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A sweet way to support the Bryan Public Library

Friends of the Bryan Public Library are sponsoring the seventh annual Valentine Bake Sale and Raffle, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. or until everything is sold, Friday, February 12. The bake sale will be in the Esther Pippen Meeting Room.

Soil and Water Conservation District to sponsor tree giveaway

The Clay County Soil and Water Conservation District (CCSWCD) is preparing to host its 2016 tree giveaway. The giveaway will be from 8 a.m. until noon, Friday, February 12, in the back parking lot of the U.S.D.A. Service Center in West Point.

Central student heads fundraiser for Flint, Michigan

The Flint water crisis is a drinking water contamination issue in Flint, Michigan, that started in April 2014.

New address cards go out this week as part of mapping

Every address in West Point and Clay County will change in the coming weeks as part of the new 911 mapping program. Post cards featuring the new addresses will go out this week.

WPCCAC awards Norman Armstrong Arts in Education Grants

The West Point Clay/Clay County Arts Council awarded three Norman Armstrong Arts in Education Grants to teachers at East Side Elementary, Fifth Street Junior High and Central School. More than 500 students will directly benefit from the programs implemented at the schools.

Reed wins Citizen of the Year at annual Growth Alliance banquet

The one secret award at the West Point Clay County Community Growth Alliance Banquet was definitely a shock for its recipient, local business owner Scott Reed, who took home Citizen of the Year Thursday night.

Long is by no means down for the count with first novel

West Point native Lynn Long was at the Bryan Public Library Wednesday to promote his first novel, a thriller called “Down for the Count - A Gulf City Saga,” during Luncheon With Books.

West Point man gets 10 years for drug charges, assault

A West Point man was sentenced to 10 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) Wednesday during the Clay County Circuit Court term.

Growth Alliance board approves 2016 budget, gets project updates

The West Point Clay County Community Growth Alliance board approved its 2016 budget, and received a report on Director Lisa Klutts’ plans for the new year, during its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday.

Clay County man gets 40 years for burglary

A Cedar Bluff man was sentenced to 40 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections on two counts of burglary of a dwelling during this week’s Clay County Circuit Court term.