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Burn prevention with children

News Staff
Thursday, February 24, 2022
If you have children in your home, I know that you want to keep them safe and help them live to their full potential. According to the CDC, every day more than 300 children from the ages of 0-19 are in emergency rooms for burn-related injuries.

Performing arts camp for children to be held in June

News Staff
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Wonderland is coming to town. On Saturday, Feb. 26, Robbie Dernehl will audition children for her super popular Summer Performing Arts Camp. This will be the 14th year of the camp where children get the chance to train and perform in a real working theater.
(Pam Roman • Submitted) Set builders, from left, Jim Oliver, Stan Rasmussen and Sean Rice enjoy socializing while constructing the latest set at the Peacock Performing Arts Center.

(Pam Roman • Submitted) Set builders, from left, Jim Oliver, Stan Rasmussen and Sean Rice enjoy socializing while constructing the latest set at the Peacock Performing Arts Center.

Crew builds set and memories at the Peacock

News Staff
Thursday, February 24, 2022
The simple set for Hayesville’s Peacock Performing Arts Center’s season opener, Sean Grennan’s comedy-drama, “Making God Laugh,” provides a convenient excuse for set builders Larry Melzer, Sean Rice, Stan Rasmussen, Jim Oliver and Don Rice to socialize — to the tune of pounding hammers and whirring...
David and Heather Atwood met at Young Harris College and have been together almost 12 years. They live north of San Francisco.

David and Heather Atwood met at Young Harris College and have been together almost 12 years. They live north of San Francisco.

Clay County native researching genetic mutations

News Staff
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Researching genetic mutations and living in California were not what Heather Richbourg Atwood, PhD, imagined she would be doing with her life. As a young girl in Clay County, she wanted to be a veterinarian. Not only was she an avid horsewoman, she loved all animals.
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Masks now optional on school campus

News Staff
Thursday, February 24, 2022
In a called meeting Monday night, Clay County School Board members unanimously voted to end the requirement for face coverings and make them optional effective Tuesday, Feb. 22. However, masks must still be worn on school buses.
(Becky Long • Clay County Progress) Clay County deputies Justin Osborn, left, and Kyle Lickteig, on right, receive Letters of Commendation from Sheriff Bobby Deese during a brief recognition luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 17. The deputies were distinguished for saving two lives after drug overdose.

(Becky Long • Clay County Progress) Clay County deputies Justin Osborn, left, and Kyle Lickteig, on right, receive Letters of Commendation from Sheriff Bobby Deese during a brief recognition luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 17. The deputies were distinguished for saving two lives after drug overdose.

Officers distinguished for life-saving procedures

News Staff
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Law enforcement officers are often lauded for drug arrests, but it’s rare they receive recognition for saving lives as a result of those drugs. That’s what happened at the Clay County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Feb. 17.