By Gary Corsair Sports Writer Hayesville and Swain County’s inside and outside threats basically nullified each other’s output in the firs ...

By Becky Long Publisher Clay County has 22 residents who will likely be on the candidate roster for the 2026 primary and general elections. ...

Hayesville's Landon Trout, No. 15, runs into a wall of Towns County defenders on a drive to the basket in Saturday's opening round of the 31st Annual Jim Melton Battle of the States holiday basketb ...

By Gary Corsair Sports Writer Hayesville occupied the driver’s seat for three quarters and clung to a 2-point lead with :49.8 remaining befo ...

By Marcia Barnes Staff WriterCLAY COUNTY PROGRESS Moore's Plaza, US Hwy. Bus. 64 Suite 4 Hayesville, NC 28904 Phone: 828-389-8431 Fax: 828-389-9997 ...

By Becky Long PublisherBy Becky Long Publisher On Thursday, Aug. 4, after a public hearing, the Clay County Commission board unanimously approved an ordinance that prevents commercial cryptocurrency ...

By Deby Jo Ferguson Staff WriterBy Deby Jo Ferguson Staff Writer Buddy Lowe, 74, is the son of John “Dale” and Omega Flemming Lowe. Buddy is the youngest and he has two sisters, born in Clay County ...

By Lorrie Ross Staff WriterRicky Johnson and his wife, Julie Johnson, often travel together for his speaking engagements. The couple used to live in WNC but moved closer to Jacksonville, N.C. so he ...

By Deby Jo Ferguson Staff WriterPhoto courtesy Cherokee Scout Clay Logan observes the traditional lowering of the Plexiglas container that in this case, may or may not have contained a live opossum.

By Marcia Barnes Staff WriterBy Marcia Barnes Staff Writer Although there is no emergency condition at Chatuge Dam or its spillway Friday, March 28 the Tennessee Valley Authority gave the first of ...

The Clay County Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting at 6:30 pm. Thursday, Jan. 8 in the multi-purpose room located at 261 Courthouse Drive. The tentative agenda is as follows: ...