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CCHS TSA The Clay County Middle School and Clay County High School TSA teams recently competed at the WV State...

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Appeals court again revives foster care lawsuit alleging West Virginia is failing kids

by Erica Peterson for Mountain State Spotlight This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get stories like this...

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Pool opens for the season

The Clay County Pool opened for the 2026 season on Tuesday, June 2. The pool will be open Monday through...

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The final cadence–celebrating 43 years of music and mentorship

Doug Wayne (left) and Tracy Wayne (right) Forty-three years of music and education come to a finale By Allen Hamrick...

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Commission announces grand opening of Elk River Trail Visitor Center at Dundon

Mayor Marlene Lewis By Gary Lee Stuber The Clay County Commission met for their second regular meeting for May on...

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Big Otter receives donations for ball field

Senator Glenn Jeffries and Speaker of the House Senator Roger Hanshaw recently donated to Big Otter Elementary School to fund...

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Seniors bid farewell to Clay County High School

Valedictorian Jaxon Brown shares words of encouragement. By Allen Hamrick Clay County High School’s Graduation of 2026 has now been...

Weaken and appeal: Inside the chemical industry’s fight for looser drinking water rules

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‘I’m now a desperate mother’: Clay County’s only daycare center is closing as Morrisey looks to cut assistance for childcare

House Speaker Roger Hanshaw has called childcare one of the Legislature’s biggest priorities. Now, the only licensed daycare in his...

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Morrisey signals potential cuts to WV’s childcare assistance, clothing voucher program due to debt ‘I’m not going to support cutting childcare subsidies or clothing vouchers at all,’ said Del. Evan Worrell, R-Cabell

May 26, 2026