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Marcia Barnes • Clay County Progress Dwight Moss pauses for a moment in a garden area he planted at his home in Clay County.

Marcia Barnes • Clay County Progress Dwight Moss pauses for a moment in a garden area he planted at his home in Clay County.

Dwight Moss: A man of honorable mention

News Staff
Thursday, May 26, 2022
By Marcia Barnes Feature Writer   “Near death, it’s not the bullets whizzing by you, it’s not the row of bullets that grazed your buddy’s arm, it’s not diving over barbwire and being hunted down. Near death is when you think you have breathed your last breath.
Marcia Barnes • Clay County Progress Teachers of the Year were recognized by the Clay County Board of Education at the May 23, 2022 board meeting. They are, front, from left, Courtenay Sumpter, Teresa Ashe, Bonnie Kelly, Sharon Perry, Ginger Scerri and Silas Brown. Back, from left, school board members’ Danny Jones, Kelly Crawford, Jason Shook, Superintendent Dale Cole, Robert Caldwell and Reba Beck congratulate the teachers.

Marcia Barnes • Clay County Progress Teachers of the Year were recognized by the Clay County Board of Education at the May 23, 2022 board meeting. They are, front, from left, Courtenay Sumpter, Teresa Ashe, Bonnie Kelly, Sharon Perry, Ginger Scerri and Silas Brown. Back, from left, school board members’ Danny Jones, Kelly Crawford, Jason Shook, Superintendent Dale Cole, Robert Caldwell and Reba Beck congratulate the teachers.

School recognizes Teachers of the Year

News Staff
Thursday, May 26, 2022
By Marcia Barnes Staff Writer   Teachers of the Year were recognized by the Clay County Board of Education and with the unrestrained, respectful applause of those present at the Monday, May 23 meeting. Five teachers and one teacher assistant were individually honored and received an award.
Prospective views from a second-story hotel room.

Prospective views from a second-story hotel room.

‘Time is ideal for golf course hotel’

News Staff
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Gary Corsair Staff Writer   The time is right to open Clay County’s first nationally-known, full-service hotel, specifically a 65-room boutique lodging at Chatuge Shores Golf Course. That’s the finding of Key Advisors, Inc.
Historic Hayesville Inc. volunteers Surbrinia Baumgartner, Paula Walters and Vicky Donaldson have signature glasses ready for the 8th annual Steins & Wine event. Logo beer glasses are sponsored by Sonja Silvers Realty and wine glasses are donated each year by Advantage Chatuge Realty.

Historic Hayesville Inc. volunteers Surbrinia Baumgartner, Paula Walters and Vicky Donaldson have signature glasses ready for the 8th annual Steins & Wine event. Logo beer glasses are sponsored by Sonja Silvers Realty and wine glasses are donated each year by Advantage Chatuge Realty.

Steins & Wine event is Saturday

News Staff
Thursday, May 19, 2022
By Sandy Zimmerman Guest Writer   Preparation for the Spring Steins & Wine Around the Square event on Saturday, May 21 is complete with 10 beer, wine and mead vendors setting up inside the Historic Clay County Courthouse/Beal Center grounds in downtown Hayesville.

Church Happenings

News Staff
Thursday, May 19, 2022
• Grief Share will meet for 14 weeks at 6 p.m. each Monday starting Monday, June 6, at Catalyst Church, 1762 U.S. 64 E. in Hayesville. Anyone who has lost a loved one and is grieving is welcome to attend. For details, call (706) 944-2513 or Linda Hoefsmit at (828) 644-4750.
Gary Corsair • Clay County Progress Ben English loads supplies before heading out to provide care for Clay County citizens.

Gary Corsair • Clay County Progress Ben English loads supplies before heading out to provide care for Clay County citizens.

County’s medical ‘Mr. Fixits’ wear many hats

News Staff
Thursday, May 19, 2022
By Gary Corsair Staff Writer   The days of doctors making house calls is long past, but Clay County offers the next best thing — a community mobile paramedic unit. “It’s a little bit of home health care, part social services and a little bit of paramedics. It’s a little bit of everything.

New sheriff elected in Clay County

News Staff
Thursday, May 19, 2022
By Becky Long Publisher   Mark Buchanan sailed past fellow candidates to seal the sheriff’s election, and the office,  in Tuesday’s primary. Meanwhile incumbents on the commission and school boards won the majority vote, though one race was by a sliver of a margin.

School requests pay supplement

News Staff
Monday, May 16, 2022
By Becky Long Publisher Clay County Schools submitted a proposed budget showing a substantial increase over last year, much of which can be attributed to a possible land purchase, rise in utility costs and a 3 percent local supplement they want for certifi ed teachers.