Dale H. Bryant, age 62, of Murphy, NC passed away Friday, December 4, 2009 at his residence.
He was a native and lifelong resident of Cherokee County, NC; son of Delma Faye Cunningham Bryant of Murphy, NC and the late Hoyt Marion Bryant. He was a US Army veteran. Dale was a musician. He enjoyed making music and had played [...]

Jessie Cutshaw, 97, of Andrews died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 in an Andrews care facility. She was a native of Cocke County, TN, but had lived in Cherokee County since 1939. She had worked for many years as a CNA for District Memorial Hospital. She was the last charter member of the Pisgah Baptist Church.
She [...]

Ruth Davis, 81, of Hayesville died Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 in a Hiawassee, GA care facility. She was a native of Swain County, but had been living in Clay County since 1940. She was a homemaker and member of the Truett Memorial Baptist Church.
She was the daughter of the late Robert Jackson and Fannie Mae [...]

Barbara C. Hampton (Granny), age 75 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2009 in Brandenton, Florida.
She was a native of Cherokee County, NC and the daughter of the late James Richard and Dora Lee Allen Cornwell. Barbara was a homemaker and a member of the Bethel Baptist Church in McCaysville, GA. She enjoyed spending [...]

By Jim Fitzgerald
As a young adult, I used to wonder why new laws were passed every year, on both a state and federal level. After all, shouldn’t we have covered just about every possible situation that would need a law over the course of 200 years? But as I grew older, I came to realized [...]

Workers from subcontractor Janod Construction today were unable to do any trim blasting at the top of a rock cliff overhang above the slope due to rainy weather. Blasting will resume on Tuesday, weather permitting.
Trim blasting is used to trim off overhanging rock structures. The results of the blasting will determine the next course of [...]

Fred Marcus & Denaye Horne sold 0.767 acres, Lot 2 (Willow Lane Landing) in Hiawassee Township to Martha T. Horne for $ 2,500 on November 23, 2009.
Elizabeth Horne & tony W. Ward sold 0.767 acres, Lot 2 (Willow Lane Landing) in Hiawassee Township to Martha T. Horne and Martha T. Horne Representive for $ 2,500 [...]

by Ellen Schofield

In Part One, we journeyed from Murphy to Coker Creek, TN, via the Joe Brown Highway, also known as the Unicoi Turnpike Trail. Here we met Mary Jane at the Welcome Center and Phil at “Designs by Baerries”.

Leaving Coker Creek, we headed north on TN Hwy 68, and soon arrived [...]

Self help house building alive with government and community assistance
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
At a time when a record number of families across the country are losing their homes, six families in western North Carolina have broken ground to build a home of their own by helping each other. They also are getting help from the [...]