2020-09-17 E-Edition

County braces for potential flooding from Hurricane Sally

Hurricane Sally is expected to impact Clay County beginning late Wednesday morning before noon with rain chances increasing steadily. The main threat for this area will be flash flooding and high wind gusts. Sustained winds in excess of 10mph with gusts as high as 35mph can be expected during this event. Rain chances do not decrease until midnight Thursday night. […]

Shortfall of Revenues could result in 2021 county budget cuts



The Clay County Commission met Monday, September 14, 2020 for their planning session and regular monthly meeting. There were many topics and agenda items discussed at these meetings, as budget time is drawing near. Administrator Mary Woods reported there was a shortfall of revenue in the amount of $355,349.00 from the previous 2020 budget, which could bring some deep cuts […]

Local Doctor Falls ill to Covid; Cases on the Rise

Clay County has seen an increase in positive COVID-19 cases recently. The Alabama Department of Public Health reports a cumulative report of 449 cases total in our county, and an additional 46 probable cases at current press time, with 7 deaths recorded. Lineville Health & Rehab have approximately 24 residents in their COVID Unit, not to mention some of the […]

Ashland Re-Opens City



The Ashland City Council met in planning and regular sessions on Tuesday, September 8, with Mayor Larry Fetner, Clerk Chelsey Wynn, Assistant Clerk Robin Catrett, Chief of Police Joseph Stanford, Maintenance Supervisor Les Robinson and Council members Joe Smith, Kim Cain, Anne Gaither and Terry Cantrell present, Bobbie Steed absent. Clerk Wynn said they had met with the supervisors to […]

Juvenile airlifted after ATV accident

This is a press release issued by CCRS Operations Officer, Brian Andrews on Saturday’s accident: On Sept. 12th 2020, appx 09:46, CCRS received a call from Clay County E-911 through Talladega County 911 for a 12-year-old female stuck under an ATV, who was conscious and talking. Clay County Rescue Squad was paged out and 1 ambulance, 2 trucks, and individual […]

Around Clay County Mayor Adamson is given the authority to open the park



The Lineville City Council met in planning and regular sessions Wednesday, September 9, with Mayor Roy Adamson, City Clerk Donna Mathews, Magistrate/ Assistant Clerk Nick New, Chief of Police Shane Dunnagan, Maintenance Supervisor Rusty Taylor, and Council members Carolyn Smith, Joseph Appleby, Robert Milstead and Sarah Appleby present, David Proctor absent. Mayor Adamson talked about the retirement plans for city […]

Lake Wedowee Trump Parade

An estimated 300 boats gathered on Lake Wedowee on Saturday, September 12th in support of the re-election of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. The Boat parade route began at R.L. Harris Dam, to Flat Rock, passing by Hwy 48 Bridge, with a short stop at Marina South, then traveled North, ending at the Wedowee Marina North near […]

Masked Up



As many of you know, school has started back and one of the main precautions has been for students to wear mask. We all know how hard it can be to wear masks so we wanted to check in and see how the children were doing. I spoke to Mrs. Wesley, a first-grade teacher at Ashland Elementary School. She told […]

Stories of Hope

Mescal’s Children’s Center of Hope is an orphanage and Christ-centered community development program in Kenya. We are so very grateful to many Clay County churches and individuals who partner with us in ministry. While God is working there in a mighty way, the Covid-19 crisis has caused devastating challenges. We will be having a virtual event online to share about […]