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“Luca” is an invaluable K-9 officer to the Clay County Sheriff ’s Office. The trained canine routinely helps investigators and deputies discover drugs that result in multiple arrests.

“Luca” is an invaluable K-9 officer to the Clay County Sheriff ’s Office. The trained canine routinely helps investigators and deputies discover drugs that result in multiple arrests.

Deputies, K-9 'Luca' behind drug arrests during traffic stops

News Staff
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Staff Reports   On Wednesday, April 10 Clay County DEA Task Force Officer Tyler Faggard and Clay County K-9 Sgt Steven Smith conducted an investigative traffic stop of a 1999 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck at 12:54 a.m. on Ritter Road in Hayesville.
Photo by Ron Wallace The Hayesville Town Council viewed photographs of the walking trails from Cherokee Village up to the Old Jail Museum.

Photo by Ron Wallace The Hayesville Town Council viewed photographs of the walking trails from Cherokee Village up to the Old Jail Museum.

Town approves zoning revisions

News Staff
Thursday, April 11, 2024
By Lorraine Bennett Staff Writer   The Hayesville Town Council voted Monday to accept revisions to the town’s zoning ordinances, heard plans for Hayesville’s participation in the Cycle N.C. Mountains Ride for 2024 and noted the town’s new electric vehicle charging station is fully operational.

April is ‘Mountain Community Chorus Month’

News Staff
Thursday, April 11, 2024
By Becky Long Publisher   Commissioners quickly wrapped up a brief agenda April 4 that included reports from the health department and a proclamation designating April as “Mountain Community Chorus Month” in Clay County.

Wilson presented game ball

News Staff
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Hayesville baseball players, from left, Dawson Devane and Peyton McGaha present their young friend, Dallas Wilson, with the game ball after a recent Yellow Jackets victory.

Humane society’s $260K challenge

News Staff
Thursday, April 11, 2024
By Randy Foster Cherokee Scout   The Valley River Humane Society, a vital nonprofit animal shelter serving three counties that is always scrapped for cash, is in the middle of a new financial challenge that is costing more than $260,000.
Becky Long • Clay County Progress. Firefighters move in closer to assess the situation amid smoldering eaves and flames still billowing from the interior front entrance way and window. The fire was contained but the house is most likely destroyed from the damages.

Becky Long • Clay County Progress. Firefighters move in closer to assess the situation amid smoldering eaves and flames still billowing from the interior front entrance way and window. The fire was contained but the house is most likely destroyed from the damages.

Fire engulfs local home

News Staff
Thursday, April 4, 2024
By Becky Long Publisher   An April Fool’s day fire on Yellow Jacket Drive was anything but funny for a local man who was awakened by a buzzing sound, flames and heavy smoke in his home. Tylor Matheson, who works nightshift as a nurse at Murphy Medical Center, was sleeping around 1 p.m.

Local Olympian competes in Peru

News Staff
Thursday, April 4, 2024
By Lorrie Ross Staff Writer   Clay County has an athlete of international status among its residents. Lana Marie Foster recently attained that distinction when she traveled to Peru as a multi-sport Special Olympics athlete. While in Peru from Tuesday, Feb.
Richard ‘Butch’ and Mary Linda Amidei Wiegold

Richard ‘Butch’ and Mary Linda Amidei Wiegold

Wiegold’s celebrate 60 years

News Staff
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Article Submitted   Butch and Mary Wiegold are celebrating their Diamond — 60th Wedding Anniversary. They were married on April 4, 1964 at St. James Parrish in Highwood, Ill. Together they raised two boys, Richard Jr. and Tony.

Murder suspect extradited to Clay

News Staff
Thursday, March 28, 2024
By Becky Long Publisher   Cheryl Ann Nicklow, has been transported from Florida to Clay County where she faces a murder charge in the Feb. 16 shooting death of Todd Phillip Taylor. Clay County Sheriff’s Officers picked up Nicklow, 66, from the custody of the Collier County, Fla.
Marcia Barnes • Clay County Progress Stephen Lyvers, Clay County Schools Director of Maintenance, received recognition during the March 25 board meeting. Lyvers recently earned school electrician certifi cation.

Marcia Barnes • Clay County Progress Stephen Lyvers, Clay County Schools Director of Maintenance, received recognition during the March 25 board meeting. Lyvers recently earned school electrician certifi cation.

Daycare, new school bid dominate BOE meeting

News Staff
Thursday, March 28, 2024
By Marcia Barnes Staff Writer     Superintendent of Schools Melissa Godfrey presented two time-sensitive issues before the board and public at the Board of Education meeting Monday night. Sensitive, if not critical, is the future of Clay County Schools Daycare.