CITY ELECTION UPDATE: Multiple candidates qualify prior to Thursday deadline
Aldermen increase ready to be ratified CELINA-With the qualifying deadline looming Thursday, two mayoral and seven alderman candidates have qualified to run in the upcoming City of Celina Election to be held here on Tuesday, June 3, according to local … Continue reading →
Bulldog basketball finishes with 20-win season in the ‘Sweet 16’
Dawgs earn their coach his 15th State Sectional appearance CHATTANOOGA-Following a two-year hiatus, the 2024-25 Bulldog Basketball team made it back where they belong. Led by a senior trio made up of Nate Adams, Lance Burchett, and Hayden Adams, the … Continue reading →
National Ag Day to be celebrated in Clay County
CLAY COUNTY-National Ag Day will be celebrated here locally and across the United States on Tuesday, March 18 to recognize the people behind the country’s most important industry. “Farmers are down to less than 2% of the population now and … Continue reading →
New jail back at the forefront of county meet
Mayor discusses survey, financing with commission CELINA-Commissioners discussed a recently-completed survey of the county’s property where a new jail could be built, among other business at their March meeting last week. Mayor Dale Reagan spoke about the survey and the … Continue reading →
Movie screening set for Saturday
Historic Clay County Courthouse to host event CELINA-The Historic Clay County Courthouse will play host to a special screening of the documentary film “A Long Hard Streak” and an art exhibit of Billy Dean Anderson’s work here Saturday. The event … Continue reading →
Dawgs were on brink of returning to State after a solid region finish
Overtime thriller sent Bulldogs south for Sweet 16 CHATTANOOGA-The Clay County Bulldogs were on the brink of returning to the State Tournament for the first time since they went seven out of eight years from 2015-2022 when they tipped off … Continue reading →
Lady Bulldog basketball season culminates in Class A Sectionals
Lady Dawgs finish postseason run in the ‘Sweet 16’ By THOMAS P. WEAVER Horizon Editor COPPER HILL-Despite only returning two mainstays from last year’s State Tournament team, the 2024-25 Clay County Lady Bulldogs finished their season one win away from … Continue reading →
Courthouse movie screening, art exhibit next weekend
CELINA-The Historic Clay County Courthouse will play host to a special screening of the documentary film “A Long Hard Streak” and an art exhibit of Billy Dean Anderson’s work here next Saturday. The event made possible by the Tennessee Arts … Continue reading →
CHRC offering $25K scholarship at CCHS
CELINA-Celina Health and Rehabilitation Center (CHRC) has announced they are offering a four-year $25,000 scholarship to a Clay County High School senior pursuing a healthcare-related degree. “We are very excited to offer this substantial scholarship to a student in our … Continue reading →
Hermitage Springs student will attend STEM Academy
HERMITAGE SPRINGS-Hermitage Springs School sixth-grader Hunter McLerran of Mrs. Beth McMurtrey’s science class has been chosen among only 26 students in 13 states to attend the Appalachian STEM Academy in Oak Ridge this summer from July 5-11. “Let us congratulate … Continue reading →
New downtown festival just weeks away
CELINA-The 1st Annual Chocolate Gravy Festival to be held here downtown is just weeks away, and organizers have been hard at work preparing for the first-of-its-kind event set for Saturday, March 22. “We’ve got so much planned for the day, … Continue reading →
Clay teams advance to region semis, where sectional berths were at stake
CCHS squads both finish District 7-A Tournament as Runners-up LIVINGSTON-Both Clay County High School basketball teams were playing for berths into the Class A Sectionals with their seasons on the line here at Livingston Academy this week, after finishing as … Continue reading →