Thursday, November 10, 2011

UNC-TV Host Interviews Clay County Reps at Local Projects

On November 8, the host of North Carolina Now paid a visit to Hayesville to interview people associated with various Clay County projects that promote local development. Jeff Smith and his videographer spent half a day filming interviews at the Cherokee Heritage Exhibit, Hayesville's Old Jail Museum, the old Clay County Courthouse, and the Jackrabbit Mountain Bike and Hiking Trails. UNC-TV broadcasts North Carolina Now. Jeff Smith says that the program is likely to be broadcast in December 2011.
At the Cherokee Heritage Exhibit, Smith interviewed John Bayne, Sandy Nicolette, and Eleanor Moyer. The North Carolina Now team filmed Sandy and Eleanor teaching several classes of Clay County Elementary School students about how Cherokee Indians lived. Later they filmed Bob Brock and Margie Weathers talking about the renovation of Clay County's historic courthouse. Finally, they interviewed  Joanna Atkisson with students from the Clay County school system's Pathways After School Program.