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a Cub Scout pack takes aim during a BB gun target event.

a Cub Scout pack takes aim during a BB gun target event.

Shooting Sports event planned for Cub Scouts

News Staff
Monday, September 13, 2021
It is time to escape the indoors and have some fun. That is what Cub Scouts from seven Western North Carolina counties will do at the Shooting Sports Day on Saturday, October 2nd from 10 am to 2 pm on.
Image by Ray Shrewsberry • Pixabay

Image by Ray Shrewsberry • Pixabay

National Preparedness Month

News Staff
Monday, September 13, 2021
September is national preparedness month to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. The theme this year is Prepare to Protect. The first step in being prepared is to make a plan.
From left, Elijah Mayfield, Mandy Pendergrass, Kinleigh Queen, Americas LeQuire, Kaylin Ellis, Macie Postell and history teacher Nicole Hedden next to a memorial in honor of the 13 service members killed in Kabul last month. Students who helped with the exhibit but not pictured are Makayla Whitehead, Michael Samten, Madison Cogdill, Marlee Postell, Bronson Ludixen, Brianna Downs and O’Ryan Brockwell.

From left, Elijah Mayfield, Mandy Pendergrass, Kinleigh Queen, Americas LeQuire, Kaylin Ellis, Macie Postell and history teacher Nicole Hedden next to a memorial in honor of the 13 service members killed in Kabul last month. Students who helped with the exhibit but not pictured are Makayla Whitehead, Michael Samten, Madison Cogdill, Marlee Postell, Bronson Ludixen, Brianna Downs and O’Ryan Brockwell.

Students honoring troops killed in Kabul attacks

News Staff
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Local high school students banded together last week to memorialize the 13 U.S. service members killed in an attack outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Image by Laura Hamilton from Pixabay

Image by Laura Hamilton from Pixabay

Festival has dancers, artisans and music

News Staff
Thursday, September 9, 2021
The rich and proud heritage of our Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, which reportedly dates back over 11,000 years, will be brought to life from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, with live demonstrations and presentations at the Cherokee Heritage Festival in Hayesville.
From left, Emergency Management Director Ricky Lancaster; Clay County EMS Training Officer and Chatuge Family Practice Community Paramedic Jeff Ledford; County Manager Debbie Mauney; Interim Health Director Clarissa Rogers and Clay County Community Paramedic Ben English have been spearheading the planning and implementation of the facility.

From left, Emergency Management Director Ricky Lancaster; Clay County EMS Training Officer and Chatuge Family Practice Community Paramedic Jeff Ledford; County Manager Debbie Mauney; Interim Health Director Clarissa Rogers and Clay County Community Paramedic Ben English have been spearheading the planning and implementation of the facility.

Clay County Public Health and EMS working to establish Regeneron COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment facility

News Staff
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Clay County Leadership announce that a Regeneron COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment facility will open soon to serve our citizens.
Tommy Davis of Woodhaven Construction, center, consults with carpenters Jeremiah Burch, left and David Collins, right, for replacing damaged wood on the 1930s Hayesville Town Hall building as a classroom with porch added for outdoor presentations.

Tommy Davis of Woodhaven Construction, center, consults with carpenters Jeremiah Burch, left and David Collins, right, for replacing damaged wood on the 1930s Hayesville Town Hall building as a classroom with porch added for outdoor presentations.

Old town hall improvements continue

News Staff
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
New lumber was added to the front and sides of the old Hayesville Town Hall last week including a new platform “porch” for special outdoor presentations.
Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal

Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal

Major anniversary approaches for N.C. right-to-work protections

News Staff
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
“The right to live includes the right to work.” That simple statement opens the text of a state law that has helped boost North Carolina’s economic competitiveness for nearly 75 years. The state will mark the milestone 75th anniversary of its right-to-work law on March 18, 2022.
Photo by Carolina Journal

Photo by Carolina Journal

Cooper vetoes bill protecting privacy rights for charitable donations

News Staff
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a measure that would keep charitable donors’ personal information private. "This legislation is unnecessary and may limit transparency with political contributions," Cooper said in a statement as the reason he rejected the privacy measure on Friday.