After four months of no leads in the missing persons case of Kristi Cornwell, the GBI held a 2 p.m. press conference on Monday, where they released a sketch of an individual involved in an incident in Ranger, North Carolina in early August. Ranger is 25 miles from the site where Cornwell disappeared. The similarities [...]

By Frank Bradley
Sentinel Writer
Newly elected mayor Bill Hughes, following a swearing in ceremony, told the Murphy Town Council that he was pleased and fortunate to serve with all of the council members. He also congratulated and welcomed Barbara Vicknair, who is the only new council member, although she served several years as a Cherokee County [...]

A gallery of photos from the Cherokee County Christmas Parade held in downtown Murphy NC.

Olen Clontz, age 94, of Andrews, NC passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Valley View Care Center in Andrews, NC.
He was a native of Cherokee County, NC and the son of the late James Garfield and Eria Carroll Clontz. Olen retired from Baker Furniture and had worked in construction with TVA and helped construct Hiawassee, Appalachian [...]

Wanda M. Crisp, 69, of Murphy died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was a native of Union County, GA, but had been living in Cherokee County. Wanda had worked for Georgia Boot and Owenbys. She was a member of the Old Fashioned Baptist Church.
She was [...]

Burton B. Killian, age 91, of Murphy, NC passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Murphy Medical Center.
He was a native of Cherokee County, NC and the son of the late James Franklin and Sarah Dockery Killian. Burton was a US Navy World War II Veteran. He was a truck driver for Dickey Supply [...]

Mrs. Joan Marie Booth, age 78, of  Blairsville, GA, formerly of
Murphy, NC, passed away December 4, 2009 at Union County Nursing Home.
Joan was born on June 20, 1931 in Suffolk County, NY, to the late
Thomas and Mary McCourt Bradley. She was a member of St. William
Catholic Church, Murphy and was preceded in death by first [...]

Oliver Harry Radford, age 78 of Murphy, NC passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2009.
He was a native of Buncombe County, NC but was a lifetime resident Cherokee County, NC. Oliver was the son of the late Ray and Mattie Brannon Radford. He was a power saw operator for Mundy’s Lumber & Veneer Company.  Oliver was a member [...]

Lois Taylor, 66, of Murphy died Saturday, November 28, 2009 in Pensacola, FL.  She was a native of Cherokee County.  She had worked for many years as a deli manager for Big Star Grocery.  She was a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church in Holly Springs, GA.
She was the daughter of the late Roosevelt and [...]

David Eugene “Gene” Beaver, 88, of Andrews died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Cherokee County. He had worked as a mechanic for many years and retired in 1983 from the Town of Andrews. He enjoyed gardening, farming, jigsaw puzzles, and especially teasing his family.
He was [...]