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Sheriff Brandon Boone said Clay County will likely to restart the bidding process for the construction of its new jail at the beginning of the year. This will be the second time the construction of the jail has been out for bid. The first time the bid came in $11 million over budget. Boone said the process has been disheartening. ... Read More »

Clay County will apply for two grants worth over $1 million to help with renovations to the Clay County Library. “Hopefully we can get to do some upgrades and stuff and maybe even make an addition to the library if we’re blessed enough to obtain this grant and the other ones coming up,” Clay County Mayor Dale Reagan said. Reagan ... Read More »

Clay County back to the drawing board after bad news from a lone bidder on the jail project. Three contractors came out to assess building the jail but only one put in a bid. The bid came in at $11 million dollars over the county’s budgeted $7.5 million. County Mayor Dale Reagan called it unpleasant. “Man when it come back ... Read More »

Clay County Sheriff Brandon Boone said he believes the jail project is finally ready to take the next step. Boone said he and county leaders met with USDA officials and the contracting company met to iron out the final details. He said based on that meeting, he believes all the criteria have been met to finally get the project underway. ... Read More »

Clay County will enter the next phase of its jail project after presenting schematic designs to the county planning commission. Mayor Dale Reagan said they have entered the design development phase and will get project documents ready to be sent for state approval. Reagan said if the state approves the plan, the county can prepare for construction and get ready ... Read More »

Clay County officials received a USDA loan for their $7.5 million jail project. Board members will arrange interim financing through a local bank over the next few weeks. County Mayor Dale Reagan said they’ve been talking about this project for over six years. “The design phase and stuff, it looks like it’s going to take about six months to do ... Read More »