWhorter, who was killed last week when the ambulance he was driving was involved in
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:
Darrell Murphy, 50, of Albany, Kentucky, was arrested April 1, 2024, by Clinton County Sheriff Ricky Marcum.
.Murphy was charged with criminal possession of a
The latest delay in work on the Justice Center demolition process, as hoped for by local officials, ended quickly, and work on the project by contractors resumed this past Monday, April 8–after only about a two week stoppage.
Although some additional work, that of installing a curtain and drainage system has
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
Clinton Circuit Court was in session for the first time in 2024 on January 11 with Circuit Judge David L. Williams presiding over the court docket.
The calendar was lighter than usual, however, almost half of the proceedings involved defendants appearing for arraignment on various charges.
A total of 15 individuals appeared,
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
Caleb Thrasher made contact with the ball during Clinton County’s home opener against Pickett County on Monday. Clinton County won the contest by a final score of 3-1.
Matt Duvall took the mound
Landree’s accolades keep coming – II
Last week I noted that our Landree Moons had been named the 4th Region Player of the Year by the 4th Region Athletic Director’s Association, and as it turns out, the awards continued to stack up last week.
In addition to the aforementioned honor, Moons was
The Clinton County Lady Dawgs won its first game of the 16th District Tournament Sunday afternoon as Clinton County took on Cumberland County.
Clinton County finished the regular season in the number four slot, having to play the number five seed for a chance to advance in the district tournament.
Monday night
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
