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Image by iXimus from Pixabay

Local COVID-19 cases keep heading in the right direction.

News Staff
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Clay County Health Department reported 42 active cases of the virus as of Monday, down from 60 a week earlier. Hospitalizations remained at 14 — a number that Clay County has stayed near throughout the recent surge fueled by the Delta variant. The health department also reported on Sept.
Panel participants at Friday evening’s Hinton Center gathering all wore masks during their discussion.

Panel participants at Friday evening’s Hinton Center gathering all wore masks during their discussion.

Hinton Center celebrates, searches how to stretch vision

News Staff
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
 In a weekend of celebration and soul-searching, Hinton Rural Life Center marked 60 years of ministry: celebration for decades of service, soul-searching for ways to have an even greater impact on rural communities it reaches and serves.
Clay County Health Department Interim Health Director Clarissa Rogers enjoys family time at the beach with her husband and high school sweetheart Robert Rogers and their three daughters: Emma Grace, Anna Kate, and Cara Lynn.

Clay County Health Department Interim Health Director Clarissa Rogers enjoys family time at the beach with her husband and high school sweetheart Robert Rogers and their three daughters: Emma Grace, Anna Kate, and Cara Lynn.

Focus on county medical personnel: Clarissa Rogers

News Staff
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Local health departments like the Clay County Health Department may have received more attention in the past year and a half, than ever before. That means overseeing a health department is possibly more stressful than it has ever been.
Jennifer Gibson

Jennifer Gibson

Jennifer Gibson remembered

News Staff
Friday, September 24, 2021
A tremendous shock was dealt to Hayesville Schools last week. Jennifer Gibson, middle and high school band director for more than two decades, died September 14 after a brief illness.
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Image by Jordy_Nijenhuis from Pixabay

Clay County administers first monoclonal antibody treatment

News Staff
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
After enduring one of its most difficult periods of time during the pandemic, Clay County received a bit of good news this week. Active COVID-19 cases dropped to 60 on Monday, while Clay County administered its first dose of the Regeneron monoclonal antibody treatment on Tuesday.
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Image by Alexandra_Koch from Pixabay

Test scores reflect well on schools' pandemic response

News Staff
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Learning gaps have been almost unavoidable for most schools since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. In the vast majority of cases, the best that educators can realistically hope to do is lessen the impact of the reduction in face-to-face learning.
Gnarly Fingers

Gnarly Fingers

Final concert of summer series is Friday

News Staff
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
The 2021 CCCRA Friday Summer Concert Series on the square in Hayesville winds up Friday, Sept.4 with perennial favorite Gnarly Fingers taking the gazebo stage at 7 p.m.
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Image by Aurica Dina Kyra Lotzkat from Pixabay

Pumpkin Trail begins

News Staff
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
The Clay County Chamber of Commerce is once again sponsoring a pumpkin decorating contest. The goal is to have businesses create a fun attraction that residents and visitors will want to appreciate, celebrate and even vote on. Businesses decorate a pumpkin to display from Thursday, Oct.