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A photo that ran in the Clay County Progress shows storm damages to Lees Country Store. Several homes experienced trees falling on roofs, motorists were stranded and there were several days of power outages.

A photo that ran in the Clay County Progress shows storm damages to Lees Country Store. Several homes experienced trees falling on roofs, motorists were stranded and there were several days of power outages.

Remembering the Storm of the Century

News Staff
Thursday, March 23, 2023
By Lorrie Ross Staff Writer   Where were you when The Great Blizzard of 1993 slammed western North Carolina with heavy snowfall and high winds? Pretty much anyone old enough to remember still talks about the massive snowmaker thirty years later.

DEA warning people of deadly drug concoction

News Staff
Thursday, March 23, 2023
By Becky Long Publisher   In the same week the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued a warning about an increase in the trafficking of  the deadly concoction of fentanyl mixed with xylazine, Clay County experienced what appears to be its first case involving the drug xylazine.
Hayesville Middle School members of the Fly Fishing Club watched as Jesse Shook, left, demonstrates fly making. Hawk Collins, center and Emily Lyvers on the right watch. Standing, Ernie Taylor, Matthew Terry and Greg Charles, club leader.

Hayesville Middle School members of the Fly Fishing Club watched as Jesse Shook, left, demonstrates fly making. Hawk Collins, center and Emily Lyvers on the right watch. Standing, Ernie Taylor, Matthew Terry and Greg Charles, club leader.

Fly Fishing Club draws Hayesville High and Middle School students

News Staff
Thursday, March 23, 2023
By  Marcia Barnes Guest Writer   Greg Charles planted new seed at the Hayesville High and Middle Schools as students returned from Christmas break to their traditional studies.
Macon County Sheriff’s Office Wreckage of Life Force 6 blocks Middle Burningtown Road in Macon County on Friday, the morning following the helicopter crash. All four passengers aboard survived.

Macon County Sheriff’s Office Wreckage of Life Force 6 blocks Middle Burningtown Road in Macon County on Friday, the morning following the helicopter crash. All four passengers aboard survived.

All four survive ‘copter crash’

News Staff
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Community Newspapers Inc.   An Andrews-based crew and one patient survived when an air ambulance en route from Peachtree to Asheville crashed on a roadway in Macon County just before 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9.

Group aims to preserve site, honor slaves in cemetery

News Staff
Thursday, March 16, 2023
By Becky Long Publisher   A group of local people are working to raise money to preserve, improve and honor a part of local history, those buried in an African American slave cemetery in Clay County. The site, Freedom Cemetery, is believed to be located on a former plantation belonging to a Dr.
Ginger Scerri and teacher Barbara Rodriguez pose by the sign for North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching in Ocracoke, N.C. Scerri spent most of the week with 23 other teachers from around the state to share and learn from each other.

Ginger Scerri and teacher Barbara Rodriguez pose by the sign for North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching in Ocracoke, N.C. Scerri spent most of the week with 23 other teachers from around the state to share and learn from each other.

Teacher brings home new ideas

News Staff
Thursday, March 16, 2023
By Lorrie Ross Staff Writer   “I was among North Carolina educational rock-stars. The ideas and excitement running through me is electric for the connections and the global leader in me to continue to provide all I can for students to be ready to go into this world.
Sandy Zimmerman speaks with commissioners Scotty Penland, left, and Clay Logan prior to the March 2 meeting in the Clay County Courthouse. Zimmerman spoke during public comment recommending Town Council member Lauren Tiger for a seat on the Four Square Community Action Board of which she was appointed. Tiger will replace Logan who is coming off the board.

Sandy Zimmerman speaks with commissioners Scotty Penland, left, and Clay Logan prior to the March 2 meeting in the Clay County Courthouse. Zimmerman spoke during public comment recommending Town Council member Lauren Tiger for a seat on the Four Square Community Action Board of which she was appointed. Tiger will replace Logan who is coming off the board.

Settlement funds to address opioid crisis

Becky Long - publisher
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Clay County will pursue its share of a opioid settlement and the money will be used to address the problems drug misuse has caused many families, including children, in the county.

What to say when calling 911 dispatch

News Staff
Thursday, March 2, 2023
By Joyce E. Portik Fire & Rescue Public Relations “911, what is the address of your emergency?” Those are the words you’re likely to hear when you dial 911. Emergency situations occur and are always different. There is no ‘normal’ situation.