Clay Gets $100K Grant Money To Finish Historic Courthouse
Clay County received some $100,000 in state grant money to repair steps and make repairs at the historic County Courthouse. The county’s grant, one of the largest amounts awarded by the Tennessee State Museum as part of its Capital Improvement Program. Curator Thomas Watson said work to save the Courthouse began roughly a dozen years […]
Chili Cook-Off Year’s Biggest Fundraiser For Clay Seniors
Enjoying locally-made chili this weekend will help seniors in Clay County during the 16th Annual Chili Cook-Off. Clay County Senior Center Director Sandra Wix said Saturday’s event serves as the biggest fundraiser of the year. Wix said the center provides essential services to residents, including fun and interactive experiences. “We have no fees you just […]
Celina Legion Post 18 Weekend Display Honors Local Veterans
Celina’s American Legion Post 18 will display an estimated 621 crosses this weekend at the Clay County Courthouse to remember veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice. American Legion Post 18 Member Jed Donaldson said each cross has two names of veterans who are buried in Clay County. Donaldson said displaying the crosses at the courthouse […]
Documentary On UC Criminal Anderson Screens Saturday
The Clay County Courthouse hosts a special screening of a documentary film about one of the Upper Cumberland’s most notorious criminals this Saturday. The documentary film “A Long Hard Streak” focuses on a Fentress County man named Billy Dean Anderson. The Methodist preacher turned criminal ended up on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list […]
Bids Completed For Clay Courthouse Window Replacement
Bids came in as expected for the next stage in restorations of 150-year-old windows at the Historic Clay County Courthouse. Clay County Courthouse Curator Thomas Watson said the bids will cover $2,400 for each window restoration on the first floor and $3,000 for the double-sized second-floor windows. He said the windows have experienced significant weather […]
Clay Working To Expand Impact Of Courthouse Project
Clay County Courthouse Curator Thomas Watson working on another grant for courthouse upgrades. Watson said that the first grant covered $10,000 to kick off the Adopt-A-Window Program. He said that this grant will be used to help continue restoring the 150-year-old courthouse windows. “And this is double the amount we applied for last year,” Watson […]
Clay Co. Awarded Arts Grant for Courthouse
UCDD and the Tennessee Arts Commission awarded Clay County the Targeted Arts Grant to continue enhancements of Clay County’s historic courthouse. UCDD Assistant Director for Economic and Community Development Virginia Alexander said the $3500 is just one way that Clay County hopes to further integrate arts into their community. “They have some great talent, they […]
Clay Co. Receives Grant to Restore Historic Courthouse Windows
Clay County officials will begin restoring the original windows in its 1870s courthouse. Museum Curator Thomas Watson said the $6,000 state grant allows the county to begin work on the project. “Our plan right now is to put storm windows in first,” Watson said. “Then the actual windows can be removed through the inside, and […]
