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County election shaping up to be very busy
14 potential candidates have qualified and several others have picked up papers; deadline next month
By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor
CELINA-Just over a dozen candidates have officially qualified for the August 5 county general election, but there have been several others who have picked up qualifying papers, paving the way for a busy election, according to election [...]
Horizon office closed for a vacation week
The Dale Hollow HORIZON office will be closed this week on Thursday and Friday to allow employees vacation time, but will re-open Monday, March 15.
“We will extend all of our deadlines to Monday next week in order to accommodate those that may need to get something in,” HORIZON publisher Jon Weaver said, “and the paper [...]
School system looking to upgrade equipment
By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor
CELINA-School board members were presented with plans to replace the current telephone system at Clay County High School and an outdated one at Celina K-8 here at the February board meeting, and they also approved a motion to request bids for other future building updates.
Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative representative Kevin Collins [...]
Dawgs fall in region to end season at 24-5
By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor
LIVINGSTON-The Clay County Bulldogs ended their season with a 24-5 record here in the semifinal round of the Region 4-A tournament last week with a heartbreaking loss to Red Boiling Springs, who they had previously beaten in a pair of regular season match-ups.
With the win they would have had advanced to [...]
New Celina city hall plans back on track
By THOMAS P. WEAVER
HORIZON Editor
CELINA-Aldermen approved a new firm as the city’s engineer for the construction of the new city hall on city-owned property just off the square at their February meeting held earlier this month, putting plans to construct the building back on track.
Mayor Willie Kerr told the HORIZON Monday “plans fell through with [...]
Lady Dawgs finish season at 19-8 after falling in Region 4-A opener
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By DARRELL COLLINS
HORIZON Correspondent
RED BOILING SPRINGS-The Clay County Lady Bulldog basketball team finished in fourth place in the District 7-A tournament after losing the consolation game to Pickett County last week, and their season ended here four nights later in the opening round of Region 4-A play, as they fell to host Red [...]
Clay Sports Hall of Fame still needs nominations
By THOMAS P. WEAVER
HORIZON Editor
CLAY COUNTY-The newly formed Clay County Sports Hall of Fame (CCSHF) is still 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’ve got 15 to 20 nominations so far, but we want to have a good field [...]
Bulldogs take 7-A title and advance to region semifinal
CELINA-The Clay County Bulldogs advanced to the second round of regional play with a 88-64 shellacking of Watertown here Saturday night, just four days after winning the District 7-A tournament championship.
The Bulldogs topped Pickett County in their conference finals last Tuesday, and hosted Watertown in an opening-round region game on Saturday. They carried a 23-4 [...]
Lady Dawgs fall to Pickett County in District 7-A consolation contest
LIVINGSTON-The Clay County girls basketball team fell here to Pickett County in the District 7-A tournament consolation game Monday night, despite a 23-point outing by Lady Dawg Rachel Burnette.
CCHS led by three at the end of the first period, but headed into the half down by the same margin. They knotted the game up heading [...]
Dawgs to face Clarkrange in district tourney opener
LIVINGSTON-The top-seeded Clay County High School boys basketball team learned who their opponent would be here Saturday night in their opening round of the District 7-A tournament after Clarkrange handily defeated Monterey by a score of 57-37 in the event’s play-in game last night.
The Dawgs swept the Buffaloes in regular season play, but they will [...]
Lady Dawgs begin tourney action tonight in Livingston
LIVINGSTON-The CCHS Lady Bulldogs begin their post-season action here tonight in the semi-final round of the District 7-A tournament versus Clarkrange, who they have been swept by in regular season play.
The girls have been in winning position in both prior contests, but have faltered late in the games to fall to the Lady Buffaloes. CCHS [...]
Honest Abe recognizes local manager for recent achievement that will help further company’s “green” practices
MOSS-Honest Abe Log Homes, Inc., a leading manufacturer of milled log homes here, recently recognized local manager Fred Kendall for recent certifications received from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
Kendall, who serves as drafting and design manager, is now recognized by the NAHB as a “Certified Green Building Professional” and also completed the [...]
ESPN visits Celina
By RAY NORRIS, Clay County Chamber
CELINA-For a period of about four hours a crew from ESPN network was here last Wednesday at the Clay County Chamber of Commerce filming a show for future broadcast.
The subject was, of course, fishing and the participants were local businessman Stephen Headrick and local fishing guides Bob Coan and Bobby Gentry.
Headrick, [...]







