2011 Year in Review State tourney run, HOF formation, mother nature, and a future schools director change make top five By THOMAS P. WEAVER HORIZON Editor CLAY COUNTY-With the release of President Barack Obama’s federal budget for the 2012 fiscal year … Continue reading →
CELINA-A near capacity crowd attended as a group of nineteen were inducted into the Clay County Sports Hall of Fame (CCSHOF) here on Saturday, December 3rd at the Clay County High School.
Continue reading →HERMITAGE SPRINGS-A memorial service will be held here at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hermitage Springs School in honor of Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Ray “Bucky” Murray who was killed while serving his country in Pa’in Kelay, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan on Monday, November 21.
Murray was a 1991 graduate of Hermitage Springs High School.
Continue reading →HILHAM-Members of the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), along with help from other area organizations, recently hosted another successful Confederate grave dedication ceremony here at the Fiske Cemetery. “The first one we had at the … Continue reading →
TVA funding would equal less than a dime per customer annually.
A story by Channel 10 WBIR in Knoxville reported an update on the effort to convince the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to pay their part of funding needed to keep the Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery in Celina and others open and at full operation in coming years.
Continue reading →CELINA-Good food wasn’t the only thing on the menu at Celina Health and Rehabilitation Center’s (CHRC) Thanksgiving luncheon last Friday, good will was also recognized as employee Loretta Tinsley was honored as the facility’s caregiver of the year. County mayor … Continue reading →
CELINA-A handful of witnesses were treated to a rare sight here on the banks of the Obey river two weeks ago. Captain Ron Beberniss and pilot Ron Cowan recently arrived here aboard a 53-foot, trawler-style, hand-built, wooden boat named Annie. … Continue reading →
A new company will soon begin manufacturing transformers in the former Hevi-Duty factory building here and Clay County will receive a total of $80,000 in grant money from a new economic development program administered by Tennessee Technological University (TTU).
Continue reading →CELINA-The City of Celina water service line repairs and meter replacement along Mitchell Street has been completed and resurfacing of that street and others in town has also been finished. Pitcock Lane, which is alongside Celina Health and Rehabilitation and … Continue reading →
CELINA-Relay volunteers pulled an all-nighter in the fight against cancer earlier this year where volunteers walked for 12 hours and raised more than $34,000 for the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Relay For Life effort and ACS officials recently praised them … Continue reading →
CLAY COUNTY-Officials from Tri-County Electric announced this week the cost of purchasing electricity from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) increased by 2% as of the first of this month and they said the increase would be passed on to residents … Continue reading →
STANDING STONE-The world’s best marble players took center stage here late last month during the 29th Annual National Rolley Hole Championship. This year’s tournament mirrored those of the past by showcasing the world’s best Rolley Hole players with many in … Continue reading →