CLAY COUNTY-An effort to preserve local history here is underway thanks to the combined efforts of author and Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) historic preservation planner Mark Dudney, Three Star courthouse committee chair Thomas Watson, Three Star director Dr. Doug … Continue reading →
LIVINGSTON-The third annual Upper Cumberland Reagan Day Dinner held at Livingston Academy here recently had a packed house of GOP faithful who heard an inspiring speech by talk show personality Carl Boyd, Jr. and a keynote from Tennessee Secretary of … Continue reading →
By BOB WEAVER, HORIZON Staffwriter CELINA-Doris’s Diner hosted more than the “locals” as Tennesseee Governor Bill Haslam made a stop here last week to talk with the public, and city and county officials about the issues affecting Celina and Clay … Continue reading →
CLAY COUNTY-The proposed 2013-2014 Clay County Budget is published here and the information shows the estimated fiscal spending plan includes expenditures totaling $16,647,996–which is up over $2.7 million from last year’s estimated number of $13,932,908. Besides the upcoming fiscal year’s … Continue reading →
COOKEVILLE-Chambers of Commerce from the 14 county Upper Cumberland region, including the Clay County Chamber, have formed an alliance, the Upper Cumberland Chamber Executive Association (UCCEA), “…for the purpose of improving not only our individual communities, but the Upper Cumberland … Continue reading →
By JAN CARROL, Chamber of commerce CELINA-Canadian businessman Al Kirby, owner of Green Tech of Tennessee (GTTI), has begun construction and remodeling of the facilities located here at the Clay County Industrial Park to be used for manufacturing energy-saving LED … Continue reading →
By JAN CARROL, Chamber of commerce CELINA-Twenty-two Clay County volunteers received Presidential awards Thursday evening here during the Three-Star Volunteer Appreciation gala. On hand to present the honors was Tennessee’s district 38 Representative Kelly Keisling, and Clay County’s own first … Continue reading →
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Clay County High School student Savanna Strode, representing Tri-County Electric, was among the more than 140 high school juniors from across Tennessee who experienced an in-depth look at our nation’s capital during the 2013 Rural Electric Youth Tour. In … Continue reading →
By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor CELINA-Safety concerns about Celina’s newest and now busiest intersection continue here and the HORIZON has learned it will be some time before the situation will be addressed despite public outcry and lobbying by city … Continue reading →
By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor MAPLE GROVE-It actually happened only a short two weeks ago, but the closure of Maple Grove School here had been considered for many long years. Clay County school board members voted 6-4 to close … Continue reading →
MAPLE GROVE-The end of an era has come. Maple Grove School, the smallest public school in the state of Tennessee, will not be welcoming students this fall for the first time in nearly six decades, according to a news release … Continue reading →
CELINA-Willie Kerr received just under 60 percent of the vote in the mayor’s race to win re-election to the city’s top spot here last Tuesday, while only one incumbent was re-elected to the city’s three-man governing body. Kerr received 338 … Continue reading →