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Highway Construction Updates

News Staff
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Despite the comments some county residents have made on social media and aloud about the length of time the Highway 69 construction is taking, the project is on schedule. “Highway 69 is still on target for the September 15, 2023, deadline,” DOT engineer Andy Russell said this week.
David Silva Florentio died after his Kia Soul crossed into the path of a tractor trailer in the wee hours on Wednesday morning.

David Silva Florentio died after his Kia Soul crossed into the path of a tractor trailer in the wee hours on Wednesday morning.

Man dies in Wednesday a.m. wreck

News Staff
Friday, August 6, 2021
    A Florida man was killed on Highway 64 early Wednesday morning after his car collided with a tractor trailer. The accident occurred at 1:48 a.m. on Highway 64 near Settawig Road, according to N. C. State Trooper Charlie Cheeks. David Silva Florentio, 26, of Riverview, Fla.
Becky Long • Clay County Progress Kenneth Woodard gives a thumbs up as he continues laps around the town square with son Warren driving and great-grandson Braeden Lee, 12, in the back sea

Becky Long • Clay County Progress Kenneth Woodard gives a thumbs up as he continues laps around the town square with son Warren driving and great-grandson Braeden Lee, 12, in the back sea

100 and going strong

News Staff
Friday, August 6, 2021
By Becky Long Publisher   On July 31, Kenneth Woodard rode 10 laps around the Hayesville square, each lap representing a decade of his long life. The red convertible carrying the WWII veteran was greeted with signs and applause from a crowd of friends and associates.

COVID-19 cases on the rise again

News Staff
Friday, August 6, 2021
By Jared Putnam Staff Writer   After months of progress in the fight against COVID-19, cases in Clay County are once again on the rise due to the highly-contagious Delta variant. The increase follows ongoing state and national trends of a fourth surge of the virus.
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Image by Wokandapix from Pixabay

2021 NC Social Studies Standards

News Staff
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Recently, there has been much commentary in the national media regarding critical race theory (CRT), including how it is defined and how, if adopted, it would change the way history is taught in schools. My purpose for this week’s column is to try to address some of these concerns.
Darrell Dywayne Williams

Darrell Dywayne Williams

Woman dies after assault

News Staff
Thursday, July 29, 2021
A Clay County woman died Sunday evening in a north Georgia hospital after allegedly being assaulted earlier that morning. Sarai Sanoma Hatchett was initially taken to Chatuge Regional then transported to Northeast Georgia in Gainesville where she was pronounced dead at 9:07 p.m.
(Jared Putnam • Clay County Progress) Jim Johnson speaks about topics such as social studies standards and Critical Race Theory during the public comment portion of the Clay County Board of Education's July meeting.

(Jared Putnam • Clay County Progress) Jim Johnson speaks about topics such as social studies standards and Critical Race Theory during the public comment portion of the Clay County Board of Education's July meeting.

School board hears concerns over critical race theory

News Staff
Thursday, July 29, 2021
  Critical Race Theory has been ushered to the forefront of the United States' partisan culture wars in recent months.
Darrell Dywayne Williams

Darrell Dywayne Williams

Woman dies after assault

News Staff
Thursday, July 29, 2021
A Clay County woman died Sunday evening in a north Georgia hospital after allegedly being assaulted earlier that morning. Sarai Sanoma Hatchett was initially taken to Chatuge Regional then transported to Northeast Georgia in Gainesville where she was pronounced dead at 9:07 p.m.