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DHHS Secretary Gets Flu Shot, Advises North Carolinians to Vaccinate with Flu...
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen, M.D., got her flu shot Thursday and encouraged others to ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in...
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School applying for grant
Would be used for primary schoolClay County Commissioners voted Thursday night to support the school board in applying for a Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund grant with the hope of building a new...
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Camera footage targets suspects
A father and son were arrested Monday after a deputy recognized them from surveillance camera footage from Highway 64 Mini Storage in Hayesville, according to Clay County Sheriff Vic Davis.Dennis Ray...
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Bridge project goes until spring
Two bridges on Myers Chapel Road are being replaced and motorists headed to the Lake Chatuge Recreation Park from town have been taking the detour to the Highway 69 entrance.The two bridges are...
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Buckner left for Vietnam as a boy, returned as a man
Joe Buckner gave himself in service to his country for almost 50 years. He volunteered for the draft to go to Vietnam in December 1969 and retired from the Air Force Reserve as a senior master sergeant...
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Sheriff’s office experiences eventful few weeks
On Monday, Winford Nolan Parker, was arrested on outstanding warrants which stem from a multi-agency investigation conducted with the SBI and the ATF earlier this year.Clay County Sheriff Vic Davis...
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Council earns clean audit, calls public hearing on zoning
The Hayesville Town Council received word Monday of a “very clean audit again.” It also set a public hearing for an application to rezone acreage on the Highway 64 bypass from residential to...
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Weekend brings fun to Brasstown
Punkin Chunkin is hereThe weather looks promising as fun, food and flying pumpkins return for the ninth annual Punkin Chunkin in Brasstown this weekend. Competitors armed with catapults, air cannons...
View ArticleDomestic violence is focus in October
"Almost every little girl has the dream of a husband and fairy tale princess wedding and life," April Chastain said. "But what happens after you say I do? After the honeymoon phase when they stop...
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Lawmakers override veto
Election procedures could changeThe N.C. House and Senate have voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 656, called the Electoral Freedom Act of 2017.The act would change the definition...
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Pool complex is meeting topic
The agenda for Clay County Board of Education this week contained items which ranged from a Tier 1 application to changes made for the Beginning Teacher Support Plan and some policy changes.Perhaps the...
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Local barber keeping traditions alive
When you walk into Mike Free’s barbershop the first thing you notice is the smell. It’s a smell that brings ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best...
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Party results in charge involving under-age drinking
A Towns County couple faces charges including "furnishing alcohol to a person under age" after a Friday night party at their home in Young Harris, according to a release from the Towns County Sheriff's...
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Fugitive Robert Allen sought
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Robert James Allen who is wanted on charges of felony obtaining property by false pretense and writing a worthless check on a closed account. He also has...
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Mayor's race pits colleagues
Nov. 7 is Election Day at Hayesville Town HallHe wants to promote Hayesville’s attributes outside Clay County. She wants to focus on problems close to home. Therein lies the major difference between...
View ArticleWerdin has some fond memories of Vietnam
Readers may be familiar with the bright yellow Jeep plastered with Marine Corps decals and stickers with its own ooo-gah horn. Dave Weirdin is the proud owner of that eye-catching vehicle and as...
View ArticleGrant helps trash center
Taking out the trash may not be such a bad thing if it is being taken to the Clay County Transfer Station known to some people as the dump or the landfill. Regardless of what it is called, the county...
View ArticleTown among the nicest places
Clay County may be small with just over 10,000 citizens. The county seat of Hayesville only has a few hundred people, but the area is certainly nice. According to the November issue of Reader’s...
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$10.2 million grant for school
New primary facility envisioned for Clay County students A $10.2 million grant from the state’s Needs-based Public School Capital Fund has been awarded to Clay County Schools to build a new primary...
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