Stephen Sudderth, age 62 of Murphy, NC passed away Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Murphy Medical Center.
He was a native of Cherokee County, NC and the son of the late Oliver William and Margie Ruth Lloyd Sudderth. Stephen was a US Marine and US Army veteran.  He was a truck driver for Higdon Construction and [...]

Frank Crain, age 74 of Turtletown, TN passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Life Care Center of Copper Basin in Copperhill, TN.
Mr. Crain was a native of Cherokee County, NC; son of the late Lush and Bertha Bryson Crain. Frank was a USMC veteran. He loved playing cards, fishing, watching football and all outdoor activities. [...]

Juanita Clark
Juanita Clark, 66, of Andrews died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at her residence. She was a native of Gaston County, NC, but had lived in Cherokee County for the past 44 years. Juanita had worked for Owenby Manufacturing. She was a member of the Faith Baptist Tabernacle.
She was the daughter of Coleman Walker of [...]

Maria Antonellis, age 78, of Marble, NC passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta, GA.
She was a native of Chekoslavokia, Germany and was the daughter of the late Friedrich and Aloisia Nodes Haidinger. Maria enjoyed people and staying busy. She had worked at Clifton Precision and her latest job was at the Cups and Cones in Murphy, [...]

Barbara S. Marler, 75, of Marble died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 in a Chattanooga, TN hospital. She was a native of Pickens County, AL, but had moved to Cherokee County in 1994. She had worked and retired from the Alabama State Department of Transportation. Barbara was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed arts and crafts [...]

Crews install 75 rock bolts in two days, bringing total to 180
RALEIGH – Crews spent today installing more rock bolts and cementing into place others already installed as work continued on the mountainside where the I-40 rockslide occurred. A helicopter assisted the crews for part of the day shift. Crews put in 15 new bolts, bringing [...]

Thanks to a generous donor, a diamond bracelet is being raffled to raise money for the REACH Domestic Violence Shelter.  In addition, North Georgia author, John Shivers will be in town to sign books from his compelling trilogy about family violence.  It happens in families where you’d least imagine it.
Get raffle tickets at the REACH [...]

Clergy to be recognized

The Hayesville Civitan Club is honoring local clergy in appreciation of the Contribution to the citizens of Clay County. Norma Moody, president of the club, said the club will recognize clergy of all faiths on Thursday, February 18th at the First Methodist Church in Hayesville. Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m., [...]

Dorothy Ethridge
Non-Fiction:
American Rhapsody-Joe Eszterhas–Brilliant and entertaining look at our political culture, our heroes and villains. In the tradition of Tom Wolfe and Norman Mailer.
End The Fed-Ron Paul–Congressman Paul gets to the root of our financial troubles by weaving together history, philosophy and economics
Darwin’s Armada-Four Voyages and the Battle For The Theory of Evolution-Iain McCalman
The End [...]

ARREST REPORT 2/10/10

Frank Anthony Colangelo, 33, of Hayesville, NC was arrested for driving while impaired; open container after consuming alcohol on February 1, 2010 and released February 2, 2010.
James Edgar Chance, 56, of Hayesville, NC was arrested for simple assault; driving while impaired on February 3, 2010 and released on February 5, 2010.
Justin Jeffery [...]