Folk artist Clyde Jones, a Picasso with a chain saw, famous for critters, dies

Jones’ eccentric animal sculptures carved with a chain saw graced U.S. 15/501 south of Chapel Hill, bringing him worldwide fame.
Chatham Journal Newspaper

Clyde Jones, Bynum’s beloved folk artist and creator of the Critters, dies at 87

Clyde Jones, the self-taught folk artist whose handcrafted wooden “critters” and impromptu creative spirit helped put this small Haw River community on the cultural map, died this week at the age of ...
WUNC

Preventing the next flood in Clyde — with native plants

Clyde, North Carolina has seen devastating damage from extreme storms over the past twenty years — Helene, in 2024, was just the most recent. Repeated rains from named storms like Ivan and Francis in ...
Yahoo

‘We’ve lost everything.’ Western NC town of Clyde is rebuilding — again — after Helene

People in Clyde were rebuilding Saturday — again. For many residents, it was their second time getting hit by a storm and having to start over. For some, it was the third. In 2021, Haywood County got ...
Firefighter Nation

Clyde (NC) Rescue Truck Rear-Ended at I-40 Accident Scene by Vehicle Traveling at High Speed

A car slammed into a Clyde Fire Department rescue truck at the scene of motor vehicle accident on I-40 Thursday. The North Carolina Department of Transportation reported the accidents happened around ...
Post and Courier

North Carolina artist's work prompts Isle of Palms to send hurricane relief to her hometown

ISLE OF PALMS — City Council adopted Clyde, N.C., as its "sister city," solidifying an agreement to help the small town battered by Hurricane Helene recover and rebuild. City Council unanimously ...
Firehouse

Emotional Reunion for Crush Victim and Clyde, NC, Firefighter

Jul. 21—Just over two-and-a-half months ago, the life of one Clyde man changed forever in the parking lot of Clyde Central United Methodist Church. On May 7, Matthew Dailey was doing an oil change on ...