The Clay County Advocate-Press

Recent economic instability and the efforts of the Federal government to remedy the situation continue to be of concern and interest to area residents and businesses.  Much has been made of the ‘bailout’ of Wall Street, the credit freeze, and the various measures being put in place to stabilize our nation’s economy. One provision in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, is a two year ... Full Story »

Dear Editor, Me and my wife took four of our grandchildren to see lights at Olney. They were nice; you drive through and that’s about boring as far as I am concerned. Betty and I remember Mullen’s at Ingraham. Now that was a Christmas lights. You walked around, drank hot chocolate and stood around the fire and visited. Now days its hurry up and drive through. As for Flora lights, we so much for ... Full Story »

On Thursday, December 17, the American Red Cross will have a blood drive at the Flora Church of the Nazarene, located on Highway 50 East in Flora from 1 to 6 p.m. Did you know the Red Cross in this area distributes over 500,000 blood products to patients in need each year? To meet that demand, about 1,200 donations of whole blood is needed every day. That is why this local blood drive is so very ... Full Story »

Carl Wayne Cox and Marilyn (Hostettler) Cox will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary Dec. 10, 2009. They were married at Hoosier Prairie Baptist Church with Arthur Warren Phillips officiating and witnesses were Dannie Cox and Joyce (Hostettler) Stockwell. They have four children, Nancy (Randy) Hardy, Sandy (Brian) Gansauer, Darrell (Dawn) Cox and Carla Gonzalez. They have also been blessed ... Full Story »

Leon and Revetta Travis of Clay City, Illinois will celebrate their 69th Wedding Anniversary on Thursday, Dec. 17. Leon Travis and Revetta Jane Crackel were married Dec. 17, 1940 in Louisville, Illinois on Revetta’s 17th birthday. Leon will celebrate his 90th birthday on Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Since their marriage they have lived and farmed south of Clay City. Their family includes three ... Full Story »

It is the policy of Clay County 9-1-1 to ensure that consistently high levels of public safety services are available to all citizens including people who may require special consideration in order to access services.  It is the intent of Clay County 9-1-1 to offer guidance and direction to public safety workers in responding to and assisting those people with special needs or disabilities, or ... Full Story »

Olive V. Bowen Wheeler, 95, of Hilton Head, S.C., formerly of Flora, passed away at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, December 7, 2009, at Life Care of Hilton Head. Olive was born on April 17, 1913 in Flora to Charles and Ethel (Byrde) Smith. On May 24, 1930, she married William Donald Bowen in Vincennes, Ind.; he preceded her in death on August 7, 1969. Olive later married Lawrence Wheeler on November 26 ... Full Story »

Leland Deon Smith, 80, of Louisville, passed away at 2:25 p.m., on Monday, December 7, 2009 at his home. Leland was born on April 3, 1929 in Clay County, to Orloff and Mildred (Montgomery) Smith. On August 13, 1949, he was married to Betty L. (Stacey) Smith in Henderson, Ky.; she survives. Leland was a member of the Louisville Baptist Church and worked as a farmer. Leland Deon Smith is survived ... Full Story »

Louise M. Misenhimer, 81, of Flora, passed away at 12:04 a.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at Clay County Hospital in Flora. Louise was born on July 26, 1928, in Louisville, to Lyman and Fern (Sehie) Smith. On March 8, 1946, she married Dios. L. Misenhimer in Flora; he survives. Louise was a member of First Christian Church of Flora and of the Flora American Legion Auxiliary. She was a ... Full Story »

Wednesday’s high winds wreaked havoc across a large portion of Illinois, inlcuding an at least three hour long cell phone outage. Cassy Carter, CEO of Cellular One of East Central Illinois, said Wednesday that the weather had caused problems for the cellular provider. “It’s because of the winds. They took out the microwave hop from Georgetown,” said Carter. “When the wind moves the microwave ... Full Story »

In front of the Flora American Legion Post Home, there is a box for the deposit of worn out American flags. On Sunday afternoon at Charley Brown Park, Post 14 Legion members held a ceremony for the respectful retirement of these flags. The disposal of an American flag is recommended to be by fire and while more than 300 flags had been collected since the last time Post 14 held this ceremony ... Full Story »

In academics, as much as any field, the cream always rises to the top. At Flora High School, the cream of the crop for the 2009 - 2010 school year are the Illinois State Scholars. Students ranking in the top ten-percent of the state of Illinois’ high school seniors are named Illinois State Scholars; these rankings are based on these students’ ACT scores, grade point averages and class rank. The ... Full Story »

Mr. and Mrs. Darryl R. Doty of Flora will celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary on December 22, 2009. Darryl R. Doty and Elizabeth A. Ring were united in marriage on December 22, 1959 at the First Methodist Church in Olney, Ill. They are both retired. The couple have one Son, Tony R. Doty of Flora, Ill. No celebration is planned, but cards would be appreciated and can be sent to 219 Valbert ... Full Story »