Your Hometown Newspaper since 1949 Albany, KY 42602 - Single Copy 50¢ Thursday, June 28, 2012 Phone: 606-387-5144 - Email: [email protected] - USPS 118-480 One Section • 14 pages Between Lake Cumberland & Dale Hollow Lake Volume 62 • Number 37 Fireworks show set for Tuesday, July 3 The Sixth Annual Fireworks Celebration, As in the past, people from all around come into local community, it also wants tourists visiting boost the economy. held by the Albany/Clinton County Chamber of Albany on the Fourth of July to view the fireworks the area to have a good time and celebrate “It’s going to be comparable to what we’ve Commerce is set this year for Tuesday, July 3, 2012 show. The show can be visible from many areas, Independence Day together with the local crowd. done before,” Collins said. “The main reason we at the fairgrounds around 9 p.m. but it is recommended to come to the fairgrounds “Who goes to the lake and doesn’t want to go on are doing it on the third is because Wednesday Unlike other years in the past, this year will be to get the best view available. Fourth of July weekend ... no one hardly,” Collins is a church night. The singers who will be at the held the day before Independence Day, due to the “The purpose of the fireworks is two-fold. said. “This is a good opportunity for us to have a fairgrounds before the fireworks show are mainly holiday falling in the middle of the work week, One, to give vacationers who are on the lake in fireworks show and get those folks to come off the gospel singers so, many of those people will go to which this year is on Wednesday. our area a place to go view fireworks during the lakes and into our town and view the fireworks church on Wednesday night.” Newly elected Chamber President, J.W. Collins, holiday season and that drives tourism,” Collins and shop, get gas, and they may find out they like Performing Tuesday night will be “Joyful said he expects a large crowd again this year. said. “Two, the fireworks are sponsored by a lot of Clinton County and Albany.” Hearts” and the “Vance Brown Family.” “We are going to have music from six until the local businesses who feel like giving back to The Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to the “Those are two local groups, so they should put nine p.m.,” Collins said. “The goal is to provide the local patrons and to the community for doing development of business in the community and is on a good musical selection for the crowd,” he said. a good atmosphere, and a good, safe place for the business at their locations.” also responsible for promoting Clinton County to community to come to view fireworks.” Not only does the chamber want to impress the attract tourists and potential employers in order to See BANG, page 8 Troxel pleads to reduced charge, Dyer seeks change of venue A Clinton County man who was originally charged with murder faces 16 years in jail on two charges, following a plea of guilty to a lesser charge last Monday, June 18 in Clinton Circuit Court. Anthony D. Troxel, at a pretrial conference last week, entered a plea of guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter-2nd degree in con- nection with the shooting death of James Thomas Dyer, II, 31, of Albany, in an incident that occurred on the night of July 30, 2011 in the Seventy Six Community of Clinton County. Dyer died as the result of injuries sustained from a single shot wound from a .20 gauge shotgun in an incident that occurred around 10:30 p.m. July 30 of last year. According to authorities, the victim and Troxel, then age 35, had been involved in an altercation prior to the shooting. A Clinton County Grand Jury indicted Troxel on a charge of mur- See TROXEL, page 10 Clinton man dies in Pickett wreck A Clinton County man was killed and two other Albany residents injured in a one-vehicle fatality crash that occurred in neighboring Pickett County, Tennessee near Byrdstown early Sunday night, June 24. A ‘Fair’ amount of fun . According to a press release from Public Information Officer Dayla J. Qualls with the Tennessee Department of Safety and Home- Yet another Clinton County Fair has come and gone, and with it, land Security, Robert “Dale” Rains, age 52, of Albany, died from in- a week-long schedule of fun, competition and thrills. juries suffered as a result of the wreck that occurred at approximately Always the best attended night of the fair, the Demolition Derby 8 p.m. Sunday night on Lick Creek Road in Pickett County. night again saw a packed grandstands, as shown in the photo above, According to the report, Rains was the driver of a 1996 