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Writer feels blessed to be part of sports
By: By Andrew AriasWhen the sports writer position at the Clay County Progress opened up, I had no intention of being a sports writer. The thought hadn’t even crossed my mind. Suffice to say, I had no...
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Small Town Main Street meeting set for March 15
By: by Sandy Zimmerman The next monthly Small Town Main Street meeting will focus on our Historic Courthouse Preservation Project with Dianne Ward, promotions director for Tabor City, N.C. She led the...
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Live Election Results
It's election day! Follow the results live tonight at the link below. Results are expected to start coming in around 8 p.m.http://er.ncsbe.gov/Section: News
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ONE-STOP VOTING NUMBERS
Clay County voters participating in one-stop which ended Saturday totaled 1,550. Of that number, 1,090 voted a Republican primary ballot; 454 voted a Democratic Party ballot; two people voted only an...
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The Unofficial Primary Results are in. The top three commissioner winners are Robert Peck, Randy Nichols and Robert Cline Penland. They will face Sandy Zimmerman in the General Election this fall. The...
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GOP dominates voter turnout
By: Lorraine BennettClay County Republicans rolled to victory Tuesday, March 15 in the Primary Election. The numbers reflected a Republican dominated turnout, with Presidential candidate Donald Trump...
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Court determines felines causing health problems
By: Lorrie RossMary McCune has a soft spot for cats. People began dropping off unwanted felines at her business and home years ago knowing she would feed them, but businesses nearby contend the...
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Students are honored with good citizen awards
By: By Sandra K. Shoch Five area high school students were honored as the Archibald D. Murphey Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen of their respective schools on March 9, held in...
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Man asleep behind the wheel faces charges
By: Melvin Cantrell On Wednesday, March 9, the Clay County Sheriff's Office received a call about a man who was allegedly passed out behind the steering wheel of an automobile that was parked in the...
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Prescribed burns planned for the Nantahala National Forest
Prescribed burns planned for the Nantahala National ForestThe U.S. Forest Service plans to conduct a 1,000 acre prescribed burn today, Tuesday, March 22, in the Nantahala National Forest on the...
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County man faces federal charges
By: By Becky Long A Clay County man accused of selling large quantities of methamphetamine during an undercover investigation was arrested March 17 by Federal Drug Enforcement Agency. The arrest is...
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Easter Egg Hunt Corrections
The date and time for the Clay County Rec Park Egg Hunt has been corrected in the announcement below. We apologize for the error. There will be an Easter egg hunt beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, March...
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Former mayor Gwen Weaver dies at age 79
By: By Lorraine Bennett She could be funny, feisty, opinionated and even cantankerous. She had known great grief in losing a daughter and staggering responsibility in helping raise a grandson and nurse...
View ArticleHepatitis C on rise statewide
By: By Lorrie Ross Hepatitis C cases have increased almost everywhere, including Clay County and the cost to tax payers could be high.“From 2010 until present we have recorded 33 cases of chronic...
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Rogers is youth pastor
Old Union Baptist Church of Young Harris, Ga. welcomes Rev. Trey Rogers full-time youth pastor. Rogers is a native of Clay County and is an honor student at Young Harris College where he is majoring in...
View ArticleLocal forest fire leads to marijuana charges
On Thursday, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by U.S. Forest Service asking for assistance at the residence of Peggy and Euguene “Bo” Mashburn on Highway 64 east in Hayesville, according...
View ArticleEDC members work to tackle hard questions
By: By Lorrie Ross Clay County’s Economic Development Commission held its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 8, only a couple of weeks after the February meeting which had been rescheduled due to...
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Hospital staff promotes patient safety
By: By Paul DeMichael onned hospital gowns and pledged to promote patient safety during the 2016 Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 13-19. Staff members, which included senior administrators,...
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Speeders targeted in campaign
By: Becky Longpublisher@claycountyprogess.comA yearly campaign, “Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine,” under way by the N. C. Department of Transportation and the Governor’s Highway Safety Program, has some...
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Schools pass asbestos test
By: Lorraine Bennett It’s required by law every three years and Clay County schools’ asbestos inspection found that all school facilities are satisfactory, school board members learned Monday evening....
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