2020-07-09 E-Edition

Election for Commission seats, Republican Senate race

The winners of Districts 3 and 4 Commission Races will be determined from the July 14th Run-Off Election. In District 3, it’s Incumbent Ray Milstead facing challenger Shane Davidson. In District 4, Incumbent Greg Denney is challenged by Jamey Crawford. It’s important to note here that these are all Republican candidates, so unless you voted Republican in the March 3rd […]

Walker promoted to three-star general; Commander of Red Stone Arsenal

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — A Clay County, Alabama, native and Auburn University graduate was promoted to the rank of three-star general July 2, and assumed duties as the deputy commander of Army Materiel Command and senior commander of Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Lt. Gen. Flem B. “Donnie” Walker Jr., a 33-year decorated Army veteran with multiple deployments in support of the […]

Ashland Council hears benefits of airport to community



The Ashland City Council met Monday, July 6, 2020 for their planning session and regular meeting. All council members were present, with the exception of Joe Smith. In the planning session, the Airport Board of Directors were present to address the council on how beneficial the airport was to the community. Chairman Mark Brereton gave a detailed presentation of the […]

COVID-19 Update

Clay County has now been categorized as a high-risk county by the Alabama Department of Public Health. The county has a total of 69 cases of Coronavirus as of Tuesday, July 7. The surrounding counties have also increased with Talladega at 317, Cleburne at 38, Randolph at 209, Coosa at 59, and Tallapoosa at 605. The state of Alabama has […]

Search and Rescue on Pinhoti Trail



On the morning of July 3, 2020, Clay County E-911 received a call for an injured or possibly dehydrated hiker. She was unable to continue walking any further and had camped the night before. The family of four was on the Pinhoti Trail between Adam’s Gap and the Chinnabee Silent Trail and Odum Scout Trail intersection. Clay County Rescue Squad […]

Stansell Wins APA Award

Each year, the Alabama Press Association hosts contests for many different news and sports categories. Newspapers are divided into four divisions. The Clay Times- Journal is in the small newspaper Division D competing with others. Last year, second place for Best Sports Photo in that division went to Times-Journal staff member Ray Stansell for “Denney Scores Tying Run for Lady […]

Lineville Council Votes to Hire Structural Engineer for Buildings

The Lineville City Council met Monday, July 6, 2020 for regular session. All members were in attendance with the exception of council member David Proctor. The meeting started off with council member Sarah Appleby giving a word of prayer. The session was then called to order by Mayor Roy Adamson, who then requested a motion to approve the minutes from […]

Multiple Fire Departments Battle Chicken House Blaze

June 30, 2020- On Tuesday, June 30, Barfield Fire Department was paged out to a chicken house fire on East Mill Road. Pine Grove, Delta and Shinbone Fire Departments were also paged out for mutual aid. Upon arrival, the structure was fully engulfed. Barfield responded with three trucks, Shinbone with two trucks, Pine Grove with two trucks and Delta with […]

Mr. WC Ford Celebrates 103 years!

Please join us in wishing Mr. WC Ford a very happy 103rd birthday! On the day Mr. Ford was born: Greece entered The Great War (WW I), Coca-Cola introduced its formula to the Market, The average U.S. Wage was .22 cents an hour, A loaf of Bread cost .07 cents, The Maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph, […]