State approves county application for capital funds. Now school awaits commissioners go-ahead decision.
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
It’s something that comes to a community once in a lifetime. An opportunity to borrow $10 million, interest free, to build a new primary school. On Monday, Clay County school superintendent Scott Penland got the word from Raleigh. The county’s [...]
Dr. Donna Tipton-Rogers, President of Tri-County Community College (third from right), is joined by other dignitaries at the announcement ceremony for the ARC grant. Pictured, from left, are Bill Gibson of the Southwestern Commission, ARC co-Chair Earl Gohl, Gov. Beverly Perdue, U.S. Congressman Heath Shuler, North Carolina Community College System President Dr. Scott Ralls, [...]
Her views on education, off-shore drilling, illegal immigration
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
If you have followed politics in North Carolina during the past 20 years, you might have noticed the only time a sitting U.S. senator or NC governor or candidates running for those offices have visited the western counties of Clay, Cherokee and Graham has been [...]
Holds round table discussion about job creation, job training and transportation
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
If you have followed politics in North Carolina during the past 20 years, you might have noticed the only time a sitting U.S. senator or NC governor or candidates running for those offices have visited the western counties of Cherokee, Graham and [...]
Protecting our water sources
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
Unless you live in or near Hayesville, chances are you don’t even know there is a Town Creek; however every time you come to town, if you are not coming from Tusquittee, you’ve got to cross the creek.
Town Creek meanders south of Hayesville passing undernearth the road near [...]
Dr. Donna Tipton-Rogers, President of Tri-County Community College (third from right), is joined by other dignitaries at the announcement ceremony for the ARC grant. Pictured, from left, are Bill Gibson of the Southwestern Commission, ARC co-Chair Earl Gohl, Gov. Beverly Perdue, U.S. Congressman Heath Shuler, North Carolina Community College System President Dr. Scott Ralls, [...]
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We (me and my vinyl-loving compatriot) got onsite early so as to catch the opening act; the Berkley-bred The Morning Benders, and got there early enough to catch front-ish row standing “seats”. A plus because the show’s exponentially better the closer you are to the stage; at least at the 40 Watt, based on my [...]
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State approves county application for capital funds. Now school awaits commissioners go-ahead decision.
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
It’s something that comes to a community once in a lifetime. An opportunity to borrow $10 million, interest free, to build a new primary school. On Monday, Clay County school superintendent Scott Penland got the word from Raleigh. The county’s [...]
The podcast for Stay Indie Sunday has been placed on hold for now. We hope to bring it back very soon. In the mean time the Sentinel will be working on other podcast endeavors. We are considering turning our weekly Spanish Lesson into an audible podcast to further help with pronunciation, and we are also [...]
continue readingState approves county application for capital funds. Now school awaits commissioners go-ahead decision.
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
It’s something that comes to a community once in a lifetime. An opportunity to borrow $10 million, interest free, to build a new primary school. On Monday, Clay County school superintendent Scott Penland got the word from Raleigh. The county’s [...]
Jo Anna Atkisson, school nurse, conducts health and first aid training with 51 teachers and staff on Monday.
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
Teachers, staff and administrators got a heavy dose of first aid and health training on Monday in preparation to this week’s school opening.
Jo Anna Atkisson said the training involved preventing disease transmission, standard first aid, [...]
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Shown in front, Amber Aiken, left, and Barrett Barber, right, are the first prize winners of an infant car seat donated by The Family Tree of Murphy Medical Center. The drawing was held during Murphy Medical Center’s Health Fair on August 14. Shown in back, from left to right, are Debbie Shelton, RN; Brenda [...]
Dr. Donna Tipton-Rogers, President of Tri-County Community College (third from right), is joined by other dignitaries at the announcement ceremony for the ARC grant. Pictured, from left, are Bill Gibson of the Southwestern Commission, ARC co-Chair Earl Gohl, Gov. Beverly Perdue, U.S. Congressman Heath Shuler, North Carolina Community College System President Dr. Scott Ralls, [...]
Drilling conditions and weather cause delay
RALEIGH – Rock stabilization efforts near the site of the Interstate 40 rockslide will take longer than originally planned because of unexpected geological conditions and intense heat. Initial plans had called for the work to be complete by Aug. 27. Now crews expect to complete work on Oct. 7.
Crews are [...]
Dr. Bryan Murphy Joins Murphy Group Practice
Murphy, NC – Women in the Tri-County area now have access to another OB-GYN specialist, with the recent addition of R. Bryan Murphy, MD, to Murphy Group Practice Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Murphy joins Dr. Larry Holder, MD, FACOG, and Dr. Jenkins Clarkson, MD, PhD, FACOG, in [...]
Jim Fitzgerald
The easiest way to write an article is to castigate your opponents and avoid their arguments. The easiest method to deal with political differences is to deride opposition arguments as ill-informed, stupid, unsubstantiated opinions, and illogical. The easiest path to frame your opponents in a bad light is to pick out the inconsistencies in [...]
Working for our Veterans and Military Families
This week, I had the honor of taking part in the Murphy National Guard Armory Naming for Staff Sergeant Bobby Franklin, who passed away at the age of thirty-eight on August 20, 2003 while serving our country in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His service, heroism and bravery were [...]
More than 200 children in Clay County will receive school supplies through donations to the “Stuff-a-Bus with School Supplies” project co-sponsored by Snap-on, Inc. and the United Way of Cherokee and Clay Counties.
“We packed backpacks for 34 Clay County children in foster care and at the REACH shelter in Clay County,” said Rose Jones, [...]
Community Bank & Trust sold property in Brasstown Township to John J Snow III-TR for $ 520,000 on August 16, 2010.
JJ of Shiloh, Inc. and DBL & J Inc. sold 2.24 acres, Tract 3 in Shooting Creek Township to James L Paul for $ 40,000 on August 16, 2010.
Dorman McLamb-TR & Lisbeth Mclamb-TR sold 2 [...]
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