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Mark your calendars and make plans to join us September 17th-19th for the 31st Annual Clarkson Honeyfest! Check out the schedule of events below! For more information on the various events visit clarksonhoneyfest.com or the Honeyfest Facebook page. Hope to see you there! Make plans to BEE with us!!!

The Red Cross will host a Blood Drive at the Clarkson Community on Wednesday, September 9th from Noon until 5:00 pm. Donate blood and help save a life!

The Grayson County Youth Fall Soccer Season will begin on Saturday, September 12th at Clarkson City Park. Registration forms can be picked up at Clarkson City Hall anytime during regular business hours Monday-Friday starting Monday, August 10th. Forms can also be printed off of the City's website at https://www.cityofclarkson.com/parks-recreation and returned to Clarkson City Hall with payment. Registration will also be held at the William Walker Building at Clarkson City

City Commissioner Michael Anderson, seated third from left, presided over Monday's Clarkson City Commission meeting as Mayor Pro Tem in Mayor Bonnie Henderson's absence. Matt Lasley | Grayson County News The Clarkson City Commission adopted the city's operating budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year this week. The city commission held the first reading of the 2026-2027 budget ordinance during its regular meeting Monday evening. The second and final reading was held and approv

REMINDER: Spring Clean-Up for residents inside the Clarkson City limits will be Monday-Thursday, April 6th-9th. Larger items, such as appliances, mattresses, and furniture will be picked up at that time. We will pick up what we can on the regular garbage routes on each of those days. What we cannot get at the time, we will drive around at various times on each day of the cleanup with a trailer and pick up. The deadline to have your items out for pickup will be 8:00 am on Frid

We have a new utility payment website! Customers can now pay their sewer and garbage bills online at cityofclarkson.utilitydistrict.com . You can also access the site by going to cityofclarkson.com and clicking the “pay sewer & garbage” button at the top or bottom of the front page. While there, you can also sign up for paperless billing, track your account (starting with the April bill), and more. We also have a new secure automated phone line for utility payments custome

Get ready to to hop on down the trail! This year’s City of Clarkson Easter Egg Hunt will be held this Saturday, March 28th at 2:00 pm at the City Park. In the event of rain, it will be moved to the following Saturday, April 4th, at the same time. Ages 0-12. There will be prizes, a free Photo Booth, and a visit from the Easter ! We will also be selling concessions as a fund-raiser for the Park. Hope to see you there!

The 8th Annual Clarkson Fire & Rescue Benefit Truck & Tractor Pull will be held on Saturday, April 11th, 2026 at the Grayson County Fairgrounds in Leitchfield. All proceeds go to benefit the WHAS Crusade for Children. For more information see the attached flyer or visit https://www.cfdcrusadepull.com

👑 Mark your calendars and join us for the First Annual Clarkson Springfest Pageant on Saturday, April 18, 2026! Registration begins at 9:00 am on the day of the pageant with age groups for everyone! All proceeds will go back into the Clarkson City Park! The cost is $45, which includes side awards! The pageant will be held at the William Walker Building at the Park. Categories: Baby Miss 0-6 months Precious Miss 0-11 months Wee Miss 12-23 months Toddler Miss 2-3 years Tiny Mi

Spring Clean-Up for residents inside the Clarkson City limits will be Monday-Thursday, April 6th-9th. Larger items, such as appliances, mattresses, and furniture will be picked up at that time. We will pick up what we can on the regular garbage routes on each of those days. What we cannot get at the time, we will drive around at various times on each day of the cleanup with a trailer and pick up. The deadline to have your items out for pickup will be 8:00 am on Friday, April

The Red Cross will host a Blood Drive at the Clarkson Community on Tuesday, March 3rd from Noon until 5:00 pm. Donate blood and help save a life!

The Fourth Annual Clarkson Park Springfest will be on Saturday, May 9th! There will be craft booths , food trucks , inflatables , music , a photo booth , and much more!! We still have room for craft booths and food trucks!! Craft booth registrations are $50 and food truck registrations are $100. Registration forms for the craft booths and food trucks can be picked up at Clarkson City Hall during regular business hours Monday-Friday or printed off of the City’s website:...

The Clarkson City Commission meets in regular session Monday evening. Matt Lasley | Grayson County News The Clarkson City Commission on Monday discussed ways to improve its garbage service, as well as address delinquent garbage and utility bills. The commission briefly continued its discussion about whether to charge differing fee amounts for picking up trash from city dumpsters of different sizes before tabling it to allow officials to collect more data on the matter. Cont

Grayson County Youth Soccer Sign-ups will be held on Sunday, March 1st from 1:00-2:30 pm at the William Walker Building at Clarkson City Park. You can also sign-up at Clarkson City Hall anytime during regular business hours Monday-Friday between February 9th and April 1st. Forms can also be printed off of the Parks & Recreation page of the City's website and returned to Clarkson City Hall.

Clarkson Baseball, Softball, and T-Ball Sign-ups will be held on Sunday, March 1st from 1:00-2:30 pm at the William Walker Building at Clarkson City Hall. You can also sign-up at Clarkson City Hall anytime during regular business hours Monday-Friday starting February 9th. The deadline to sign up for baseball is March 7th. The deadline to sign up for t-ball and softball is April 1st. Forms can also be printed off of the Parks & Recreation page of the City's website and ret

The Clarkson City Commission holds discussion Monday night. Matt Lasley | Grayson County News The Clarkson City Commission, during its regular meeting on Monday evening, discussed a number of upcoming events that will be held in the city. The first, hosted by the Grayson County Public Library, will be a Build a Book Buddy Workshop at the William Walker Building in Clarkson City Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This will be a free event, and registration is not required. It allows

The Red Cross will host a Blood Drive at the Clarkson Community on Tuesday, December 30th from Noon until 5:00 pm. Come give blood at our December 30 blood drive and get an exclusive long-sleeved Red Cross T-shirt, ltd. qty!

BY MATT LASLEY GRAYSON COUNTY NEWS Dec 11, 2025 The Clarkson City Commission holds discussion during Monday's meeting. Matt Lasley | Grayson County News The Clarkson City Commission approved a purchase to upgrade a city vehicle with winter weather response capabilities this week. At the recommendation of city employee Brad Harrison, the city commission approved the $11,000 purchase of a salt spreader and snow plow, which will be equipped to one of the city's Chevrolets. A

BY MATT LASLEY GRAYSON COUNTY NEWS Sep 18, 2025 Pictured is the design for one of the Fitt Fiddle signs the city of Clarkson will post in the city park to encourage active lifestyles. Submitted The Clarkson City Commission last week set the city's 2025 property tax rates. Clarkson City Clerk-Treasurer Scotty Gore said the tax rates were unchanged between their first and second readings, and they were approved unanimously. The approved compensating rates will be 8.9 cents

Trick-or-Treating in the City of Clarkson will be from 5:00-8:00 pm on Friday, October 31st. The Mayor will be handing out candy on the front porch of City Hall. Firemen will also be handing out candy at the Clarkson Fire Department.