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GaDOE creating Electric Vehicle Career Pathway

News Staff
Monday, December 20, 2021
The Georgia Department of Education is creating a Career Pathway that will equip students with the skills to enter the electric vehicle industry, State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced today.
From left, quilter Marilyn Thompson, Clay County Care Center staffers Rosemary Harvey, Community Life Coordinator, Melissa Ditmore, nurse, Gail Dockery, CNA, and quilters Jan Kitchen, Robin Jones and Shirley Deasy.

From left, quilter Marilyn Thompson, Clay County Care Center staffers Rosemary Harvey, Community Life Coordinator, Melissa Ditmore, nurse, Gail Dockery, CNA, and quilters Jan Kitchen, Robin Jones and Shirley Deasy.

Misty Mountain Quilt Guild spread joy to nursing homes

News Staff
Monday, December 20, 2021
Last week, the Heart 2 Heart Outreach Group, part of the Misty Mountain Quilters Guild, donated more than 200 handmade items to nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the five-county area including Clay.
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Winterizing Your Lawn Mower

News Staff
Monday, December 20, 2021
With winter months ahead, it is important to consider taking time and preventative care for your gas-powered lawn mower at either the end of the mowing season or at the start of spring.
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More Pet Peeves

News Staff
Monday, December 20, 2021
On a short break from home improvement topics, I need to finish telling you about the rest of my pet peeves. I love the comments you have sent, and I agree with you on all of them. Television ads.
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Portable Heating Safety

News Staff
Monday, December 20, 2021
Heat is one thing that we cannot do without this season. But did you know that heating equipment is one of the leading causes of home fire deaths? Follow a few simple safety tips to prevent most heating fires from happening.
Gov. Roy Cooper and DHHS Sec. Mandy Cohen. (Carolina Journal)

Gov. Roy Cooper and DHHS Sec. Mandy Cohen. (Carolina Journal)

N.C. gets low overall ranking for pandemic response

News Staff
Thursday, December 16, 2021
North Carolina ranks among the bottom 10 states in the country on Politico's new State Pandemic Scorecard. The Tar Heel State's overall ranking of No. 41 combines high marks for health and the economy with low scores for social well-being and education.
(Progress photo • Lorraine Bennett) Judge Willis Whichard, left, retired from the N.C. Supreme Court, administers the oath of office to incoming Hayesville Mayor Joe Slaton as wife Wendy holds the Bible.

(Progress photo • Lorraine Bennett) Judge Willis Whichard, left, retired from the N.C. Supreme Court, administers the oath of office to incoming Hayesville Mayor Joe Slaton as wife Wendy holds the Bible.

Joe Slaton Takes Over Mayor’s Post, Names Harry Baughn Mayor Pro-Tem

News Staff
Thursday, December 16, 2021
The torch was passed at Town Hall Monday evening when former Councilman Joe Slaton took the oath of office as Hayesville’s new mayor. One of his first official acts was to propose former Mayor Harry Baughn be designated mayor pro-tem and the council agreed.
N.C. DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen speaking to a legislative committee on state COVID restrictions.

N.C. DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen speaking to a legislative committee on state COVID restrictions.

School closures still on the table this winter

News Staff
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Outgoing N.C. Health Secretary Mandy Cohen told lawmakers recently that schools could still close in the event of a COVID infection surge this winter. Cohen delivered this news as teachers and students scramble to wrap this semester and kids try to catch up from the year of remote and missed school.
State Board of Elections director, Karen Brinson Bell, at a hearing in an N.C. Senate committee. (Carolina Journal file photo by Maya Reagan)

State Board of Elections director, Karen Brinson Bell, at a hearing in an N.C. Senate committee. (Carolina Journal file photo by Maya Reagan)

Modems removed from voting machines in five N.C. counties

News Staff
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The N.C. State Board of Elections recently removed analog modems from voting equipment in five counties, a move that has drawn criticism from the N.C. House Freedom Caucus. The Freedom Caucus — 25 House members chaired by Rep.