CELINA-After the consideration of extending current Clay County schools director Donnie Cherry’s contract dominated the final school board meeting of 2009, the topic will again be considered here next week at the January 14 regular session, according to a … Continue reading →
By KEVIN DONALDSON CELINA-School board members voted 5-3 last Thursday to extend schools director Donnie Cherry’s contract by two years, but after some research, apparently six “yes” votes were needed. The 5-3 margin on the contract extension … Continue reading →
NASHVILLE-The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee has distributed more than $900,000 in grants to 198 nonprofit organizations in 30 Middle Tennessee counties as part of The Foundation’s annual grant making process. Maple Grove School received a $1,000 … Continue reading →
From Staff Reports, TTN News Services COOKEVILLE-Three Clay County students were among 20 students who recently posed questions to TTU alumnus Barry Wilmore and other astronauts as they worked aboard the International Space Station on its November mission. CCHS … Continue reading →
CELINA-Schools director Donnie Cherry’s contract will be a topic of discussion at the December meeting of the school board, officials announced last Friday. The board will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, December 10 at 6 p.m. in … Continue reading →
COOKEVILLE-Tennessee Tech University history professor emeritus W. Calvin Dickinson glances around his basement office in Henderson Hall, stretches back in his chair and admits something hard to believe. TTU almost didn’t exist, here or anywhere else. The University of … Continue reading →
By KEVIN DONALDSON CELINA-School board members got a glimpse of the latest technology being used in Clay County classrooms after their November meeting at Clay County High School. Teachers gave board members and other school officials a … Continue reading →
COOKEVILLE-Three Clay County High students will be among five high school contest winners who will ask questions to astronauts, including a Tennessee Tech graduate, in a live NASA education downlink on TTU’s campus scheduled for Nov. 22. CCHS … Continue reading →
CELINA-Clay County High School has again received a $10,000 grant from the Tennessee Appalachian Center for Higher Education (TnACHE). Program officials awarded the grant to CCHS officials on Monday. The money is used in various activities to increase student … Continue reading →
CLAY COUNTY-The Dale Hollow HORIZON is now in its second year of being distributed to each county school for students in grades three through 12 thanks to three local sponsors. Copies of the newspaper are being provided to … Continue reading →
CELINA-In addition to keeping its chairman and vice-chairman for another year, the Clay County School Board acted on several other measures at its September meeting. The board voted to keep chairman Dickie Roberts and vice-chair Russell Cherry, the … Continue reading →
By KEVIN DONALDSON CELINA-The total budget passed last month by the county commission for Clay County government and the school system is just over $15.5 million, basically the same as the previous year. As is always the case, … Continue reading →