Albany, KY

The City of Albany has been awarded a federal grant totaling more than $24,000,000 for construction of a new water treatment plant. Mayor James Bray announced the $24,800,000 grant Wednesday morning. The funding was awarded [...] The post Albany Awarded $24 Million for New Water Treatment Plant first appeared on Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS.

Mrs. Bonnie Olene (Aaron) Floyd of Albany, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at her residence, having attained the age of 96 years, 7 months, and 1 day. She was born on Saturday, [...]

Bonnie Olene (Aaron) Floyd of Albany, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at her residence, having attained the age of 96 years, 7 months, and 1 day. She was born on Saturday, January 25, 1930, in Albany, Kentucky, the daughter of James Addison & Jessie (Hancock) Aaron. She was of the Baptist faith […]

Larry Kenneth Thrasher, age 76, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2026. He was born November 7, 1949, in Clinton County, Kentucky, the son of the late John & Ruth (Upchurch) Thrasher. Larry was of the Methodist faith, a member of Peolia Methodist Church, and attended Maupin Church in Albany, Kentucky. He worked on a dairy […]

A Nicholasville man reportedly drowned late Saturday night at Safe Harbor Grider Hill Marina on Lake Cumberland near Albany. The emergency call was received by Clinton County Dispatch shortly after 11 p.m. Albany Fire and [...] The post Nicholasville Man Drowns at Grider Hill Marina, Body Recovered Early Sunday Morning first appeared on Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS.

Carolyn Evans, 79, formerly of Flaherty, Ky passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2026 at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany, IN. Born in New Castle, IN, on 22 July 1947 to Rosure McKinley and Myrtie Bell (Cummings) Rains, she is preceded in death by her parents and two half-sisters, Audrey Rains (Rineberger), and Norma Rains (Crockett); two half-brothers, Willard Cummings and Teddy Cummings; two full brothers, Bill Rains and George Rains; her husband, Cletis Evans, and a son, Edward Evans. She...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Medical Centers at Bowling Green and Albany are recertified as Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Ready hospitals, according to Med Center Health. The organization says the two hospitals maintain a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, or SANE, on call at all times. Health officials say both Medical Center locations have been certified as SANE Ready hospitals since...

A 35-year-old Albany woman has been charged with allegedly planning an ISIS-inspired attack on the New York State Capitol. Reuters reported that feder...

An Albany man was arrested Thursday evening following a reported domestic violence incident. The Clinton County Sheriff’s Department responded to a residence on George Sells Road shortly before 7 p.m. The victim was transported by [...] The post Albany Man Faces Strangulation, Felony Assault Charges first appeared on Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS.

Jersie Smith of Albany was crowned 2026 America’s International Teen during the America’s International Miss Scholarship Pageant on Sunday. The national pageant was held August 14–16 in Pigeon Forge. America’s International Miss was established in [...] The post Albany Teen Crowned National Winner at America’s International Miss Pageant first appeared on Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS.