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Six-year-old Cooper Godfrey, son of Jamie and Melissa Godfrey, throws out the first pitch prior to Hayesville’s 3-0 victory over Mitchell in the first round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 1-A playoffs Tuesday at Scott D. Penland Baseball Field. The No. 8 seed Yellow Jackets meet No. 24 seed Mountain Island Charter School in the second round on Friday.

Photo from Facebook page At the Granny's Attic Thrift Store quarterly luncheon volunteers, front, from left, Sandy Jersey, Judy Jeagar, Eva Robinson, Ida Holmes, Katie Dawes, Sandy Lymperis, Lee Brown, Sharon Smith and Ruth Jones; back, Becky Van Gorder, Linda Kennedy and Ruth Coffey wore outfits purchased at the store and did a fashion show. Coffey won.

No one was seriously injured in a Wednesday morning, April 30 mishap at Vic Payne’s landing strip on Settawig Road in Brasstown. The pilot was in the process of landing when his plane went “a little squirrely” and flipped over after he touched ground, according to Clay County Sheriff’s Lt. Tyler Faggard. The pilot whose name was not available at presstime sustained minor cuts and bruises

Melissa Godfrey • Photo Work continues on the new Hayesville Intermediate School. A concrete elevator shaft and scaffolds for vertical work were visible in April.

Lorraine Bennett • Clay County Progress Kelley McCollum accepts award from Jim Rich for Fat Dog Sports Bar & Grill.

Emily Joann Smith and Enoch Franklin Smith

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School Board Chairman Jason Shook accompanies Supt. of Schools Melissa Godfrey as she details the schools’ request for local funding during the April 3 county commission meeting.