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Several injuries result from Saturday crash

News Staff
Thursday, July 28, 2022
By Becky Long Publisher   A head-on car accident Saturday evening sent several people to the hospital and left one man charged with reckless driving. Alvaro Antonio Jimenez-Cortez was traveling east toward Hayesville at about 4:30 p.m.
Marcia Barnes • Clay County Progress Clay County School Board members recognized seniors who attended the Empower Teen Leadership Summit. Front, from left, are Dallyn Rhea, Lyndsey Evans and Jacob Christiansen; back, board members Danny Jones, Kelly Crawford, Jason Shook, Supt. Dale Cole, Robert Caldwell and Reba Beck.

Marcia Barnes • Clay County Progress Clay County School Board members recognized seniors who attended the Empower Teen Leadership Summit. Front, from left, are Dallyn Rhea, Lyndsey Evans and Jacob Christiansen; back, board members Danny Jones, Kelly Crawford, Jason Shook, Supt. Dale Cole, Robert Caldwell and Reba Beck.

New school project on track

News Staff
Thursday, July 28, 2022
By Marcia Barnes Staff Writer   Funds for the new Hayesville Intermediate School are available and a called meeting to select an architect firm to design plans for the school will be held in the boardroom at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8. This was confirmed at Monday evening’s school board meeting.
Karissa Teague has been named the Hayesville High School Assistant Principal. Teague recently completed a one year full-time assistant principal internship with Murphy High School in Cherokee County.

Karissa Teague has been named the Hayesville High School Assistant Principal. Teague recently completed a one year full-time assistant principal internship with Murphy High School in Cherokee County.

New assistant principal for HHS

News Staff
Thursday, July 21, 2022
By Lorrie Ross Staff Writer   A new face has joined the leadership team at Clay County Schools. Karissa Teague is taking the role of Hayesville High School assistant principal.

Workers sought for Nov. 8 election

News Staff
Thursday, July 21, 2022
By Becky Long Publisher   The Nov. 8 general election  may be months away, but the Election Board is busy shoring up its workforce for it. As it turns out,  they need help. “We need more workers,” said Clay County Election Board Director Rebecca Hall.
Marcia Barnes • Progress Kathy Gibby greets "Chestnut," a Berkshire pig on the family’s farm just off Fires Creek Road.

Marcia Barnes • Progress Kathy Gibby greets "Chestnut," a Berkshire pig on the family’s farm just off Fires Creek Road.

An expression of kindness within the community

News Staff
Thursday, July 21, 2022
By Marcia Barnes Feature Writer   Still Waters Landing is in a remarkable evolution. The 10 acre remnant is a parcel of land, a piece of an Appalachian homestead which once crossed Fires Creek Road and stretched to Tusquittee Creek.

High-speed internet on its way

News Staff
Thursday, July 21, 2022
By Becky Long Publisher   In Clay County, the digital divide appears to be getting more narrow. Residents waiting to receive high speed internet received a big boost on Monday thanks to a nearly $5.5 million grant designated for our area.
Jim Lindsay

Jim Lindsay

Local trucker seriously injured in accident

Becky Long - publisher
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Clay County residents are rallying to help a local man who sustained life-threatening injuries while in Colorado transporting a load of freight as part of his long-haul truck driving business. James “Jim” Lindsay, of Qualla Road, remains hospitalized in Westminster, Colo.
Brianna Ross enjoys chatting with customers during the Festival on the Square. Ross is owner of Boutique By Brianna. “It was great to see people get so excited about the products I put so much time and care into,” Ross said. “My stuffed bumblebees and octopuses were by far the best sellers this year, especially among kids and teens”

Brianna Ross enjoys chatting with customers during the Festival on the Square. Ross is owner of Boutique By Brianna. “It was great to see people get so excited about the products I put so much time and care into,” Ross said. “My stuffed bumblebees and octopuses were by far the best sellers this year, especially among kids and teens”

Festival on the Square a success

Lorrie Ross - staff writer
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Despite a thunderstorm stopping the music of Moe Buckner and Our Way Band shortly after the Friday night street dance began, crowds still came out for the main event of the 2022 Festival on the Square, all day Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10.