Clay County EMA director: COVID data lags behind; ICU beds nearly full
The Intensive Care Unit beds at North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point are “pretty much full” as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in light of the Christmas holidays, Clay County Emergency Management Agency Director Torrey Williams told the West Point selectmen at their Tuesday meeting.
Clay supes respond to county being placed under state-issued mask mandate
For the first time since Sept. 30, Clay County residents outside West Point must wear face masks in public venues, something Clay County supervisors addressed during Thursday’s board meeting.
Clay supes move start of daily county curfew to midnight
The Clay County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to amend its curfew on Thursday for two weeks.
West Point man arrested for animal cruelty
A West Point man was charged with three counts of animal cruelty, after authorities found dogs at the suspect’s home so underfed their ribs were showing.
Clay supervisors extend county curfew 30 days
The Clay County Board of Supervisors opted to extend a county-wide curfew Thursday afternoon for an additional 30 days.
Clay supes OK $50 hazard pay for pollworkers in special election
The Clay County Board of Supervisors on Thursday unanimously approved providing an extra $50 in hazard pay to each poll worker working the upcoming special election on Sept. 22 for the vacant Mississippi House of Representatives seat in District 37.
Alsobrooks: EMCC will ‘open for business’ in fall
East Mississippi Community College plans to hold in-person courses this fall, according to president Scott Alsobrooks
Clay supervisors end curfew in 4-1 vote
The Clay County Board of Supervisors voted to suspend the county-wide curfew during its regular meeting Thursday.
Clay supes OK $500,000 bond for road work in District 3
The Clay County Board of Supervisors decided Thursday to authorize issuing a $500,000 road and bridge bond to be used for repairs in District 3.
Clay County supes keep courthouse closed to public for now
The Clay County Board of Supervisors considered reopening the courthouse to public visitors Monday, but decided to table that decision for its next meeting on Thursday.
Clay supes double employee insurance deductible, brace for hike in premium costs
The Clay County Board of Supervisors renewed the county’s Group Health Policy on Thursday, offsetting a rise in premiums by doubling the employee deductible.
4 confirmed coronavirus cases in Lowndes, 1 in Clay
As of Saturday morning, there are four confirmed cases of COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Lowndes County and one case in Clay County, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health.
Mistrial declared in Clay County double-homicide
The murder trial of a Mantee man accused of killing two people in Clay County two years ago ended in a mistrial Tuesday.
‘Justice’ has new home in Clay County
About 17 years ago when Judge Jim Kitchens first became a judge for the 16th Circuit District, he gave a group of elementary students a tour of the Clay County Courthouse.
He asked them if they knew why it was called a courthouse — expecting them, he said, to give the answer that it was where court takes place.
Instead, one child said: “Because this is where justice lives.”
Man arrested for animal cruelty after reportedly neglecting horses
A Clay County man was arrested Monday for animal cruelty after deputies found three severely neglected horses on his property.
Gulfport man arrested for knife attack in Clay County
A Gulfport man was arrested in Clay County Tuesday after he allegedly attacked another man with a knife.
Steven Riley, 56, has been charged with aggravated assault manifesting in extreme indifference to life, according to a Clay County Sheriff’s Office press release.
Huddle House, guard cleared in West Point fight
A Clay County jury has ruled in favor of a local security guard and the company that owned a West Point restaurant in a lawsuit accusing them of allowing a 2014 altercation at Huddle House that left two men seriously injured and sent three others to prison.
Family of murdered inmate asks for jail records
The family of an inmate at the Clay County Jail who was murdered by his cellmate has filed public records requests for documents related to their loved one’s death.
Clay inmate charged with killing fellow inmate
An inmate in the Clay County Jail has been arrested for allegedly killing another.
Columbus teen dies in Clay County wreck
A Columbus teenager and West Point High School student has died following a car accident in Clay County Tuesday evening.