Here's your preview of the Friday headlines
- Victim struck in head with spatula
- United Fund half way to $40,000 goal
- Acme preparing for boost in people
- Letters to Santa
- Area teams climb rankings
- Obituary for Vernon Junior ValLance
Clinton resident Kermit Lee Lafountain, 31, allegedly admitted to striking a 27-year-old female victim in the head with a serrated-edged, heavy-duty barbecue spatula Wednesday night. He was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Nance Elementary student Mia Esparza takes time to ponder exactly what to ask Santa Claus for this year. Today’s Clinton Daily News features hundreds of letters to Santa penned by local students. CDN
Justin Lesley spreads Christmas cheer by greeting shoppers at United Supermarket by ringing the bell. This is one of the Mission House’s primary fundraisers where people are able to donate during the Christmas season to help those in need. CDN
Clinton United Fund is just shy of raising half of its $40,000 goal for 2021-2022. As of this week, $19,300 has been donated to UF which will be distributed among five non-profit agencies.
With the New Year approaching and the resolutions people make for themselves, Acme Brick Park has been preparing for an influx of people brought in by resolutions.
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Conducted a motorist assist at E. 1010 Road and U.S. Highway 183.
(AP) – Football and other forms of televised competition – the season finales of some popular reality shows – dominated the Nielsen company's weekly list of the most popular shows on television.
Nance Elementary School first-graders, from left, Addyson McPhail, Cadence Aston and Aubree Thompson dance to Christmas tunes at the Nance Christmas Sing-Along.