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HMS Chorus students who were selected as a participant and/or alternate this year are, first row, from left, seventh grader Raeann Thompson, sixth grader Tucker Dockery and seventh Grader Madison Sullivan. Second row, eighth grader Ruby Kuykendall and eigth Grader Savannah May. Third row, eighth grader Jackson Sellers, sixth grader Micah Moss and seventh grader Mason Buckner

HMS Chorus students who were selected as a participant and/or alternate this year are, first row, from left, seventh grader Raeann Thompson, sixth grader Tucker Dockery and seventh Grader Madison Sullivan. Second row, eighth grader Ruby Kuykendall and eigth Grader Savannah May. Third row, eighth grader Jackson Sellers, sixth grader Micah Moss and seventh grader Mason Buckner

Chorus students perform at All-State

News Staff
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Congratulations is in order to each of theHayesville Middle School Chorus students who were selected to participate in the 2022 North Carolina Middle School All-State Festival held at Gardner-Webb University on Saturday, March 5.
Gov. Roy Cooper. (Carolina Journal file)

Gov. Roy Cooper. (Carolina Journal file)

State of emergency continues with new ways to measure COVID

News Staff
Monday, March 21, 2022
Gov. Roy Cooper said North Carolina's state of emergency will continue, despite declining COVID numbers. The announcement came during a news conference Thursday, March 17, announcing new guidelines to measure COVID-19 levels.
Coggins Clinic is this Saturday

Coggins Clinic is this Saturday

Coggins Clinic is this Saturday

News Staff
Friday, March 18, 2022
Have you been on our client waiting list? Now’s your chance. Whiskey River is opening the client list for those who attend the Coggins Clinic. The Coggins Clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 19 at the Shooting Creek Arena located at 1717 Old Hwy 64, Hayesville.
(Lorraine Bennett • Clay County Progress Mayor) Joe Slaton, in his office, is finding every day on the job is different.

(Lorraine Bennett • Clay County Progress Mayor) Joe Slaton, in his office, is finding every day on the job is different.

New mayor likes the challenge

News Staff
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Hayesville’s Mayor Joe Slaton, just two months into the job, was spending a recent Monday morning wrestling with how to bring a new EV station into town and how to keep crypto mining out.
Accountant Shawn Powell Long explains findings from an audit of the county detention center in which nearly $7,000 in “deficiencies,” were reported.

Accountant Shawn Powell Long explains findings from an audit of the county detention center in which nearly $7,000 in “deficiencies,” were reported.

Audit leads to SBI probe

News Staff
Thursday, March 10, 2022
publisher@claycountyprogress.com   According to local officials, the State Bureau of Investigation is looking into at least two funding discrepancies found during an audit of the Clay County Detention Center.
Ukrainian bride, Lesia Ivashchenko and groom Valerii Fylymonov marry in battle gear in a ceremony aired on YouTube, just before they fight to defend their hometown.

Ukrainian bride, Lesia Ivashchenko and groom Valerii Fylymonov marry in battle gear in a ceremony aired on YouTube, just before they fight to defend their hometown.

Ukraine's social media warfare marks a turning point in history

News Staff
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Battlefield wedding ceremonies; a Ukrainian farmer stealing a Russian tank with his tractor and posting it on eBay; Ukrainian mothers and children fleeing to find a line of donated strollers from Polish mothers. These images have bombarded our newsfeeds ever since Feb.
Pixabay Image

Pixabay Image

Find a Bear Den, Leave it Alone

News Staff
Monday, March 7, 2022
Biologists at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission say if you find a bear den, leave it alone. Black bears are very resourceful in finding places to shelter late December through April as cold weather lingers and cubs are born.