Clay students returning to school next week

Lorrie Ross • Clay County Progress Clay County School Resource Officers, from left, Shane Mull smiles with his cohort, Kyle Lickteig while handing out information for students and families.

Sandra Hollifield • Photo Moonshine Mardi Gras members stuff the bus at the back-to-school-bash.

More than 400 people attended Hayesville's Back-to-School Bash on Thursday, Aug. 14, along with several community resources. Attendees received backpacks and a variety of other school supplies, as well as a passports to be stamped towards ice cream from Chinquapins or fried Oreos from a food vendor. Oak Forest Church gave free bags of popcorn as kids prepared to watch the movie, “Inside Out,” on the Beal Center lawn. Sponsored by the Clay Child Collaborative, Clay County Community for Students and Vaya, vis

Deby Jo Ferguson • Clay County Progress Director of Transportation Jimmy Moore in Clay County has been hard at work getting ready for the new school year starting Monday, Aug. 25. Moore was spotted early Monday morning recovering school bus seats at the bus garage. According to Moore all 21 buses have been washed and cleaned inside and six buses have had seat covers replaced with only a few more to go.