CLAY COUNTY-Stephen Melton announced Monday he would be a candidate for property assessor here in the upcoming August 2 election. Melton is the son of the late Joe and Louise (Brown) Melton and the brother of Becky and Sam Melton, … Continue reading →
Clay County High School (CCHS) student Bonnie Craighead, daughter of Debra and Robert Craighead is one of four area winners from eight schools represented in Tri-County Electric’s 2012 writing contest who were awarded an expense paid trip to Washington D.C. … Continue reading →
The annual rabies vaccination clinics to be held at various locations across Clay County during the months of April and May, will begin this weekend here with a clinic to be held at Dr. Donaldson’s veterinarian office Saturday and they will continue in the coming weeks.
All dog and cat owners are urged
Continue reading →After running unopposed four years ago in his last bid for re-election back in 2008, longtime Clay County property assessor Billy “Teakettle” Smith will have a challenger this time around, according to a list of candidates who filed papers before the April 5 deadline released Monday by election administrator Wanda Daniels.
Continue reading →DALE HOLLOW LAKE-A bass tournament with a guaranteed $500 first-place prize will be held here at Holly Creek Resort this Saturday and is being sponsored by Bertha’s Quick Shop & Wash. Blast-off is at 6 a.m. and the weigh-in will … Continue reading →
NASHVILLE-Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder recently posthumously awarded Sergeant First Class Dennis Ray “Bucky” Murray the first Tennessee Fallen Heroes Medal and the late soldier’s mother, Wanda Maxey, was on hand here to … Continue reading →
CELINA-A contract in the amount of $260,184 was awarded to Garrison Construction for sewer rehabilitation during the January meeting of the City of Celina’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The project and bid award was recommended by city engineer Neal … Continue reading →
Strong and 2 others will vie for director job on March 22 By THOMAS P. WEAVER HORIZON Editor CELINA-Three director of schools applicants will receive interviews here at a special called meeting of the Clay County School Board on Thursday, … Continue reading →
CELINA-The culmination of a four year process took place here at the expansion location for V&F Transformer of Bartlett, Illinois as a large crowd of interested residents, local government officials, elected state and U.S. representatives, and company owners and employees … Continue reading →
CLAY COUNTY-Springtime is near, signaling the return of the nation’s largest annual community improvement program, Keep America Beautiful’s (KAB) Great American Cleanup (GAC). Last year a total of 50 volunteers gathered 3,500 pounds of litter during KAB’s annual spring event … Continue reading →
HERMITAGE SPRINGS-Volunteers are needed on May 5 to help clean and paint restrooms at the Hermitage Springs Park as part of Join Hands Day, a national day of service sponsored and organized by Modern Woodmen of America. The project will … Continue reading →
Tim Smith, the star the Discovery Channel’s hit reality series ‘Moonshiners’, will appear in Celina during the Moonshine Daze celebration this May 3 – 6. During the visit, sponsored by Macon Bank and Trust, Tim will introduce his wife and … Continue reading →