Happy Trails Program gets students walking
Young people enjoy outdoorsAfter attending the 2018 Safe Routes to School Conference, Hayesville teacher Jeanine Craig and teacher assistant Kristy Ingram decided to initiate a Happy Trails experience...
View ArticleNotice of special meeting
The Clay County Board of Commissioners will hold a special called meeting at 7 a.m. Friday, June 1 in the multi-purpose room of the courthouse located at 261 Courthouse Drive, Hayesville, N.C. 28904....
View ArticleFlood hits strawberry crop hard
SMM Farms remains open after last week’s river water overflow The deluge of rain last week resulted in Lake Chatuge reaching its highest level since 1973, Travis Brickey, TVA spokesman said. Its water...
View ArticleSheriff’s candidate named chief deputy
‘I have no plans to leave early,’ –Sheriff Vic Davis Republican sheriff’s candidate Bobby Deese has been named Chief Deputy of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. The move is fueling rumors that Sheriff...
View ArticleCommissioners take up budget, set public hearing Thursday
Clay County commissioners have their hands on a budget the county manager says includes the county’s matching grant funds for the new school for grades Pre-K through second. The $21.8 million general...
View ArticleKids’ summer program offering alternative camp
“Drug abuse in America is up and I would like to help prevent young people from becoming addicts.” That matter-of-fact statement by Hayesville Church of Christ minister Robert Seibert is the basis for...
View ArticleCare center earns four-star rating
Hayesville’s Clay County Care Center celebrates a new four-star rating after years of working towards the highest possible quality of care and service for residents. This rating comes from the U.S....
View ArticleHeavy rainfall creates hazards in forests
Windy conditions combined with weeks of prolonged heavy rainfall has increased hazards in the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests. Heavy rainfall has damaged roads and assessments are ongoing. Trees...
View ArticleWorden is manager of historic courthouse
Kay Worden, a longtime resident of Hayesville, has been selected as manager of the Historic Clay County Courthouse/Beal Center, leased and operated by Clay County Communities Revitalization...
View ArticleCounty Mounties assist in search
County Mounties from Hayesville Lawrence Beal, director and Paula Palmer; Anne Weekes from Lebanon, Tenn. and K-9 SAR Janet Geist from Ala participated in a massive community search in Dickson Co.,...
View ArticleGainsway’s journey a busy one
The map of Korea — almost completely covered in yellowing scotch tape, folded in a hundred different places obviously in haste, ragged around the edges —tells a story. It’s that of a young man, not...
View ArticleResident accused of sexual activity with student
A former teacher and coach at Andrews High School was indicted Monday on charges that she allegedly had a sexual relationship with one of her students. Kayla Alayne Sprinkles, 26, of Hayesville, was...
View ArticleTexas calls, Woodys respond
Local man employed by HGTV’s ‘Fixer Upper’ coupleLocal fans of Chip and Joanna Gaines’ popular HGTV show, “Fixer Upper,” may possibly catch a glimpse of a familiar face in the background of their new...
View ArticleTwo face drug charges after routine traffic stop
On June 18, the Hiawassee Police Department stopped a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier for operating without a licenseplate, according to a press release from Chief Paul Smith.Towns County Dispatch had also...
View ArticleStatewide conference to address human trafficking
North Carolina is one of several states where human trafficking is increasing. A statewide conference Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 7-8 in New Bern will bring together experts to address how...
View ArticleUse caution as temperatures rise
Public health officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are urging people to take steps to protect themselves from heat-related illnesses with sweltering heat expected...
View ArticleU.S. Forest Service issues warning about black bears
The Pisgah National Forest is warning visitors to Bent Creek Experimental Forest and Black Balsam on the Pisgah Ranger District to be on the look-out for black bears.Increased reports of bear activity...
View ArticleRude Carpenters take center stage at market
Rude Carpenters band will be playing a debut performance on Thursday, June 21 at the Farmers’ Market on the square in Hayesville.According to members, they are a band conceived on a constructionsite as...
View ArticleFireworks, parade all set for ‘4th’
Community invited to join in Independence Day celebrationThe Clay County Chamber of Commerce is once again putting on Fourth of July fireworks along with the parade. We are looking for parade entrants...
View ArticleGov. Cooper Signs Build NC Into Law to Improve Transportation Infrastructure
Governor Roy Cooper signed into law the Build NC Bond Act of 2018, a new financing tool sought by his administration ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to view...
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