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Hermitage Springs alum becomes Air Force combat pilot
COLUMBUS (MS)-Second Lieutenant Timothy McLerran recently completed the Air Force’s Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) program here at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi preparing the Hermitage Springs native to become a combat aviator. The young pilot is the son of Laura and Tim McLerran, a 2006 graduate of Hermitage Springs High School, and a [...]
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America’s premier destination rock festival’s seventh year boasts big name performances May 17, 18 & 19 in Columbus, OH
COLUMBUS, OH-America’s premier destination rock festival Rock on the Range (which has expanded to three days this year) will hit hard with performances from some of rock’s biggest names. The 2013 line-up features Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Smashing Pumpkins, Korn, Bush, Stone Sour, Three Days Grace, Papa Roach, Cheap Trick, Bullet For My Valentine, Volbeat, [...]
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Hackett announced as Extension Agent
CLAY COUNTY-Tracey Hackett was hired as a UT Extension agent and will assume duties in both 4-H Youth Development and Family and Consumer Sciences it was recently announced by Randall Kimes, UT Extension Director here. “I am anticipating good things to come from the addition of Tracey to the Clay County Extension program. She is [...]
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Clay County golf team enjoys historic season
CHATTANOOGA-Thanks to a big finish here in the Region tournament last fall at The Bear Trace Harrison Bay golf course, Clay County High School golfer Savanna Strode became the first ever from CCHS to compete in the Tennessee State Golf Championships, and, along the way, helped her team make history by winning the District 8A-AA [...]
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Moonshine Daze promoted on TV
Submitted by Jan Carrol Clay County-Three-Star Special Programs Director Susan Bailey recently teamed with Scott Hunt, author of the soon to be published book “Moonshine in America”, to film a number of public service announcements to be aired on Celina Cable channel 10 promoting the local Moonshine Daze festival. Hunt, a member of a new [...]
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TN elected officials continue work to stop Corps’ plans of restricting fishing near dams
CELINA-Anglers have been opposed to plans introduced by the Corps of Engineers to restrict fishing above and below dams here and across the region since news of their intentions broke late last year, but now elected officials from the local, state, and federal level have joined the fight. U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander recently held a [...]
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Clay native Paul Korth becomes CEO at CRMC
COOKEVILLE-Cookeville Regional Medical Center’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously late last month to name Paul Korth, a 24-year veteran health care leader and administrator from Clay County, the hospital’s chief executive officer. Korth came to Cookeville Regional almost 14 years ago as the chief financial officer. He has had many significant milestones in his career [...]
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Dawgs’ run ends in Region semis
By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor WATERTOWN-The Clay County Bulldogs’ hopes of making a run to the State Tournament were dashed here last Thursday night as Clarkrange ended the team’s season in the Region 4A semi-finals by a score of 36-32. Despite beating them twice in the regular season, poor shooting did the Dawgs in [...]
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Strong granted 2-year extension as director
CLAY COUNTY-After enduring a long, drawn-out hiring process a year ago, current schools director Jerry Strong received overwhelming support from board members here last month in the form a two-year extension, according to the recently released minutes from the school board’s February 14 meeting. Minutes showed Strong received the extension via a 9-1 vote and [...]
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Dawgs’ road to the State goes through Clarkrange
By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor WATERTOWN • February 27, 2013 It’s been a pretty smooth ride so far, but the Clay County Bulldogs’ road to the State Tournament was set to get a little bumpy here Tuesday night as the team was scheduled to face off with Clarkrange in the Region 4A semi-finals in [...]
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Career Technical Education Day recently held in Clay County
CLAY COUNTY-County Mayor Dale Reagan recently signed a proclamation designating February 27 as Career Technical Day here. Clay County High School students and teachers traveled to Celina K-8 School, Hermitage Springs School, and Maple Grove School on the 27th to talk with students about Career Technical Education (CTE) programs available upon entering high school. Clay [...]
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Cherry shoots his way into the National Sporting Clays HOF
By TOMMY DENTON, Special to HORIZON SAN ANTONIO, TX-Clay County’s Wendell Cherry was inducted into the National Sporting Clays Association Hall of Fame here receiving the Gold Medallion, sporting clays highest honor on October 25, 2012. Cherry, a 1982 graduate of Celina High School, the son of Don and Anita Cherry of Moss, still resides [...]
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7-A preview section inside this week’s Horizon print edition
LIVINGSTON, Feb. 13, 2013-The HORIZON’s annual District 7-A tournament Basketball Digest, a preview of the annual district tournament, is found inside this week’s newspaper, and is also being distributed at the tournament site here. The preview contains rosters, team photos, tournament brackets, and the recently announced District 7-A all-star teams, as well as a cover [...]
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2012 State Championship Digest
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