Lightning: Read here to learn if you’re really safe in your home
Some of the recent thunderstorms have been fierce. Along with all the rain and wind, we hear and see lightning.PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best...
View ArticleBusy school mornings call for convenient, delicious breakfast
With the beginning of the school year, parents are challenged with making quick nutritious breakfasts that not only taste good, but provide energy until lunch time. Kids are not the only ones who need...
View ArticleCensus takers out, canvassing underway in county
Census takers for the 2020 year may be showing up in neighborhoods around Clay County soon. Some residents might already be aware of recent visits from local census workers who are conducting the...
View ArticleSchool threat thwarted
Sheriff’s office moves swiftly to arrest 17-year-old Andrews suspectJason Scott Young faces felony charges for allegedly threatening violence.A threat texted to a Hayesville student last week was...
View ArticleWoman faces murder charge
A Murphy man was shot and killed in Clay County on Tuesday, Sept. 3. According to Clay County Sheriff’s Investigator Todd Wingate, Gregory George Garcia, 43, sustained a single gunshot wound to the...
View ArticleWater sewer rates rising
Residential and commercial water/sewer bimonthly rates will increase an average of 15 percent effective with the September/October billing cycle. The ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website...
View ArticleWoman lives in a world void of electricity
Deborah HyattIn a world where technology dominates, Deborah Hyatt has learned to live without the modern conveniences of electricity. Her lifestyle is not by choice, but out of necessity. Hyatt has a...
View ArticleOffers on surplus county land moving at a snail’s pace
Commissioners on Thursday rejected bids received on four county-owned surplus properties because the offers were considered too low by the ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires...
View ArticleNative plants to be featured at festival
MountainTrue Program Coordinator Tony Ward enjoys sharing information about native plants.The Cherokees lived in a magnificent landscape, which late 18th century naturalist William Bartram described as...
View ArticleDementia first topic of series on aging
Long-term care ombudsman, Larry Reeves, through the Area Agency on Aging and N.C. Division of Aging and Adult Services invites ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log...
View ArticleSchools may receive more than $10 million funding
North Carolina State Representative Kevin Corbin, center, with school board member, Danny Jones, left, and acting school superintendent, Scotty Penland, right.North Carolina State Rep. Kevin Corbin...
View ArticleBoard recommends spot zoning near grocery
The Planning and Zoning Board held a Sept. 3 meeting at Town Hall to consider a rezoning application for land ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to view the...
View ArticleService fee a point of contention
Group’s opposition expected to be a topic at Blue Ridge Mountain EMC’s annual meetingAn increased customer charge is expected to be a controversial matter when Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership...
View Article4-H plans open house event
Julie Lyvers, director of the 4-H extension in Clay CountyThe 4-H youth development through the North Carolina Cooperation Extension program will host an open house event 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 in...
View ArticleYHC Planetarium has fall shows openings
Young Harris College’s O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium invites the community to the following upcoming planetarium shows:“CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story” at 8 p.m. Fridays, Sept. 20 and 27. This immersive...
View ArticleNew medical clinic
Work to begin next week on Hayesville Family Practice facilityLining up for the official groundbreaking ceremony at the future site for Hayesville Family Practice’s immediate care facility are, from...
View ArticleGun club, sheriff offer learning to live with firearms course in October
The Chatuge Gun Club and the Towns County Sheriff’s Department will present “Basic Pistol,” a 12-hour course demonstrating fundamental handling ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires...
View ArticleK-9 unit makes plan to expand its program
Clay County Sheriff’s Office has only one K-9 unit, but Sheriff Bobby Deese hopes to expand its program to include ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to view...
View ArticleNo one could have imagined
When Matt’s Ministry became affiliated with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in 2014, coordinators probably never envisioned the degree of its ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website...
View ArticleOverdose awakened will to live for local woman
America’s opioid crisis flashes across newsfeeds every day. For Stacie Graves, opioids became a way of life. Opioids almost became ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors...
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