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Funds will help county get connected

News Staff
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Nearly $30 million has been set aside to improve high-speed internet access in rural North Carolina and Clay County is getting a slice of the funding pie. A total of $29.
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2021 brings new laws

Lorrie Ross - staff writer
Thursday, January 7, 2021
As 2020 becomes hindsight, 2021 ushers in several new laws. They may not all impact everyone; however, here is a rundown for those who want to know. The license plate replacement law will eventually impact every North Carolina vehicle owner.
(Tim and Freda Carney • Clay County Progress) This chilled view from Shiloh Overlook looks more like a picture from Alaska than western North Carolina.

(Tim and Freda Carney • Clay County Progress) This chilled view from Shiloh Overlook looks more like a picture from Alaska than western North Carolina.

White Christmas 2020

Travis Dockery
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
As if it was a scene from a movie, a peppering of snow began to fall in the tri state area in the afternoon hours of Christmas Eve. The frozen precipitation was no surprise but the total amount caught many off guard.
Ann and Robert Wright lost their home just days before Christmas.

Ann and Robert Wright lost their home just days before Christmas.

Family loses home in fire

News Staff
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
By Jared Putnam Staff Writer   After spending the past two months battling COVID-19, Robert and Ann Wright hoped the worst of 2020 was behind them. Instead, they are now facing the added challenge of rebuilding their house.
(Lorrie Ross • Clay County Progress) During the Hayesville Town Council meeting, Hayesville Mayor Harry Baughn thanked the town council for its support in the improvements done around town. He said there have been a lot of compliments on the LED holiday lights. Councilman Will Penland thanked Baughn, whom Penland said changed every bulb on every light around town

(Lorrie Ross • Clay County Progress) During the Hayesville Town Council meeting, Hayesville Mayor Harry Baughn thanked the town council for its support in the improvements done around town. He said there have been a lot of compliments on the LED holiday lights. Councilman Will Penland thanked Baughn, whom Penland said changed every bulb on every light around town

Town gets clean audit

Lorrie Ross - staff writer
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Hayesville Town Councilmen Joe Slaton, Will Penland and Austin Hedden were told the town’s audit was good during a report by auditor Kaseson Hooper of Turner and Company. At the Tuesday, Dec. 14 council meeting, Hooper said everything looked pretty good and there were no problems.

N.C. court proceedings put on hold

Becky Long - publisher
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Clay County residents scheduled to appear in court received a temporary reprieve on Monday. For the second time this year, the rise in COVID-19 cases has forced most in-person court proceedings to be halted until mid-January.
(Jared Putnam • Clay County Progress) Hayesville Elementary School counselor Quincey PattersonRickett speaks while Hayesville Middle School counselor Emily Hedden looks on during the Clay County Board of Education meeting on Monday in Hayesville. PattersonRickett and Hedden spoke to the board about a school-based mental health policy.

(Jared Putnam • Clay County Progress) Hayesville Elementary School counselor Quincey PattersonRickett speaks while Hayesville Middle School counselor Emily Hedden looks on during the Clay County Board of Education meeting on Monday in Hayesville. PattersonRickett and Hedden spoke to the board about a school-based mental health policy.

Taking steps to enhance communication

News Staff
Thursday, December 17, 2020
In an unprecedented school year, teachers and staff at Clay County Schools have a variety of new tools at their disposal as they try to keep up with challenges in and out of the classroom.
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Fun ways to experience the holidays apart

News Staff
Thursday, December 10, 2020
While the holidays are often associated with joy, this time of year can bring depression and sadness to some people. Even more people will be alone for the 2020 holiday season due to the COVID-19 pandemic raging around the world and social distancing required around the country.
Becky Long • Clay County Progress While they didn’t get to serve the public in person, this trio served the public by preparing hundreds of take-out plates during Saturday’s dinner. They are Sheriff’s Auxiliary members, Hank and Joyce Bomberger and long-time volunteer, Marie Thompson.

Becky Long • Clay County Progress While they didn’t get to serve the public in person, this trio served the public by preparing hundreds of take-out plates during Saturday’s dinner. They are Sheriff’s Auxiliary members, Hank and Joyce Bomberger and long-time volunteer, Marie Thompson.

Sheriff ’s dinner feeds 300-plus

Becky Long - publisher
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Saturday’s annual Sheriff’s Christmas Dinner offered the traditional meal of turkey with all the trimmings, but this year it was served in an untraditional manner. “This year has been so strange and out of sorts with COVID looming over us,” said Clay County Sheriff Bobby Deese.