By: Bryan Hughes
So much of the music being produced today seems to be the same spoon fed garbage -  manufactured only to turn a profit.  They rope you in with a catchy hook, a video with enough special effects and transitions to give you a seizure, and a hypnotic beat that pumps through your head [...]

United Community Bank has made a major commitment to the Humane Society’s Mountain Shelter for the second straight year. The bank is the corporate sponsor for the Mountain Shelter’s annual fund raiser, Puttin’ on the Dog, to be held for the ninth straight year at Crane Creek Vineyards near Young Harris. Mark your calendars – [...]

Each month the Murphy Medical Center Auxiliary chooses one local artist to represent their work at The Giving Tree Gift Shop. September highlights the work of local artist, Kim Joris of Brasstown.
It seemed appropriate that with the start of the new school year, our artist is often busy sharing her art with local students. Kim [...]

By Dot Heard
The Teas from the Heart ministry honored a special group of newcomers to the Hiawassee/Young Harris/Hayesville areas with an elegant tea in their honor at the lovely lakeside home of Ken and Phyllis Ott in Hiawassee.
Handsome volunteer valets parked the cars of the guests and escorted them to the door where they were [...]

For the past three years, the Sautee Jamboree has provided a rousing soundtrack to the beginning of autumn in Appalachia, eclectic sonic goodness for the mountain masses.
The fourth edition of the music festival returns to the Sautee Nacoochee Center (Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25-26) with a lineup of bluegrass and rock musicians steeped in progressive [...]

Two-hundred fifty participants were cheered on by family and friends as they competed in Murphy Medical Center’s “Two Hours from Anywhere” 5K Run Challenge, 2-Mile Heart Walk and Kids’ Fun Run on Saturday.
Runner Toni Lovingood said, “I felt the hill coming back. I just tucked my head down and kept going.”
Participants ranged in age from [...]

Science fiction writers have been dealing with the incredibly small as well as the megasized universe since at least the 1930s. In a collection of science fiction novelettes and short stories titled “Before the Golden Age: A Science-Fiction Anthology of the 1930s” edited by Isaac Asimov, Capt. S. P. Meek tells a story of shrinking [...]

Republicans in the 9th Congressional District announce the District’s First Annual Golf Tournament to be held on October 6, 2009, at Lanier Golf Club in Cumming, Georgia. The tournament’s goal is to raise funds to help support Republican candidates and the Republican agenda in 2010.
“We are committed more than ever to the conservative principles of [...]

Excitement is building as The Fuzion Dance Company’s annual Fall Concert approaches. The Company will present a Halloween production titled, “Fuzion Fright Night.” The one-hour show is packed with thrilling and chilling dance pieces in a variety of styles including contemporary, hip hop, modern, lyrical, tap, and even disco. There will be plenty of spooky [...]

Folksinger, songwriter and poet, Aubrey Atwater will be featured in a free concert  on Friday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C..  The concert, which will be held in the Keith House Community Room, is free and open to the public. Donations are welcome.
Aubrey Atwater presents a [...]