Tag Archives: Clay County

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 »

Every second matters when responding to an emergency and that is why Clay County 911 is asking residents to make sure their house number is visible. 911 Director Beth Moulton said residents need to post their numbers on their mailbox, home or at the road so it can be seen from both directions. Moulton said they do run into homes ... Read More »

Clay County’s new EMA Director has transitioned to his new title and is ready to carry out his duties. Kyle Haney was appointed to the position last week by the county commission. Haney said moving forward, he wants to work closely with the state to better benefit responders. “Just being there for the personnel,” Haney said. “The emergency services side ... Read More »

The Clay County Commission appointed a new county EMA Director as former director Natalie Boone accepted a job with TEMA. Mayor Dale Reagan said Celina paramedic Kyle Haney will take over the position. “And he still works with the ambulance service here in the county,” Reagan said. “Kyle is also on a fire department and we have just known him. ... Read More »

Tuesday will be the only day for parents to sign their child up for the Clay County Mitten Tree this Christmas. Due to COVID the signup location for families in need has been moved to the Helping Hands building on Clay County Highway from 8:00 AM until 10:00 AM. Mitten Tree volunteer Donna Haynes said people can give back to ... Read More »

State park investments not only support recreation, they also help economically distressed counties. That’s according to TDEC Commissioner David Salyers. He said nearly all of the states distressed counties have the foundation to bring in outdoor tourism. “Most of our parks and many, as far as our distressed counties, I think we have 10 parks in distressed counties,” Salyers said. ... Read More »