News

North Carolina Launches Education Corps to Bring Extra Support to K-12 Schools During COVID-19

Starting in January, students across the state will benefit from the NC Education Corps, a new partnership between the North Carolina State Board of Education, the Office of the Governor, local school systems and the N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service.

Shopping locally more important than ever

The annual Shop Small Shop Local event is more important this year than ever before and local businesses need our help. American Express has an ad campaign promoting Small Business Saturday on Nov.  28 and an additional big day to shop has been added locally.

Primary school opens

Children in Pre-K through second grade began their first day in Hayesville’s new primary school on Monday. By all indications, transitioning those students from the elementary building to the new one went well. “We had an excellent first day.

Few accidents reported in highway construction zone

Improvements to North Carolina Highway 69 started full force a few months ago. While some local residents have complained about the dangers caused by the road construction, others say the work is being done quickly and the highway is not usually busy.

Wreck claims woman’s life

A Clay County woman who died after a single-car accident Wednesday evening is remembered as warm, sweet, a good cook and a Saints football fan. Malisa Karajulles Moffat, 48, was traveling east on Bob Penland Road, about a mile from her home, around 5:30 p.m.

Charges filed in missing teen case

Leonardo Daniel Torres Barios, 25, of Young Harris, has been with charged “interference with custody,” in connection to a missing person investigation involving a local teenager, Towns County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Terry Conner said Friday.

Streets getting make-over, arrows will direct traffic

New stripes will soon highlight parking spaces in downtown Hayesville. On Monday, Hayesville Town Council approved the $2,405 project quote for Pro Stripe of Blairsville to paint new stripes in town.

Case continued in alleged hit and run fatality

Randall “Shorty” Penland was killed in 2018 in what investigators determined was the result of a hit and run on Highway 64 east. Two years later, while charges have been filed, the case remains unresolved. In the early morning of Nov. 16, 2018, N.C. State Highway Trooper K.D.

COVID related death toll at 5

Clay County Health Department reported two deaths from COVID-19 related complications within a three-day span last week. That brings our death toll to five. On Nov.

Repairs underway after Progress internet servers shut down

As if a global pandemic and polarized political campaigns weren’t enough, Clay County Progress internet system failed in the wee hours of last Friday morning, Nov. 6. The Progress relies on its parent company, Community Newspapers, Inc.’s (CNI) servers located in Athens.