Local Wiki
Clay County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM.
- Meeting location
- Multi-Purpose Room, Clay County Courthouse, 261 Courthouse Drive, Hayesville, NC 28904.
- Register of Deeds
- Angela Shook · 828.389.0087 · registerofdeeds@claync.us
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.claync.us/county-commission-meetings
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected at-large to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Dr. Robert Peck. Vice-Chairman: Randy Nichols.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Clay County Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Clay County Fire and Rescue Squad, Inc. · Emergency Services District
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
- Hayesville · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
- Clay County Soil and Water Conservation District · Special District · Soil & Water Conservation
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)