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T Bird’s Nest gift shop and honey baked ham

News Staff
Thursday, October 14, 2021
This past July I had the distinct privilege of meeting Teri Fortner and Jordan Long at a Friday morning Movers and Shakers’ breakfast meeting at Sundance Grill in Hiawassee.
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Image by Ronald Carreño from Pixabay

NC TECH to Host Virtual Job Expo

News Staff
Thursday, October 14, 2021
The North Carolina Technology Association (NC TECH) will host a Virtual Tech Job Expo on Wednesday, October 20 from 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM. Job seekers will be able to connect with recruiters from 30+ participating employers hiring for 1,500+ jobs collectively.
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Image by torstensimon from Pixabay

COVID numbers plummet after deadly 2-month period

News Staff
Thursday, October 14, 2021
COVID-19 numbers continue to decline in Clay County, but the latest surge affected Clay County unlike any other. Clay County Health Department reported the 39th and 40th COVID-19-related deaths of county residents on October 8. The county's COVID-19 death toll stood at 20 as of Aug.
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Settlement reached in custody case

News Staff
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Parties in a civil lawsuit regarding the use of custody and visitation agreements have reached a settlement. Heaven Cordell has agreed to settle all claims against Cherokee County and Department of Social Services personnel she sued last year.
Lorrie Ross • Clay County Progress Hayesville Town Council gets down to business at Monday evening’s meeting. Council members are, from left, Mayor Harry Baughn, Councilman Joe Slaton, Councilwoman Lauren Tiger and Councilman Austin Hedden.

Lorrie Ross • Clay County Progress Hayesville Town Council gets down to business at Monday evening’s meeting. Council members are, from left, Mayor Harry Baughn, Councilman Joe Slaton, Councilwoman Lauren Tiger and Councilman Austin Hedden.

Some town residents take advantage of offer of cash for proof of vaccination

News Staff
Thursday, October 14, 2021
So far, 88 Hayesville town residents have taken advantage of the town council’s offer last month to receive a $100 “token of appreciation” for offering proof they have been vaccinated against the Covic-19 virus.
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YHC to host Tri-State Community Band

News Staff
Thursday, October 14, 2021
The Tri-State Community Band will present a fall concert at 3:00 PM on Sunday, October 24, 2022 in the Glenn-McGinnis Hall on the campus of Young Harris College. The concert is free and open to the public. Conductors for this concert will be Dr.
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Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay

County set to receive $80,000 per year from opioid settlement

News Staff
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
For more than two decades, Clay County and other rural areas of the United States have been hit hard by an opioid epidemic. The epidemic is estimated to have taken the lives of more than 16,500 North Carolinians since 1999. In 2020 alone, 29.