Hayesville, a small town with a big heart.
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Hayesville offers respite for many, surrounded by peaceful, breathtaking views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Lake Chatuge.
Singer-songwriter Jordan Miller of Nashville, TN was moved to compose his song "Hayesville", the music use license for which, has been sponsored for a year by
Listen and enjoy!
Contact Mayor Joe Slaton at (828) 389-1862
for details of downtown opportunities.
This is the 12th year of the Small Town Main Street program in Hayesville and grant opportunities are helping to sustain the work plans but additional donations are needed. Historic Hayesville Inc. is a 501C3 non profit corporation and administrator of the Hayesville Small Town Main Street program. See below to make a financial donation to HHI. See individual project descriptions for more details and how contributions for a specific project can be made.
The Town of Hayesville is a North Carolina Small Town Main Street Community, designated by the NC Department of Commerce Main Street & Rural Planning Center. Historic Hayesville Inc. is charged with administering the program at the local level and building public-private partnerships to spur economic development that achieves measurable results such as investment, business growth, and job creation.
Main Street AmericaTM has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 35 years. Today it is a network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, who share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. Main Street America is a program of the nonprofit National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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Committee work plans
Pedestrian connectivity is in the STMS work plan.
Promotions Committee is working on new banners, way finding signs. The downtown map featuring businesses, art, history and cultural locations accessible by walking or bicycle trails has been completed and is in its fourth printing.
Economic Vitality group plans include promoting Small Business Saturday, recruiting new businesses and providing additional support to those already established in downtown.
Economic Vitality group volunteers will join the Design Committee this year to continue working with the Mayor for safety and improved parking.
A project of the Design Committee, with help from HHI and FOHH (Friends of Historic Hayesville) volunteers and beginning in June 2019, was the rehabilitation of the old Town Hall. This project was recently completed. Learn more about the project here. New project plans are underway so check back for updates.
Committees make plans!
Typical committee meeting consisting of volunteers making plans in Hayesville for various downtown projects that benefit everyone. 
Volunteers make them happen!
Two happy Hayesville volunteers that have shucked what seems like bushels of local grown corn for sale at a fund raising event on the square. 
Job well done!
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Photographs are courtesy of Ron Wallace, Stephan Banakas, bobbystuff.com, Clay County Progress, partnership organizations and others. Art work is courtesy of Signs Fast Inc..