HAYESVILLE, Ga – Clay County Board of Education issued a mask mandate just a few days before the start of the school year. The policy will revisit the decision on September 7 to determine if the mask requirement needs to continue. On July 26, the board decided masks could be a parent option. At that […]
Read More »No masks required at CCS for now
HAYESVILLE, NC – Clay County students will be returning on August 23, 2021, and this year masks are optional for students and staff for now. During the July 26, 2021 board meeting, the members voted to not require masks for the upcoming year. However, parents can send their children to school masked if that’s their […]
Read More »Law enforcement in search of on-the-run inmate
HAYESVILLE, NC – Clay County Detention Center work crew inmate allegedly stole a vehicle on April 27, 2021 and law enforcement continues to search for him. Around 4:30 p.m. on April 27, inmate, Roy Edward Lockaby Jr., 25, of Cherokee County, stole a car from a Hayesville Post Office with the owner inside. The owner […]
Read More »North Carolina Extends Modified Stay At Home Order as Numbers Begin to Stabilize in an Effort to Continue to Slow the Spread
RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen today announced that North Carolina’s Modified Stay At Home Order, requiring people to be at home from 10 pm – 5 am, will be extended. Face covering requirements and restrictions on individuals gathering in both indoor and outdoor settings […]
Read More »Clay County Schools going remote until February 7
Today, Clay County Schools, working in partnership with the Clay County Health Department, identified several positive cases of COVID-19 amongst our staff and students. After completing some initial contact tracing, it was clear that the number of staff that would be required to quarantine due to contact with a positive, or due to their own […]
Read More »Governor Cooper Extends Modified Stay At Home Order
Governor Cooper extended North Carolina’s Modified Stay At Home Order that requires people to be at home from 10 pm – 5 am to last through at least Friday, January 29. Secretary Cohen also issued a Secretarial Directive with stark warnings for North Carolinians to avoid indoor spaces without masks and gatherings between households. Read here […]
Read More »Governor Cooper Will Extend Evictions Moratorium
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced that he plans to extend the state’s evictions moratorium on residential evictions for non-payment of rent through at least January 31, 2021. “This holiday season, too many families are struggling to pay rent as the pandemic surges,” said Governor Cooper. “As the first of the month approaches and rent becomes […]
Read More »Clay County Board of Education members sworn in
HAYESVILLE, NC – The two reelected board of education members, Danny Jones and Reba Beck took their oath of office during the December 14, 2020 meeting. District Court Judge Tessa Sellers administered the oath. Jones and Beck swore to uphold the Constitution of the Unites States and North Carolina. They also promised to uphold their […]
Read More »North Carolina’s new stay at home order begins Friday
MURPHY, NC – On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen announced a modified stay at home order that will go into effect Friday, December 11, and last until January 8, 2021. Cooper has the option to extend the order if necessary. They cited the “rapid” increase in key COVID-19 trends in the […]
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 »Governor Cooper Wishes North Carolinians a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper shared wishes for a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday as the third-annual turkey pardoning went virtual. Governor Cooper pardoned two turkeys, Cranberry and Drumstick. The pardon was held virtually, with Governor Cooper in Raleigh and Cranberry and Drumstick at home in Mount Olive at Foy III Farm. Governor Cooper highlighted the […]
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 »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 »Governor Cooper Announces $35 Million to Support Child Care Programs
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is providing $35 million in operational grants from federal Coronavirus Relief Funds to help child care programs providing in-person child care during the COVID-19 pandemic. From April through July, NCDHHS has provided over $80 million in monthly operational grants […]
Read More »Suspicious device turns out to be a weather balloon
On October 1, 2020, Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a suspicious device call for service on Cathy’s Creek Church Road. When officers arrived, they were advised by the reporting party that the device was a box that was attached to kite by multiple strings. The reporting party stated that there was a […]
Read More »Graham County Schools close buildings for three weeks
ROBBINSVILLE, N.C. – As of Tuesday, October 6, Graham County School buildings will move to a fully-remote or Plan C for three weeks. In other words, the school buildings will be closed to students, staff, and the public until October 26. Superintendent Angie Pennington Knight released the following statement, “Due to the community spread of […]
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