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EMS pay raise OK’d
Increase to help keep workers on the job The Clay County Board of Commissioners voted a raise of more than $1 an hour to emergency medical technicians and paramedics with the intent to entice them to...
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Holocaust series gives students new perspective
For students born many decades after World War II ended, the Holocaust may only be a word they have heard in social studies or while watching a movie, but for a group of Hayesville Middle School Jr....
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Cold yields high sales
“Winter Storm Benji was about a $600,000 storm for us,” said Blue Ridge Mountain EMC General Manager Jeremy Nelms during Tuesday’s board of directors’ meeting. Nelms had said earlier that Benji caused...
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Candidate’s eligibility challenged
A complaint has been filed with the Clay County Board of Elections challenging the residency of Republican county commission candidate Dwight Penland. The Board of Elections will hold a public hearing...
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Town annexes the former chamber property
The Hayesville Town Council voted unanimously Monday to annex property near the roundabout and formerly occupied by the Clay County Chamber of Commerce, which has moved downtown just off town square....
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County welcomes new agricultural agent
There’s a new face at the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Office in Clay County. On March 1, Craig Wininger began his role of agricultural agent and says he is eager to meet more of the people of...
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Board grants 5-foot variance
The Hayesville Board of Adjustment Thursday evening granted Larry Lamb a five-foot front setback variance to permit him to build a house off Myers Chapel Road. The zoning ordinance stipulation is for a...
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Beck attends N.C. teaching program
Carla T. Beck of Hayesville High School recently attended a program held at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development...
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Members ordained into service ministry
Truett Memorial First Baptist Church ordained two men into the ministry of service. Pastor Johnny Foster conducted the event.Rick Cantrell was ordained as a deacon. He will have a list of 10 families...
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Lady Jackets set records in conference meet
Hayesville Middle School’s Lady Yellow Jacket track team got their season started by defending their home turf Monday, March 5 against four Smoky Mountain Conference opponents. Not only did the Lady...
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The Brick Layer Song
An Irish story to celebrate St. Patrick's DayDear Sir I write this note to inform you of my plight And at the time of writing I am not a pretty sight My body is all black and blue, my face a deathly...
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Storm brings fire and fury
Qualla, Barlow Fields struck hard by wind, downed trees, power outages A nighttime St. Patrick’s Day storm may have brought the “Luck of the Irish” to some Clay County residents while others...
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Board upholds residency challenge
Penland told he cannot run for commission seatRepublican county commission candidate Dwight Penland was disqualified Tuesday from running in this year’s election. Two Board of Elections members agreed...
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State takes over Cherokee Co. Dept. of Social Services
The state has taken over operations at the Cherokee County Department of Social Services. Starting Monday, the Department of Health & Human Services assumed “leadership of child welfare services”...
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Class action suit filed in Cherokee County DSS case
The Cherokee County Department of Social Services may have illegally removed dozens to hundreds of children from their homes, using a method that circumvents the courts, according to a class-action...
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DAR meeting focus is conservation
Old Unicoi Trail Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution focused on founders as gardeners, notable women in members’ lives and memorializing daughters and family at its March meeting at the...
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April 14 brings ‘A Blooming Affair
Opening day for “A Blooming Affair at Hamilton Gardens” in Hiawassee will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 14. This date will also be the start of the plant sale days from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each...
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Technology enhances life for care center residents
As residents are admitted to Clay County Care Center, the staff’s primary goal is that each person receives personalized and quality care. To provide this for residents, a recent development has...
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‘Captain Gene’ still serving his fellow man
For one reason or another, most of the people who live in Clay County have had to pass through the front doors of the courthouse. If you’ve passed through those doors any time in the past year,...
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Hayesville represented at state Main Street conference
The Small Town Main Street/Historic Hayesville Inc. Organization Committee was represented by Mayor Harry Baughn, HHI Board Chair Sandy Zimmerman and Secretary/Treasurer Deborah Nichols at the annual...
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