August 2024

“Since I grew up in the country, out in the Leonard community on our farm, to get to come to Rector was a huge family outing, almost an event,” shared Sherry French Dills. “Add to that the once-a-year Labor Day Picnic weekend and the entire experience was the highlight of the year. We’d go to the parade, picnic and ride the rides, run, laugh, and play. I hated it when we had to go home around mid-day, clean up, rest, and get ready to go back to the picnic grounds for the evening,” said Dills, the 2024 Labor Day Parade Grand Marshal. Looking forward to Labor Day and then holding on to the memories until the next year was and is a huge part of Rector’s community life.

Part Nine: Eureka! Welcome to Clayton County is a limited weekly column exploring the life of General Powell Clayton, the original namesake of our county, our early history, and why we are not called Clayton County today.

Prior to the August Quorum Court meeting on Monday, Aug. 19, the Clay County justices and county administration met at 5:30 p.m. at the Black River Trap and Skeet Club where Stewart Runsick and Christin Holmes presented the annual Clay County Extension Service interpretive event and fish fry. Attendees enjoyed a fish dinner with trimmings prepared by Jim Clifton and Todd Watson. The Extension agents highlighted some of the programs and provided training on the Overview of Clay County Revenues and Expenses & Role of County Government. Extension agent Ben Holcomb was also in attendance.