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Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Patriotism alive and well in Clay County

By Becky Long Publisher   Clay County was awash in patriotism over the Veterans Day holiday.

Fire continues for third week

By Randy Foster editor@cherokeescout.com   Following a welcomed wet and dreary weekend, firefighters braced for more fire-friendly weather Monday as the Collett Ridge Fire entered its third week.

Hayesville expects arrival of town's first EV charging station

By Lorraine Bennett Staff Writer   Hayesville Town Council members learned Monday that the town is expecting its first Electric Vehicle charging station unit to arrive sometime this week.

Medicaid expansion, DSS annex explained

By Lorrie Ross Staff Writer   It may have been a short agenda, but when the Clay County Board of Commissioners had their meeting on Thursday, Nov. 2 a lot was announced.

Charges filed after accident

Staff Report   A Monday, Nov. 6 wreck on Cherry Road in Hayesville led to multiple charges for  a Murphy man. Daniel Scott Turner, 27, crashed his 2019 Ford F150 “beyond repair,” and admitted to law enforcement that he had consumed fentanyl, according to Clay County Sheriff Mark Buchanan.

Clay County is under burn ban

According to a release from spokesman Phillip Jackson, due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits for Clay, Cherokee, Graham and Macon along with multiple other counties that went into effect,  Sunday, Nov.

Descendant a courier to Gen. Washington

By Marcia Barnes Feature Writer   Daniel Henson was born in the county of Culpepper in the state of Virginia, Aug. 17, 1764.

Godfrey named schools superintendent

By Marcia Barnes Staff Writer   Meeting the timeline date in the Clay County Board of Education search for a new school superintendent, the board selected Melissa Godfrey during a Special Called Meeting on Monday, Oct. 30. Chairman Jason Shook called the meeting to order at 6 p.m.

A former school worker faces charge of indecent liberties

By Becky Long Publisher   A 23-year-old former employee of Clay County Schools faces a charge of indecent liberties with a child. A true bill of indictment was handed down by the Clay County Grand Jury earlier in October. Jordan Anthony Mincey, 23, of Gulf Shores, Ala.