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Circuit clerk candidates dig in for runoff

Clay County residents have one more week to cast early absentee votes for their choice of circuit court clerk.

The position was made available when former circuit court clerk Bob Harrell announced he would not seek another term.

Man charged for neglecting horses

A Clay County man is facing three counts of animal cruelty after investigators say he neglected multiple horses.

Sundbeck gives $30k for district programs

The West Point consolidated School District will be receiving some funds for its high school football and band programs.

PHOTO: Henry Clay residents show appreciation to WPFD

Residents of the Henry Clay Methodist Senior Living Center in downtown West Point showed their gratitude and appreciation Tuesday by delivering a truck load of supplies to the West Point Fire Department.

Candidate forum set Tuesday night

Clay County voters will have another chance to meet and hear from candidates in the Aug. 6 primaries during a forum Tuesday night at West Point City Hall.

Bats return to WPHS North Campus

A pesky rodent that caused minor havoc during the first half of the second semester last year at the West Point High School’s North Campus has made a surprise return, forcing the school district to hire a contractor to try to remove them.

Absentee turnout 'as expected' across Golden Triangle

As the Aug. 6 primary elections draw nearer, absentee voting is underway across the Golden Triangle.

Two candidate forums set in Clay

Two political forums in the two weeks before the Aug. 6 primaries will give Clay County voters a chance to hear from candidates and mix and mingle with them in person.
 
The first is July 23 in Sally Kate Winters Park in downtown West Point. 

Sample ballot online; absentees lag behind 2011, 2015

More than 100 people have voted absentee in the Aug. 6 primaries with three weeks remaining to cast ballots early. 

Candidates report campaign spending

If they spent any money at all, candidates in the Aug. 6 Democratic primaries in Clay County spent mostly on signs and other materials heading into the final month before the election, according to financial disclosures filed Wednesday.