RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) took action to decrease barriers to COVID-19 testing by issuing a Statewide Standing Order for COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing, as well as a State Health Director Temporary Order on COVID-19 Diagnostic Test Reporting. These actions will help to increase access to testing across the […]
Read More »Hayesville High School graduation scheduled for July 24
HAYESVILLE, N.C. – In the June 25 Clay County Schools Board of Education meeting, Hayesville High School (HHS) Principal Jim Saltz discussed graduation plans for July 24 at 6 p.m. Each HHS graduate can bring four guests to the ceremony at Frank R. Long Football stadium. Seniors will sit socially distanced on the football field, […]
Read More »Jones recognized as Clay County District Teacher of the Year
HAYESVILLE, N.C – Hayesville High School Teacher Bobbie Jones received the Clay County District Teacher of the Year honor in the June 2020 board meeting. A third-party group selected Jones as District Teacher of the Year after a thorough interview process. She will go on to represent CCS in the regional competition. “Thank you…it was […]
Read More »COVID-19 Numbers for Clay County
CLAY COUNTY, N.C. – As COVID-19 cases continue to grow, Clay County Health Department (CCHD) releases daily updates on its coronavirus-related numbers. The following information is from the September 23rd update. Confirmed cases in Clay remain low when compared to many surrounding counties with only 140 total positives according to the health department. CCHD also […]
Read More »Vandalism suspect in custody
HAYESVILLE, NC – (23 June 2020) At approximately 06:56 a.m., the Clay County Sheriff’s Office received a call of vandalism at the new primary school on Yellow Jacket Drive. When deputies arrived on the scene, they discovered approximately 26 windows had been broken. After investigating the damage, deputies searched the area for a suspect and […]
Read More »Emerald ash borer found in Clay and Alexander counties for the first time
RALEIGH– Signs of the emerald ash borer (EAB) were found in Clay and Alexander counties for the first time this summer. The tree-killing insect has now been detected in 57 counties within the state. Signs and symptoms consistent with EAB were found northeast of Hayesville in Clay County and southwest of Taylorsville in Alexander County. […]
Read More »Governor Cooper Proclaims Juneteenth in North Carolina
RALEIGH: Today, June 19, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed Juneteenth in North Carolina, the oldest known celebration honoring the end of enslavement in the United States. It was on this day in 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, that Union General Gordon Granger proclaimed the end of slavery in Galveston, Texas. […]
Read More »Cooper forms task force to promote racial equity in law enforcement
Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 145 today, forming the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice. The task force will recommend solutions to stop discriminatory law enforcement and criminal justice practices, and hold public safety officers accountable. “We must acknowledge racial inequities in our systems of law enforcement and criminal justice, and then […]
Read More »Traffic stop leads to multiple drug-related arrests
Press Release – On Sunday, May 31, 2020, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Towns County Sheriff’s Office with a traffic stop on Highway 175 near the NC/GA state line. During this traffic stop information was obtained to the possibility of illegal controlled substances may be located at Chatuge Mountain Inn in Hayesville. Deputies […]
Read More »NCDHHS Urges Congress to Extend P-EBT
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is requesting Congressional support to extend the Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program to provide food for children beyond the traditional school calendar year. Extending P-EBT benefits through the summer months would help provide the families of nearly half of North Carolina school children about $250 in additional […]
Read More »Clay to receive $432,732 in federal funds for COVID-19 relief
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced that $85.4 million in federal funds provided for COVID-19 relief to counties will be disbursed this week. Three large counties, Guilford, Mecklenburg and Wake, have already received funds directly from the federal government, and 59 other counties that have completed certification will receive funds this week from the state-administered Coronavirus […]
Read More »N.C. Work First Cash Assistance families to receive economic aid
RALEIGH — Today, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) began distributing a one-time supplemental payment to families enrolled in the Work First Cash Assistance program with one or more children. These payments are intended to help vulnerable families during the economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “So many North Carolina families […]
Read More »Clay County Schools establish end of year grading plans
CLAY COUNTY, N.C. – Clay County School System (CCS) implemented specialized policies in accordance with NCSBE for students’ end of year grading. State leaders wanted the grading to positively impact students whose homes suddenly became their classrooms. As a result, students couldn’t receive a failing grade and assignments turned in after March 13 are held […]
Read More »Cole completes Next Generation Superintendent Development Program
PRESS RELEASE – Congratulations to Clay County Schools Superintendent, Dale Cole, who successfully completed the Next Generation Superintendent Development Program provided by the NC School Superintendents’ Association. Next Generation Superintendent Development Program aims to build transformational education leaders. Building on the success of three previous cohorts, and with a focus on building statewide capacity for […]
Read More »Phase One of reopening North Carolina begins on May 8
RALEIGH, N.C. – Starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 8, residents of N.C. will have certain restrictions lifted as the state moves toward reopening. In Phase One, the distinction between essential and non-essential businesses is removed and individuals can leave their homes for any commercial activity that is open. Small outdoor gatherings are allowed, […]
Read More »Rabies Clinic on May 9 at Clay Health Department
CLAY COUNTY, N.C. – The Whiskey River Large Animal Mobile Vet will be holding a rabies clinic at Clay County Health Department (CCHD) on Saturday, May 9 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. In addition to the rabies vaccine, dogs and cats can receive distemper/parvo and/or feline leukemia vaccination. In order to receive a three-year […]
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