By William V. Reynolds
Columnist
Once in a great while a movie comes along which is lighthearted, entertaining, inspiring, and just
a load of fun. There is no better way to deliver an inspirational message then through such a
story. Interestingly enough, such stories often come from obscure sources. Many well-known
writers and filmmakers just don’t have the heart felt [...]

It’s Time for Tellabration! when thousands of people around the world gather in small towns and big cities to celebrate storytelling during the week before Thanksgiving.  The international , celebration of storytelling, known as Tellabration! serves to build grassroots community support for the age-old art of storytelling.  Since its beginning in 1988, the annual observance has [...]

The House Small Business Committee, on which I serve, and the Obama administration took steps last week to help small businesses that have been harder hit by the economic slowdown.
I was proud that the Small Business Committee approved legislation that will create as much as $44 billion in lending and investment to small businesses.  That [...]

Editors Note: At the beginning of October the Smoky Mountain Sentinel sponsored a Scary Story Writing Contest for Hayesville Middle School.  The winner will receive a $25 cash prize, second place receives $10 cash, and third place receives $5 cash.  The students submitted some very frightening stories, and the amount of talent made it hard [...]

This year, not everyone in Clay County will sit down to a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and all the trimmings. For some, it will be a meal of Spam, cabbage and beans or maybe not even that. While Thanksgiving marks a festive time of year, the beginning of the holiday season when cold is [...]

Clay County schools excel in high school graduates
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel Writer
Three cheers for the Clay County school system. Once again, the county is leading the state in graduating its high school students. Only, Dare County, home of the “Lost Colony,” managed to graduate a higher percentage of its students than did Clay. The other 98 [...]

By: Frank Bradley
Sentinel Writer
On Monday, the Clay County school board passed a budget resolution that was within the guidelines of the North Carolina state budget. North Carolina appears to be faring better than many other states, according to a recent report by the National Association of State Budget Officers.
While some states are experiencing a first [...]

By Becky Landress
Sentinel Writer
Last week, two men were stopped by Towns County Sheriff’s Office Deputies. Both stops resulted in two men from just across the border, temporarily calling Towns County Detention Center home.
On Wednesday, Deputy Mark Marshall conducted a routine traffic stop on Hwy 76W. During the stop, K-9 Deputy Marshall witnessed the driver attempting [...]

The North Georgia/Carolina County Patriots a division of the North Georgia Patriots.There are four national organizations that comprise the North Georgia/Carolina Patriots which include: The National 912 Project,FreedomWorks,Tea Party and Fair Tax. The North Georgia/Carolina Patriots will not be affiliated with any of the traditional political parties. We are not Libertarians, Republicans, or Democrats.We are [...]

The winner of the Poetry Prose and Poster Contest in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness month was Alicia Snow with the following poem.  Reach would like to thank the Cottage Salad Station Mkt and Deli for their generous gift card for this winner.
The Only Way Out
by Alicia Snow
You tell me that you love me, Then [...]