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CCHS boys continue 2010 unbeaten streak

Statistics & Information By MICHAEL MILLER, HORIZON Correspondent
With wins over visiting Pickett County and Monterey last week the CCHS boys basketball team pushed their 2010 record to an unblemished 8-0.
Not only did they stay undefeated for the month of January, but they also kept their District 7A mark at a conference-leading 5-0.
After beating the Bobcats in a [...]

February 3rd, 2010 | Continued

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Winter Wonderland

Clay County residents woke up to between four and six inches of snow early last Saturday morning–with some areas reporting more.  The winter storm registered as the largest snow event the county has seen since the early months of 2003.  Roads, including main highways, were blanketed this past weekend, making travel treacherous across the county.  With [...]

February 3rd, 2010 | Continued

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Fire destroys Celina furniture store

By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor
CELINA-Fire destroyed a well-known furniture business and the historic building housing the store here early Monday morning leaving store owner Randall Killman wondering what the future will hold for his retail establishment.
“After a slow winter season we were looking forward to spring and tax return season–our busy time,” he told the [...]

January 26th, 2010 | Continued

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Cherry gets 2-year extension

By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor
CELINA-Despite some opposition and after much discussion, Clay County school’s director Donnie Cherry received an extension of his contract here at the first school board meeting of the new year by a six to four vote last week.
The topic dominated the board’s December meeting with several different options being discussed, but [...]

January 19th, 2010 | Continued

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Fire destroys a historic Dale Hollow landmark

By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor
PEA RIDGE-Fire destroyed a well-known landmark here overlooking Dale Hollow Lake early last Wednesday morning.  The home and one-time bed and breakfast restaurant was one of the “original lake-view mansions” built back in 1973 by late local attorney James Houston “Jimmy” Reneau III.
The unique structure was privately situated at the [...]

January 15th, 2010 | Continued

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Lady Dawgs win back-to-back district games

Statistics & Information By MICHAEL MILLER, HORIZON Correspondent
The Clay County High School girl’s basketball team notched two district wins this past week defeating Pickett County and Monterey on back-to-back nights.
Last Monday night in a close battle versus the Lady Bobcats, Sarah Ogletree and Sydney Roach both dropped in 20 big points to lead the Lady Dawgs to [...]

February 3rd, 2010 | Continued

Nominations now being sought for newly formed Clay County Sports Hall of Fame

By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor
CLAY COUNTY-The newly formed Clay County Sports Hall of Fame (CCSHF) is seeking nominations from residents here and those abroad who have have knowledge of the county’s athletic history for the inaugural 2010 CCSHF class.
“We have so many people that have been a part of the county’s athletic history that have [...]

February 3rd, 2010 | Continued

Celina vying for downtown revitalization grant money

By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor
CELINA-The local board of mayor and alderman approved a resolution to apply for a state-funded “downtown revitalization” grant at their first meeting held here early last month, and they also dealt with several other issues before the meeting adjourned.
“The state will choose 15 cities (to receive this money),” mayor Willie Kerr [...]

February 3rd, 2010 | Continued
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Dawgs pick up wins over RBS and Trousdale County

Statistics & Information By DARRELL COLLINS, HORIZON Correspondent
Clay County High School basketball teams both notched victories over Red Boiling Springs and Trousdale County last week keeping their new year undefeated streaks alive.
Neither the boys or girls have suffered a single loss in 2010 on their way to an unblemished 4-0 record in the month of January.
With the [...]

January 26th, 2010 | Continued

TTU Dean’s List includes Clay students

COOKEVILLE-The Tennessee Tech 2009 fall dean’s list included several local students, according to a release from the school.
The release said these students earn the academic distinction by completing a full course load with a quality point average of 3.1 or better on the university’s 4.0 scale.
Those students from Clay County included:

January 26th, 2010 | Continued
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Lion’s present annual awards

CELINA-Late last year the Celina Lions Club, which has been serving Clay County for 57 years, held their Christmas banquet and awards ceremony naming the 2009 Lion of the Year, Citizen of the Year, and awarding their annual scholarship.
The Lion of the Year Award was presented by Ike Bonecutter to new member Harry Lancaster in [...]

January 26th, 2010 | Continued
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Ambulance contract with city extended

By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor
CELINA-In their first meeting of the new year held here Monday night, January 4, the Clay County Commission unanimously voted to extend the county’s current contract with the City of Celina to provide ambulance service to the county through July 1, 2011.
The one-year contract currently in place with the city [...]

January 15th, 2010 | Continued
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CCHS teams both go undefeated last week

Both the girls and boys Clay County High School basketball teams claimed victory in each of the two games they played last week allowing the Lady Dawgs to reach the 10-win mark for the season and the boys to improve to 9-4 on the year.

January 15th, 2010 | Continued
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