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Image by Andreas Riedelmeier from Pixabay

Heritage Day Returns to the Folk Art Center

News Staff
Monday, August 16, 2021
The 41st annual Heritage Day will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18  at the Blue Ridge Parkway’s Folk Art Center. The free celebration of mountain heritage is held by the Southern Highland Craft Guild and features demonstrations of traditional crafts accompanied by music.

Sam Uhl is featured reader at Mountain Wordsmiths

News Staff
Monday, August 16, 2021
Sam Uhl, owner and memoirist of "The Cheerful Word," www.cheerfulword.com, will be the guest reader for Mountain Wordsmiths at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 26. This event, sponsored by North Carolina Writers’ Network-West, is being held via Zoom because of COVID concerns.
(Photo by Maya Regan, Carolina Journal)

(Photo by Maya Regan, Carolina Journal)

State Supreme Court sees four more 4-3 party-line splits

News Staff
Monday, August 16, 2021
After splitting along party lines just twice in their first six months together, the current lineup of the N.C. Supreme Court has produced four more 4-3 partisan splits today. Democrats hold the one-seat majority on the state's highest court.
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Image by Willgard Krause from Pixabay

Covid cases once again stressing hospitals

News Staff
Thursday, August 12, 2021
"Flatten the curve" abruptly became a household phrase at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Almost a year and a half later, the United States is once again scrambling to halt rapidly-rising Covid cases due to the Delta variant.
Clay County Building Inspector Anthony Stillwell discusses a fee schedule for permits related to the Residential Park Development Ordinance during the board of commissioners meeting on Aug. 5 in Hayesville.

Clay County Building Inspector Anthony Stillwell discusses a fee schedule for permits related to the Residential Park Development Ordinance during the board of commissioners meeting on Aug. 5 in Hayesville.

County loses over 150,000 gallons of water from major leak

News Staff
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Even when caught quickly, a water leak can add up to significant financial loss. Clay County Water & Sewer Director Dusty Beal said a major leak occurred on July 31 at Truett Baptist Church on Highway 64 Business, costing his department several tens of thousands of dollars.