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EMC manager preparing for yearly meeting
More than a year ago, when Jeremy Nelms took the helm as general manager of Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Cooperative, the organization was plagued with bad publicity and even lawsuits, but...
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Cattlemen updated on toxic vegetation control
A wet year followed by a drought year followed by a wet spring — this is the challenge of ranchers working to provide quality forages for cattle. Compacted earth resulting from weather conditions has...
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Native plants featured at festival
he Cherokees lived in a “magnificent landscape,” which late 18th century naturalist William Bartram described as “infinitely varied and without ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires...
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Bear-proof canisters recommended
Due to an increase in close and serious bear encounters in Panthertown and along the Appalachian Trail, the Nantahala Ranger District is strongly recommending that backcountry campers use bear-proof...
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Travel, Tourism supports event
Historic Hayesville Inc. is preparing for the fifth annual event with Steins & Wine Around the Square scheduled 4-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 featuring area breweries and wineries. Clay County...
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Major power outage
Blue Ridge EMC is working around the clock to restore electricity in Clay and surrounding countiesThe calls started rolling in between 4-5 p.m. on Monday, Sept.11. Before it was over, more than 14,000...
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Rezoning approved, courthouse project OK’d
The Hayesville Town Council approved a rezoning application allowing Rachel Payne’s florist shop to move near the Clay County Care Center.The council also gave a nod to interior design plans for the...
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Veterans honor 9/11 victims, emergency workers
The sun shone brightly on Saturday in contrast to the somber tone of the ceremony commemorating 9/11 called "A Day To Remember: Veterans, First Responders, Fire Fighters and Law Enforcement" held by...
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Suspect arrested in theft spree
Monday morning as Sheriff Vic Davis and investigators were looking into the larceny of a Polaris UTV, a second report came in about the theft of a Kubota tractor. As investigators were processing the...
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Threat of rabies real
The potential for rabies can occur anywhere, anytime. It is important to have knowledge of the steps to take should your family find themselves in a potentially dangerous situation. It was the middle...
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Pet Celebration honors the human, pet bond
Join us in celebrating the human/pet bond on Saturday, Sept. 23 when Lake Chatuge Animal Hospital, Tri-County Animal Clinic and Clay County Chamber of Commerce host the sixth annual Pet Celebration at...
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County honors POWs, MIAs
A somber tone was set at the Hayesville square on Friday evening as Clay County joined others around the country in observing POW/MIA Recognition Day. In 1979, Congress and the president passed...
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County honors POWs, MIAs
A somber tone was set at the Hayesville square on Friday evening as Clay County joined others around the country in observing POW/MIA Recognition Day. In 1979, Congress and the president passed...
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Conservation purchase could end controversy
A conservation solution to private property surrounded by U.S. Forest Service in Clay County could lead to a happy ending for everyone. Mainspring Conservation Trust, a regional land trust serving the...
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Schools, groups are honored
Daughters of the American Revolution, Old Unicoi Trail Chapter of Blairsville presented two NSDAR Community Service Awards on Saturday, Sept. 9 at the Union County Public Library. The local...
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Board weighs funding options
Members of the Clay County Board of Education spent considerable time at their September board meeting Monday debating whether to apply for lottery funds for a major school construction project.They...
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Tractor Parade, Ag Day Saturday
Tractors, tractors and more tractors. Saturday, Sept. 30, the 11th Annual Tractor Parade and Ag Day will roll into downtown Hayesville with lots of family fun on board. Whether you are a farm tractor...
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Health study a ‘wake-up’ call to region
The health outlook for people living in rural Appalachia is worsening and the average life expectancy has dropped by more than two years, according to a disturbing new report in a respected health care...
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Third grader is 'Southern Belle'
Hayesville student wins Dollywood pageantAlmost every little girl dreams of being a princess. Many watch pageants with big stars in their eyes. For Ansley Paige Roper, 8, of Peachtree, those dreams...
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The Clay County Health Department announces the award of a Community Health Center Grant through the Office of Rural Health in the amount of $140,605. Funding from this grant will be used to improve...
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