Shelbie Davenport, granddaughter of Celina High School athletic great and Clay County Sports Hall of Fame member Danny Watson, committed to Clemson University of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) this past week becoming the second player from her Murfreesboro Riverdale … Continue reading →
NASHVILLE-A Knoxville teacher and Clay County native known for leading student, department, and district collaboration has been named the 2013-14 Teacher of the Year by the Tennessee Department of Education. Wanda Napier Lacy, who grew up here in Celina and … Continue reading →
Published October 2, 2013 By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor CELINA-Senior feature-back Jayar Fraga had apparently taken all he could heading into last Friday night’s homecoming game here between the Clay County and Red Boiling Springs Bulldogs. In his final … Continue reading →
CLAY COUNTY-The youth football league teams here are well into their season and are seeing some success. The three-division league recently traveled to Watertown and came away with a 2-1 record, before returning home to see the same result against … Continue reading →
STANDING STONE PARK-Several Clay County residents were among the winners of the 31st Annual National Rolley Hole Marbles Championship held here September 14 including Larry Denton and Russell Collins, both of Moss, taking first place in the Rolly Hole competition, … Continue reading →
COOKEVILLE-The Clay County High School Lady Bulldog Golf Team brought home the district championship trophy from the links here at Ironwood Golf Course for the second year in a row last week. Behind a team score of 181, the team … Continue reading →
Published September 25, 2013 By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor GAINESBORO-Though the final 46-25 score may not reflect it, another hard-fought rivalry game played out here on the banks of the Cumberland River last Friday night as Clay County went … Continue reading →
CELINA-U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander received word this week from the Department of Interior that there will be no closures of national fish hatcheries in the next month, and that it had instructed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to work … Continue reading →
Published September 18, 2013 By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor GAINESBORO-If there’s one way to put a 55-6 beatdown and an 0-3 start behind you, it’s going on the road this Friday night and knocking off what has historically been … Continue reading →
MOSS-Honest Abe Log Homes and its sister companies located here held their second annual blood drive last week and officials with the companies deemed the event a “huge success.” April Smith Patterson, daughter of the late Doug Smith and Joint … Continue reading →
Published September 11, 2013 By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor COOKEVILLE-The Clay County Bulldog football team suffered their second loss of the year and fell a game behind in their conference with a 29-7 loss to rival Monterey here at … Continue reading →
Published September 4, 2013 By THOMAS P. WEAVER, HORIZON Editor COOKEVILLE-Clay County head coach Chad Barger is hoping his team can shake off their opening 14-0 loss to East Robertson last Friday night as they travel to the campus of … Continue reading →