HAYESVILLE, Ga – The Clay County Board of Education approved the 2021 board meeting schedule. The meetings will continue to take place on the fourth Monday at 6 p.m. in the board of education office. The meetings will also be broadcast on the school’s YouTube channel. The schedule is as follows: January 25 February 22 […]
Read More »Online learning affects students math proficiency
HAYESVILLE, Ga – According to data presented during the November board of education meeting, Clay County students are beginning to experience the online learning slide. Two separate diagnostic tests, I-Ready and NC Check-ins demonstrated concerning statistics, specifically in mathematics. I-Ready diagnostics align with the curriculum. NC Check-ins breaks down the EOG tests and developed by […]
Read More »Students move into new Hayesville Primary School
HAYESVILLE, NC – A few weeks ago, the Hayesville Primary School opened to students from Pre-K to second grade. As of the November board meeting, all students had moved into the new building. Primary school benefited from $10.2 million raised by the NC Education Lottery. The remaining $3.8 million came from appropriated funds by the […]
Read More »Innovating the classroom during COVID-19
Hayesville, NC – During the coronavirus pandemic, teachers are Clay County Schools (CCS) are finding new methods to safely educate their students. At the November 2020 school board meeting, sixth grade teacher Ginger Scerri and eighth grade teacher Amanda Gaddis Coker presented the Clay County Outdoor Classroom Project and Go Grant. Scerri shared her views […]
Read More »North Carolina Introduces COVID-19 County Alert System
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper and Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) announced a new COVID-19 County Alert System to pinpoint counties with the highest levels of viral spread and offer specific recommendations to bring numbers down. This system will help give local leaders another tool […]
Read More »Teenage girl still missing after four days
HAYESVILLE, Ga – Clay County Sheriff’s Office asks anyone with any information about missing 14-year-old, Kloie Cox to contact them or dispatch immediately. She was last seen wearing a hunter green hoodie, black 5 inch Nike shorts, and a sterling silver necklace with an aqua blue pendant. She has brown hair and brown eyes, approximately […]
Read More »Tropical Storm Zeta related power outages cause CCS to close
HAYESVILLE, NC – Due to the widespread power outages from tropical storm Zeta, Clay County Schools are now closed for the day. Originally, the school system was operating on a two-hour delay for students and 10-month staff. In a statement from the school, Superintendent Dale Cole said: “Clay currently has 1570 people without power, and […]
Read More »School waterline breaks, students move to virtual classes
HAYESVILLE, NC – A waterline that serves Clay County Schools broke sometime between the end of the school day on Monday and 7 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20. The county discovered the location of the problem at 7:30 a.m. The broken waterline also services several other areas in town. The schools has moved to virtual […]
Read More »NCDHHS provides safety guidelines as early voting begins
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is providing guidelines for voters and local polling locations to help protect the health of North Carolinians during the voting process. In addition, NCDHHS and the NC Department of Public Safety Division of Emergency Management provided personal protective equipment to local election boards and locations. […]
Read More »Clay County Sheriff’s Office hosting Halloween trunk or treat
The Fall of 2020 will see a new community service for the youth in Clay County established by the Sheriff’s Office. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office “Cops for Kids” will take a first-hand approach at providing activities, services and programs for the children of Clay County. We realize during this time of Covid-19 so many […]
Read More »New COVID-19 toolkit available for faith leaders
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services updated its COVID-19 guidance for places of worship and shared a toolkit to support faith leaders in slowing the spread of the virus. The updated guidance recommends that places of worship continue to meet online or outside if possible. If in-person services are held, NCDHHS recommends limiting gatherings to […]
Read More »NCDHHS Selects Additional Vendor to Expand Statewide COVID-19 Testing
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced its selection of an additional vendor, Optum Serve, to continue surging COVID-19 testing capacity in the state. These new community testing sites build on North Carolina’s ongoing work to increase access to testing and slow viral spread in key locations, including the previously-announced surge […]
Read More »Free COVID-19 testing at Mountain Home Health Services on Wednesday
RALEIGH: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has 55 upcoming community testing events scheduled in Cabarrus, Chatham, Clay, Gaston, Jackson, Montgomery, Robeson, Rowan, Scotland, Wake and Wayne counties as part of the initiative to increase access to no-cost COVID-19 testing, particularly for African American, LatinX/Hispanic and American Indian communities that currently […]
Read More »Clay County Students will attend classes two days a week
HAYESVILLE, N.C. – Clay County Schools have opted for a two cohort model once students return to class for the 2020-2021 year. All schools except for the pre-k will follow an A/B schedule. Students will be broken into two groups. The A group will go to school on Monday and Tuesday while the B group […]
Read More »N.C. agriculture workers and farmers receive PPE
RALEIGH: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is taking further action to prevent and respond to COVID-19 outbreaks among the agricultural workforce and farmers, delivering critical personal protection equipment (PPE) for use by agricultural workers across the state. “Agriculture is vital to our economy and food supply and it is critical that […]
Read More »Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Test at the Clay County Care Center
HAYESVILLE, NC – The Clay County Health Department (CCHD) received confirmation of a positive COVID-19 test for a resident at the Clay County Care Center. The individual is in isolation at a local hospital. To protect individual privacy, no further information about this case will be released by the Clay County Health Department. Current guidance […]
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