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(Jared Putnam • Clay County Progress) Clay County School Superintendent Dale Cole discusses Social and Emotional Learning during the Clay County Board of Education meeting on Monday in Hayesville

(Jared Putnam • Clay County Progress) Clay County School Superintendent Dale Cole discusses Social and Emotional Learning during the Clay County Board of Education meeting on Monday in Hayesville

Retirements shuffle roles in leadership

News Staff
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Clay County Schools announced two key administration promotions on Tuesday on the heels of the board of education's monthly meeting. Stacey Overlin, the current assistant principal of Hayesville High School, will replace retiring principal Jim Saltz on April 1.
World War II veteran Ash Rothlein receives his second Moderna vaccination at the Clay County Health Department on Thursday. Rothlein, 96, is a recipient of the French Legion of Honor. He has dedicated much of his life to honoring those who died on the beaches of Normandy

World War II veteran Ash Rothlein receives his second Moderna vaccination at the Clay County Health Department on Thursday. Rothlein, 96, is a recipient of the French Legion of Honor. He has dedicated much of his life to honoring those who died on the beaches of Normandy

Clinic nixed for now

News Staff
Thursday, February 25, 2021
A local vaccination clinic canceled due to supply chain disruption won't be rescheduled, but those extra shots will be administered in a different format. The day-long clinic had been scheduled for last Saturday, Feb.
Information provided by Clay County Health Department.

Information provided by Clay County Health Department.

Vaccine clinic in limbo

Becky Long - publisher
Thursday, February 18, 2021
The e ort to get the COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of more local people may be hampered because of winter weather across the nation. A large-scale vaccination clinic scheduled Saturday at Tri-County Community College is in limbo because winter storms are delaying vaccine deliveries.
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Clay County housing market sees record numbers

News Staff
Thursday, February 18, 2021
A year unlike any other not only changed how Americans live, but also where we live, leading record numbers to choose Clay County as their new home. A whopping 327 homes in Clay County were sold through MLS listings in 2020, up 33.
(File photo from Wiki Media Commons) Elon Musk's SpaceX hopes to bring change to western North Carolina.

(File photo from Wiki Media Commons) Elon Musk's SpaceX hopes to bring change to western North Carolina.

SpaceX wins bids to expand area broadband

News Staff
Thursday, February 18, 2021
A company founded by one of the richest men in the world has received federal grant awards to establish high-speed broadband service in rural homes and small businesses throughout North Carolina.  Space Exploration Technologies Corp., better known as SpaceX, received $17.
(Lorrie Ross • Clay County Progress) CCCRA representative Paul Price points to the aerial photo of Hayesville to show where the organization wants to place a new sign for the Beal Center.

(Lorrie Ross • Clay County Progress) CCCRA representative Paul Price points to the aerial photo of Hayesville to show where the organization wants to place a new sign for the Beal Center.

Town Board nixes zoning change for group projects

Lorrie Ross - staff writer
Thursday, February 11, 2021
The February meeting of Hayesville’s Town Council began by resuming business which had been tabled in their previous meeting. In January, the council had asked for information about building ordinances neighboring towns have in place.