HILHAM-The National Rolley Hole Championship Marbles and Music Festival rolls into Standing Stone State Park here this Saturday featuring world-class marbles players, down-home music, and high-class fun. The event, now in its 41st year, is for all ages and runs … Continue reading →
CELINA-Clay County is set to receive more than $880,000 in funding to promote college readiness thanks to a new effort from Tennessee Tech University supported by a federal grant. The Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) … Continue reading →
CLAY COUNTY-Help towards the promotion tourism here is on its way thanks to a grant recently awarded to the Clay County Chamber of Commerce. Local director of tourism Beverly Murphy has announced the Chamber received funding enabling the enlistment of … Continue reading →
Repairs remain on schedule to be completed by October 15 CELINA-Repairs to the Highway 52 Cumberland River Bridge remain on schedule here, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). Though no work has been done to date, TDOT’s Gracie … Continue reading →
LAFAYETTE-Glenn Hale has been selected by Tri-County Electric’s Board of Directors to succeed Paul Thompson as CEO of the cooperative. Hale, who has served as the Director of Finance and Administration of Tri-County since September 2001, will assume the role … Continue reading →
WORKING TOGETHER-A multi-agency training session was held recently at Moody Recreation Area on the Obey River just outside of Celina, where local volunteer firefighters trained using a tool called a turbo draft to draw water from the river to fight … Continue reading →
Corps recommends using ramp below dam to access Obey River CELINA-The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has announced Moody Recreation Area, to include its boat ramp and fishing piers on the Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, is … Continue reading →
Local workforce development efforts expand to social media NASHVILLE-Clay County and 18 other rural counties were the focus of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s 2024 Rural Opportunity Summit held here last week. The annual gathering concentrated on serving at-risk and distressed … Continue reading →
Clay County has Week 2 trip to Westmoreland Friday night By THOMAS P. WEAVER Horizon Editor CELINA-Nate Adams did what Nate Adams does last Friday night. The sensational senior quarterback, who now owns virtually all of the program’s passing records, … Continue reading →
2024 CLASS HONORS LATE FACULTY MEMBER-The Clay County High School Class of 2024 donated the remainder of their class funds to create a bench in memory of the late Mrs. Paula Scott, which is pictured along with her family. “Mrs. … Continue reading →
BUSINESS PARTNERS-By partnering with local businesses Town and Country Pharmacy (above), Bank of Celina, and Macon Bank and Trust (bank partnerships pictured at end of article), the Clay County Anti-Drug Coalition is bringing community awareness to their mission. (Facebook.com/claycoalition photo … Continue reading →
CELINA-The Clay County Museum of History board last week thanked the public, volunteers, vendors and everyone involved for a successful museum festival on August 3. Museum director Beverly Hollifield said the annual event helped the museum toward reaching it’s annual … Continue reading →