Plymouth with the midway set in the background. Above right, one young Neon, which was traveling west on Lick Creek Road. While negoti- competitor in the Family Night shoe in the haystack competition ating a curve, the driver lost control of the vehicle, which overturned recognized a shoe as belonging to a friend, and offered it up before and went off the roadway on the left side and struck a rock bluff. returning to the hunt for his own, while below right, bringing water Two passengers in Rains’ vehicle, 51-year-old Brian Kaminski into the mix always increases the fun level, as was the case during the and 43-year-old Maria Kaminski, also both listed as being from Al- water-relay race Tuesday night. In the photo below, these two girls on a carnival ride appear to have perhaps taken on more than they were expecting as far as the thrill level goes. See WRECK, page 10 This week’s Clinton County News contains a host of photographs from the slate of activities, along with some of the winners from the week. Additional winner lists will be published in next week’s Clinton County News. Fiscal court meeting includes another closed door session Clinton Fiscal Court held a lengthy regular meeting last Thursday evening, June 21 with all five of the current members present. The one-hour and 40-minute meeting also included another session deal- ing with personnel/possible litigation and lasted approximately 35 minutes. The court first voted to pay claims and bills, approved the month- ly treasurer’s report and end of the fiscal year fund transfers prior to opening various road material bids. Two bidders, Gaddie Shamrock and Albany Quarry, submitted on various grades of stone and gravel and on a recommendation by Judge Executive Lyle Huff, the court voted, on a motion by magis- trate Mickey Riddle, to split the bids equally between the two local companies as needed and only use certified grade stone as needed for certain projects that specify such. Gaddie-Shamrock was the only bidder on chip and seal and hot mix and Albany Building Center was the sole bidder on tile and cul- verts, with the court approving each of the lone bids on those ma- See COURT, page 8 Sports Inside Inside Weather Last Year Headlines from the Lowhorn, Clinton Photos Hot, mostly sunny front page one year ago: and mostly dry for Conner Grand from the next several Fireworks show expected to fill fairgrounds selected to Jury last week’s days, with a slight chance of rain Darrell Thompson hired All-Tourney returns Clinton on Saturday. as Lady Bulldog Coach Highs in the mid to team indictments County Fair upper 90s, with lows Work begins on magisterial district See page 7 See page 6 Throughout this issue in the mid 70s. changes Page 2 Clinton County News Thursday, June 28, 2012 PEOPLE Gray and Denney to wed Courtney and Ennis Darriah Dalton receives First and Farmers scholarship to to exchange vows attend Lindsey Wilson College Lashelle Brooke Courtney and Eric Wade Ennis Darriah Casey Dalton of Albany, Ky. has received a $1,000 schol- arship from First & Farmers National Bank to attend Lindsey Wilson Mary Micaiah Gray and Shelby Ethan Thomes Denney Lashelle Brooke Courtney and Eric Wade Ennis will be united in marriage Saturday, July 14th, 3:00p.m., at the Edmonton Worship College. Ronnie and Nancy Gray and Kenny and Sandy Denney would like Center, Edmonton, KY. Dalton is shown in the above photo accepting the scholarship to announce the upcoming marriage of their children, Mary Micaiah Lashelle is the daughter of Shari Honeycutt Courtney and Monty check from Janice Cooksey, First & Farmers Vice President and and Shelby Ethan Thomes on Saturday, June 30 at 4 p.m. at Albany Courtney and granddaughter of Edward Honeycutt and the late Mar- Branch Manager. Full Gospel Church. All family and friends are invited to attend. garet Lowhorn Honeycutt. Eric is the son of Darlene and Wendell “Lindsey Wilson appreciates First & Farmers’ continued support Ennis. All friends and family are invited to attend the ceremony with of our students,” said Lindsey Wilson Fund Director Brady Button. a reception to follow. “Helping area residents earn a college degree is a good investment Clinton County News because a well-educated citizenry is critical to our region’s future.” The daughter of Dewayne and Dana Dalton, Dalton is a 2012 JULY 4TH HOLIDAY DEADLINE!! Schwenke graduates from TTC graduate of Clinton County High School. While in high school, Dal- The deadline for all advertising and news items ton was named a Student of the Month, earned straight As and was a will be Friday, June 29th at 4 p.m.