Clay County Progress, Hayesville, North Carolina

National Poppy Day this Friday

With Memorial Day on the horizon, American Legion Post 532 and Auxiliary Unit reminds the public that Congress has designated Friday, May 24 as National Poppy Day. The American Legion encourages all patriotic Americans to wear or display a red poppy...

Serving their country

Memorial Day, set aside the last Monday in May, became a federal holiday in 1971 honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. In the beginning it was originally known as Decoration Day. On May 5, 1868 the first Decoration...

Feed sacks have rich history, home in Old Jail Museum

Remember when Ricky, Lucy, Fred and Ethel went to Paris and as a joke Ricky and Fred tricked the girls into wearing burlap bags as dresses and feed buckets as hats? The joke, however, turned out to be on the boys as the fashionable women of Paris...

Primary school on horizon in Clay County

Dozens of Clay County officials gathered at the site of the incoming primary school Monday afternoon for a groundbreaking ceremony. Stepping forward to express various appreciations were Clay County’s board of education chairman Dr. Jason Shook and...

Woman survives traumatic brain injury

A motorcyclist hit the pavement going 40 miles per hour during a routine trip to Walmart on April 24, 2009. Today that same driver lives life to full capacity after recovering from the traumatic brain injury she suffered that day. Traveling north...

A precious life cut short

Steven Plummer, Jr. was going to graduate next week with the rest of Hayesville High School’s Class of 2019. After that, the well-liked athlete planned to join the Army. All of that changed on Monday, May 20 when Plummer quietly slipped under the...

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Brush Fire part of summer concert series

The Brasstown Community Center welcomes back Brush Fire on Saturday, May 25 as part of our Summer Concert Series.

Dulcimer celebration concert

Just Us kicks off season

Sports for Subscribers

The bond of a team is a bond that holds through sorrow

There’s something special about being on a sports team.

McIntosh wins Spring Nationals

Tri County Racetrack in Brasstown held a rare Thursday night show on May 16 as the Spring Nationals Super Late Model Series invaded the track.

HMS baseball takes SMC title

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Obituaries

Steven J. Plummer Jr.

Steven J. Plummer Jr., 17, of Brasstown, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019. Steven was a native of Amityville, N.Y. and moved to Clay County in 2015.

John Lane Dolvin

John Lane Dolvin, of Hayesville, died on May 18, 2019 at his vacation home in Townsend, Ga. He was a native of Siloam, Ga.

Lucille Hall McClure

Lucille Hall McClure, 90, of Marietta, Ga., a native of Hayesville, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019.

Clay County Progress

Mailing Address: PO Box 483, Hayesville, NC 28904
Physical Address: 43 Main Street, Hayesville, NC 28904
Phone: 828-389-8431
Fax: 828-389-9997