CELINA-Longtime newspaper columnist Edwina Napier served as the bellringer for Homecoming Days last week. The ringing of the bell at the Clay County Museum on Thursday is observed annually as the official beginning of the three-day festival, and Mrs. … Continue reading →
Happy birthday to Deanna Donaldson on August 4, Deborah West on August 5, Cordell Strong on August 7, and Kurt Napier and Bailey Roberts on August 12. • Bible Verse Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. … Continue reading →
Volume 30, Number 17 • May 1, 1940 Teachers elected for county high and elementary schools The Clay County Board of Education has elected teachers for County High and Elementary Schools for the 1940-41 term. Eddie Watson was named … Continue reading →
By JUDITH CUTRIGHT The Summer Reading Program will finish up this Thursday, July 30, with our end of the summer reading party. All children are invited to the library for a final story, craft, and hot dogs. New books … Continue reading →
CELINA-The annual Homecoming Days celebration is set to begin Thursday (July 30), with a variety of events scheduled to run through Saturday night. A thumbnail sketch of each day’s events is listed below. Included in this year’s celebration is … Continue reading →
The first school in Celina after the Civil War was taught by George W. Stephens in 1868. Later schools were taught by: Mrs. Emma Colson, Miss Martha Maxey, and J. Fay Brown. The first outstanding school was Montvale Academy, … Continue reading →
NOTE: The following story was on file at the Clay County museum, author unknown. It was compiled in the mid-1980’s. According to at least two historical records, Colonel James McColgan and Hugh Roberts purchased 113 acres of land from … Continue reading →
The most critical section of the wall at Wolf Creek Dam will be completed by October 2010, the US Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has announced. “We conducted a detailed analysis of risk factors that impact construction schedule,” … Continue reading →
NASHVILLE-Major General Gus L. Hargett, Jr., Tennessee’s Adjutant General, today announced that Tennessee’s largest National Guard unit, the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, headquartered in Knoxville, has received mobilization orders effective later this year. Tennessee National Guard officials are … Continue reading →
John Michael (Mike) Wood announced last week he would be a candidate for the Twin Lakes Board of Directors (Area Number 5), representing Fentress County. Wood was born and raised in Fentress County, and currently resides in the Taylor … Continue reading →
NASHVILLE-Governor Phil Bredesen last week ceremonially signed into law the Tennessee Clean Energy Future Act of 2009, legislation that has been dubbed “the cornerstone for all future energy policy” in the Volunteer State. In signing the act, Bredesen was … Continue reading →
Happy birthday to Steve Brown to July 26, Thomas Weaver on July 27, Mary Lou Boles and Jeffery Spivey on July 29, and Ellie Ogletree, Mike Boles, and Jerry Strong on July 31. • Bible Verse The heart of the … Continue reading →