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Bids came in as expected for the next stage in restorations of 150-year-old windows at the Historic Clay County Courthouse. Clay County Courthouse Curator Thomas Watson said the bids will cover $2,400 for each window restoration on the first floor and $3,000 for the double-sized second-floor windows. He said the windows have experienced significant weather damage and leakage from mounted ... Read More »

From the Civil War to the Great Depression to today, Clay County has had a hand in history over it’s 150 years as a county. Although the official birth date is in 1870, Historic Clay County Courthouse Curator Thomas Watson said the county was conceived in 1850. “Counties were kinda laid out as conveniences in those days,” Watson said. “Originally ... Read More »