Clay County News Archives

A county already stricken with one of the highest unemployment rates in the state, got another dose of bad news Friday: Navistar cut about 80 employees from its staff.

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke may say the recession is over, but the recovery is a jobless one for the Golden Triangle so far.

With a down economy and less prospective new employers than in years past, the Columbus-Lowndes Development Link is taking time to prepare for future growth.

In the Holmes County School District, 96 percent of the student body receive a free lunch and 3 percent pay a reduced fee.

Dustin Barnes/Daily Times Leader Mississippi Rep. David Gibbs explains a new state law overseeing installation of septic tanks to Clay County Supervisor Shelton Deanes .

East Mississippi Community College was braced for crowds at registration this fall, but reality surpassed expectations as EMCC posted an enrollment increase of nearly 26 percent over last year.

A plan for a new East Mississippi Community College nursing school and allied health facility has stalled before takeoff.

Mississippi's unemployment rate is almost a full point higher than the national average.