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Star Point series coming to an end with last ‘Major’ tournament set for Saturday
BYRDSTOWN-The last ‘smallmouth-only’ night tournament held here at Star Point Resort this season will come in the form of the final ‘Major’ event this Saturday night, tournament director Randy Roysden said Monday. “We are going to call it a year after Saturday night when we have the last big one,” he said. “It’s been a [...]
September 1st, 2010 | Continued
Junior high starts out undefeated while youth teams see first action
CELINA-With the Clay County High School football team enjoying an off-week after their blow-out win over Taft Youth Center to open the season, four other local teams took to the field to keep the fans busy here last week. The Celina Junior High football team has opened their season with an undefeated record, and the [...]
September 1st, 2010 | Continued
Celina now part of Civil War Trail
By THOMAS P. WEAVER HORIZON Editor CELINA-With the installation of a permanent plaque here on the courthouse square recounting the role the city played in the Civil War, Celina officially became a stop on the state’s Civil War Trail this month. Close to 200 other sites all over the state are part of the trail, [...]
September 1st, 2010 | Continued
Schools offers thanks for inmate help despite negative Nashville newscasts
By THOMAS P. WEAVER HORIZON Editor CELINA-Despite having been featured in Nashville newscasts as a possible problem, supervised local inmates completed the much needed playground mulching project here at the Celina K-8 School last week and officials from Clay County Schools wanted to recognize them for their efforts. “The re-mulching of the playground was a [...]
September 1st, 2010 | Continued
Incumbents dominate county-wide election
By THOMAS P. WEAVER HORIZON Editor CLAY COUNTY-All of the current office-holders who made a bid for re-election retained their seats here in this year’s general election, despite having been challenged well by their opponents and a few having to survive very close races. Only a pair of new faces will take office next month [...]
August 12th, 2010 | ContinuedClay County Commission will have 4 new faces
CELINA-The Clay County Commission will have four new faces on it when the September meeting rolls around, and a half-dozen current commissioners will continue to hold office. It was a given there would be at least two new faces on the commission, as a pair of incumbents chose not to run for re-election. Two incumbents [...]
August 12th, 2010 | ContinuedClay County School board to see three new members
CELINA-Three new members will be sworn into office on the Clay County school board in September following results from last Thursday’s election. Six seats were up for grabs in three districts, and an incumbent in each district retained their seat–while all three will also see a new board member. District 2 saw newcomer Veda Hix [...]
August 12th, 2010 | Continued
Voter registration up 20 percent since last election with early voting starting Friday
By THOMAS P. WEAVER HORIZON Editor CLAY COUNTY-A busy election with numerous candidates vying for almost every local office has contributed to a big increase in the number of registered voters here who will begin casting ballots this Friday, July 16 when the early voting period begins. Four years ago Clay County had just over [...]
July 13th, 2010 | Continued
2010 Homecoming Days tentative schedule is set
CELINA-The annual Homecoming Days celebration is just around the corner, with a variety of events scheduled to run July 29-31. A tentative schedule very similar to last year’s has been announced, with a thumbnail sketch of each day’s events listed below. Specific times for each event will be announced soon. Crafts and food will be [...]
July 13th, 2010 | ContinuedRetiring teachers recently honored
CELINA-Four Clay County School System retiring teachers were honored here last Thursday night at the Clay County School Board meeting. Schools director Donnie Cherry lauded the contributions of the teachers and school board chairman Dickie Roberts presented the retirees with a commemorative plaque. The four teachers combined for a total of over 140 years of [...]
July 13th, 2010 | ContinuedLocal teacher offers first-hand account of South Pacific tour
By Josh Price CCHS Teacher Editor’s Note: This is a first-hand account/ commentary written from the author’s point of view submitted to the HORIZON. From June 1 through June 15, I took a group of students and adults on a tour of the South Pacific. We visited Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, and Hawaii. My name [...]
July 13th, 2010 | Continued
Standing Stone “mibster” crowned boys National Champion and two others are not far behind him
Submitted When marbles competitors from across the nation, nicknamed “mibsters,” met at this summer’s 87th annual National Marbles Tournament, three young Clay County/Overton County students representing Standing Stone State Park emerged among the elite. The National Marbles Tournament originated in 1922 in Philadelphia, Penn., making it the nation’s oldest surviving contest for kids. Each year, [...]
July 13th, 2010 | Continued
Rare Occurrence at Dale Hollow Dam
