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Marcia Barnes • Clay County Progress Clay County School Nutrition Director Jenny Bethel is preparing for the 2024/2025 school year and free lunches for Hayesville students.

Marcia Barnes • Clay County Progress Clay County School Nutrition Director Jenny Bethel is preparing for the 2024/2025 school year and free lunches for Hayesville students.

All students will receive free meals

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Thursday, July 11, 2024
By Marcia Barnes Staff Writer   Clay County Schools’ students will benefit from a new program which offers a free breakfast and free lunch when classes begin on Monday, Aug. 26.

Festival weekend arrives

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Thursday, July 11, 2024
By Lorrie Ross Staff Writer   There’s nothing like a summertime festival in the mountains, especially one which has live entertainment, arts and crafts and fresh food. The Clay County Festival on the Square is celebrating 43 years. It seems time has made it bigger and better.

Yes he is ‘The Bill Gibson’ from Facebook

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Thursday, July 11, 2024
By Deby Jo Ferguson Staff Writer   Are you a fan of Facebook? If not maybe you need to take a look at the ongoing friendly or not so friendly verbal competition between Bill Gibson, Melvin Cantrell and the readers who keep them pumped up by taking sides in their ongoing feuds.
Marcia Barnes • Clay County Progress The greenhouse built by Corey Harper helps the tropical plants and trees he grows survive winters in the North Georgia mountains.

Marcia Barnes • Clay County Progress The greenhouse built by Corey Harper helps the tropical plants and trees he grows survive winters in the North Georgia mountains.

Harper: Tech guy and farmer

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Thursday, July 11, 2024
By Marcia Barnes Staff Writer   Corey Harper takes his time with trees in the meadow as well as all the vegetables and fruits grown in raised beds near the back of the house.
Actors, from, front left, Joe Ard, Harrison Keely, David Layfield, Joe Zang and Cameron LeJeune; back, Teresa Lemaire, Patty Carreau, Mikey Lindsey, Hope Ledford, Carli LeJeune and Alex Giles take a break during rehearsal to smile for the camera.

Actors, from, front left, Joe Ard, Harrison Keely, David Layfield, Joe Zang and Cameron LeJeune; back, Teresa Lemaire, Patty Carreau, Mikey Lindsey, Hope Ledford, Carli LeJeune and Alex Giles take a break during rehearsal to smile for the camera.

‘Oklahoma,’ to flirt or not to flirt is the question

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Thursday, July 11, 2024
By Sandy Benson Guest Writer   Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma” is definitely not Shakespeare, but to paraphrase it, “To flirt or not to flirt, that is the question” tackled by cast members in the summer musical at Hayesville’s Peacock Performing Arts Center.
Peacock Performing Arts production of “Beauty and the Beast’s Secret Garden” are, from left, Lumiere - Lincoln Carpenter; Belle - Katelyn Elver; clock - Lucas Craddack; director Robbie Dernehl; sheriff - Hayden Stancil; Dusty - Ryleigh Elver and governess Emma Elmore.

Peacock Performing Arts production of “Beauty and the Beast’s Secret Garden” are, from left, Lumiere - Lincoln Carpenter; Belle - Katelyn Elver; clock - Lucas Craddack; director Robbie Dernehl; sheriff - Hayden Stancil; Dusty - Ryleigh Elver and governess Emma Elmore.

‘Beauty and the Beast’s Secret Garden’

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Thursday, July 11, 2024
By Robbie Dernehi Guest Writer   The end of June saw some packed houses at the Peacock Performing Arts Center in Hayesville. Fifty-eight children ages 5 through 16 years old performed my production of “Beauty and the Beast’s Secret Garden” on June 22 and 23.
Emily Hensley, Melissa Cheeks and Misty Jeffries

Emily Hensley, Melissa Cheeks and Misty Jeffries

HONORING CLAY COUNTY Teachers of the Year

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Thursday, July 11, 2024
By Lorrie Ross Staff Writer   Clay County School’s 2024-2025 District Teacher of the Year, Susan Rexroad, was featured last week in the Clay County Progress. However, CCS staff honored five other Teachers of the Year for 2024-2025.

Clay County Teachers of the Year

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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
By Lorrie Ross Staff Writer   Clay County Schools personnel announced the Teachers of the Year for 2024-2025. The staff from each school nominates and chooses someone from their school they feel exemplifies the mission of the schools each year.

School adopts budget approved

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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
By Marcia Barnes Staff Writer   Clay County Schools Board of Education met in a regular meeting on Thursday, June 27. The meeting was scheduled closer to the end of Hayesville schools’ 2023/2024 fiscal year ending June 30.