Ayers Foundation Expanding To Clay County Schools
The Ayers Foundation’s Scholars program will expand to the Clay County Schools with hopes of giving more students post-secondary education opportunities. Chief Scholars Officer Shawn Kimble said the program places trained counselors in schools to help students with career and college exploration. Kimble said the foundation wants to target rural counties who want to establish […]
Clay County Fair Begins Region’s Fair Season Tuesday
Fair season begins at the Clay County Fairgrounds Tuesday evening with the ‘Very Vegas’ Clay County Fair. Clay County Fair President Carla Rich said the fair board is a volunteer-only group that works year round on planning the fair. Rich said the fair is Clay County’s biggest annual event, and county fairs are very important […]
McBride: ARC Targets Distressed Counties For Investment
Appalachian Regional Commission Director Brandon McBride said the commission’s annual report on the economic health of counties helps make sure everyone involved understands the challenges being faced. Clay and Pickett Counties labeled as distressed in the new review. McBride said the Commission annually reviews the economic status of 423 counties in the Appalachian region. It […]
Schools Closed Wednesday For Weather Threat
Concerns about possible severe weather Wednesday have led Upper Cumberland school systems to close Wednesday. “It’s really for the safety of our students and for our teachers and staff and administration,” Communications Supervisor Buddy Pearson as Putnam County Schools will be closed Wednesday. Pearson said the director of schools spent time Tuesday in contact with […]
Clay EMS Seeking Additional Hires To Offset Overtime Load
Clay County EMS seeking to hire additional licensed personnel as it transitions to a county department. EMS Director Andy Hall said the service continues to struggle with understaffing and hopes to hire six more medics. He said many of the crew members are working major overtime and up to 120 hours a week. “Overtime’s really […]
Clay Co. Gets Proposed Project Schedule For Jail Project
Clay County jail project currently projected to cost some $10.3 million, about $2.7 million over its original USDA loan. Architect Cayce Petko presented an updated project plan to commissioners at a Monday night work session. She said they are still working with USDA and crunching numbers to get that number down. “That’s my concern is […]
Stealing Road Signs Have More Consequences Than Harmless Prank
Several Upper Cumberland counties struggling with having road signs stolen. Clay County Sheriff Brandon Boone said this has been an issue for several years and is not something new. He said he thinks teens who are up to mischief do not understand the consequences stealing a road sign can have. “We have a lot of […]
Clay County Trying To Increase Awareness For Building Permit Requirements
Clay County Commission has updated the language in its building permit rules to increase public awareness. County Mayor Dale Reagan said the county has had a building permit requirement since around 2009. He said there was an increased need to make sure potential developers know what is required before building. “We’ve had a lot of […]
Clay To Purchase Service Truck For Sanitation Department
Clay County planning to acquire a new service truck for its sanitation department. Solid Waste Committee Member Winton Young said the department needed a four-door truck for its day-to-day operations. “We have had lots of trucks over the years and they’re all worn out and they’re smaller,” Young said. “Not everybody could fit every time […]
Clay Volunteer Rescue Squad Applying For Equipment Grant
Clay County Volunteer Rescue Squad starting the process to apply for a brand new grant opportunity. Unit Director Bruce Rhoton said the state recently budgeted some $2 million in grant funding for rescue squads to purchase equipment needs. “And they told us when we looked at the grant first and foremost you have to have […]
