RED BOILING SPRINGS-The Clay County Bulldogs (5-1) responded to their first loss in a big way here last Friday night. In their neighboring-county rivalry game with Red Boiling Springs (RBS), better known as “The Battle of the Bulldogs,” the black-and-gold … Continue reading →
WESTMORELAND-Another epic installment in the series between Clay County and Westmoreland played out here last Friday night. The Eagles edged out the Dawgs 20-19, after a Clay County two-point conversion failed in the waning moments. But the late-game drama was … Continue reading →
WESTMORELAND-Fresh off a 43-6 region win over Jo Byrns (2-3), the AP #7-ranked Clay County Bulldogs head west on Highway 52 tonight to take on Westmoreland (3-2) in what has become a rivalry since the home-and-home series renewed three years … Continue reading →
CELINA-The Celina board of aldermen voted to offer an incentive to those interested in reopening the hospital here at their meeting last week, and city mayor Luke Collins says he supports the decision. “We have earmarked $250,000 of the covid … Continue reading →
CELINA-With a dominating 38-6 win over Cornersville last week, the Clay County Bulldogs remained undefeated on the season and ranked as the AP #9 team in Class 1A heading into their first region contest here Thursday night. The 3-0 Dawgs … Continue reading →
CELINA-The AP #9-ranked Clay County Bulldog football team is off to a quick 2-0 start with back-to-back shutouts of Jackson County and Clinton County, KY respectively. The Dawgs are coming off a bye week and are set to face Cornersville … Continue reading →
ALBANY, KY-The AP #9-ranked Clay County Bulldogs rolled into their bye week with a 53-0 blowout of Clinton County, KY here last week and improved to 2-0 on the young season. The only thing that could slow down the Dawgs … Continue reading →
GAINESBORO-The Clay County Bulldogs shut out Jackson County 40-0 in an impressive debut to the 2022 season here last Friday night with powerful running, crisp passing, and lockdown defense. The Blue Devils had no answer for the Dawgs’ physical attack … Continue reading →
Lamb’s debut comes Friday at Jackson Co. GAINESBORO-New Bulldog head football coach Bruce Lamb will lead his team into battle for the first time here against rival Jackson County Friday night. But unlike many head coaches who might be granted … Continue reading →
A search for a new Clay County Director of Schools is underway, after current director Matt Eldridge submitted a retirement letter to the board of education at their monthly meeting here last week.
Meeting minutes said Eldridge “read a retirement letter, effective December 31, 2021,” before “the board discussed advertising the opening” and decided “applications will be taken until October 11 and reviewed at the October 14 board meeting.”
Continue reading →Acclaimed singer-songwriter Chris Knight is set to bring his Americana-fueled, backwoods-grown merger of folk, country, and rock here over Labor Day weekend and tickets are on sale now for the event. Knight will perform at the Clay County Fairgrounds at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 4.
Continue reading →The 2021 Clay County Bulldogs will start the season off right here at home Friday night—with a rivalry game.
After a one-year hiatus, the Dawgs will renew their downriver rivalry with Jackson County to kick off their 2021 campaign.
“It doesn’t get much better than that,” Bulldog head coach Jake Johnson said about the Blue Devils coming to town. “It’s a good one to open up with and it kinda has been in our favor the last several times we’ve played, but all bets are off when you get into a rivalry game.
“I’m glad to get them back (on the schedule) and open up with it.”
Besides bringing back the annual Clash on the Cumberland River between the two schools separated by just 20 miles, Johnson has also righted the Clay County ship in recent years.
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