MURFREESBORO-U.S. Representative Bart Gordon has scheduled two additional telephone town hall events on August 21 for residents of Tennessee’s Sixth Congressional District. The telephone-based public forums will allow residents to communicate directly with Representative Gordon, enabling them to share … Continue reading →
Happy birthday to Rhett Boles and Wallace Walker on August 3, Barbara Walker on August 6, Tiffany Brown and Matt Roberts on August 7, Kristie Haston on August 10, and Posey Young on August 13. • Bible Verse Make a … Continue reading →
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) last week announced that the Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, which passed the full Senate recently, includes funding to aggressively continue the safety repairs at Wolf … Continue reading →
By BUTCH BURNETTE Rescue Squad Captain Have you noticed all the Clay County Rescue Squad vehicles on the road this year? If so, it’s because your volunteer rescue squad has responded to double the emergency calls, training and repair … Continue reading →
Volume 27, Number 41 • October 20, 1937 Clay County’s oldest citizen passes away John William Estepp, 93, of Willow Grove, Clay County’s oldest citizen, died last week in the community where he was reared and spent his entire … Continue reading →
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 →