Tag Archives: Clay County

Clay County residents can start ordering right now for Tree Day in a giveaway for 50 free saplings on March 19. Clay County Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent Kristin Rich said there will be a wide variety to select from and tree types change annually. Rich said these Tree Day giveaways are about showing people that trees are a major ... Read More »

Clay County is looking to add a new ambulance for emergency services with a Community Development Block Grant application. Mayor Dale Reagan said after an ambulance was totaled during an accident in October, creating a critical need for the county. Reagan said the county has two ambulances currently. That includes one unit with over 200,000 miles. “Getting another unit, new ... 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 »

Kids at Hermitage Springs School are taking the time to make quilts for local Clay County seniors. Response to Intervention Teacher Makayla Emmert said when kids found out they would be making gifts for seniors they knew, the kids got on board. Emmert said with kids and family members in senior centers unable to see each other, this project kept ... Read More »

Celina K-8 is giving every 8th grader a free year book this year before they make the leap to high school. Principal David Maxfield said with people struggling during the pandemic he felt it would be a nice thing to do for kids and families. Maxfield said he checked with the school’s bookkeeper and they decided it would be feasible ... Read More »

The Tennessee Supreme Court will hear the case of a Clay County man convicted of first degree murder in 2015. Edward Walsh faces life imprisonment for the first degree murder charge and a concurrent two-year sentence for the abuse of a corpse conviction. On appeal, Walsh argued that closing arguments were based on inferences from facts not in evidence. Walsh ... Read More »

Celina is preparing to start sewer work to address a system wide moratorium caused by overflow issues. Mayor Tonya Spears said the first location to address is the headworks of the city’s sewer treatment plant. Spears said this is not the only issue in the system, and work needs to be done in the future to address sewer lines feeding ... Read More »

The Clay County Board of Education unanimously approved a plan to hand off virtual learning to a third-party company for the 2021-2022 school year. Director of Schools Matt Eldridge said they’ve spent the last month assessing cost and effectiveness and agreed Edgenuity was the most cost-effective route. Elrdridge said there has been outreach to gauge parents interest over that time ... Read More »

Clay County will use a $250,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Health to renovate the health department’s basement. County Mayor Dale Reagan said this has been a long time need, and the offices and storage space within the basement have been underutilized. Reagan said the need for expanding the usable space in the health department has been emphasized by ... Read More »

Eight Clay County Volunteer Fire Departments and the Rescue Squad received an additional $4,000 in funding during Monday night’s county commission meeting. Clay County Commissioners approved allocating $36,000 in total to the departments and squad because of COVID shutting down fundraising. County Mayor Dale Reagan said with 35 years of experience as a volunteer fire fighter himself, he knows the ... Read More »