MOUNTAIN FLING ARTS and CRAFT SHOW
Take a break from the summer heat and enjoy the work of the area’s best artists and crafters at MOUNTAIN FLING ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW.  MOUNTAIN FLING will be held on the campus of North Georgia Technical College in Blairsville GA on Saturday June 26, 9:00 – 4:00 and Sunday, [...]

By Julie Chautin
Contributing Writer
June means graduations, weddings and other new journeys.  And the Cherokee County Historical Museum has the perfect gift for any occasion – a CD full of old photographs of Cherokee County.
The museum recently published its local history book “A Pictorial History of Cherokee County” on a CD, making it easy to mail [...]

There was joy in Murphyville
As high school graduates prepare to pursue new educational and life goals
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
On a sultry Saturday, the rain held while more than 130 Murphy High School seniors walked in procession across the football field, and later across a temporary stage to receive  diplomas to the cheers of their parents [...]

The Valley River Civitan Club of Andrews is stirring up a pancake breakfast on Saturday, June 19, from 7-10 am at Elsie’s Restaurant on Main Street in Andrews.  Tickets are $6 for adults and $3.50 for kids 10 and under, available at the door.  Proceeds will go towards community service and help for the disabled. [...]

In Celebration
of
the life
of
Robert Frederick Wolfersteig,
Mus. Doc.
b. 31 March 1929- Kingston, NY
d. 7 June 2010- Atlanta, GA
Interment 14 June 2010
St Clare’s Episcopal Church Memorial Garden,
Blairsville, GA
ROBERT FREDERICK WOLFERSTEIG, Mus. Doc.
Robert Frederick Wolfersteig,, born on Easter Day 31 March 1929, was Professor Emeritus of Music, and Department of
Music Chair at Georgia College in Milledgeville, GA. He studied [...]

Rondal Morris Bradley
Rondal Morris Bradley, age 91, of Hayesville, NC passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at the Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home.
He was a native of Clay County, NC and the son of the late Earl Fletcher and Mammie Garrett Bradley. Rondal was a US Army, 82nd Airborne, World War II Veteran. He was [...]

Girl Scouts making a difference
Aspen Fine and Isabella Richter, both Girl Scouts from Troop 30201 again would like thank the community for the donations to support their project “It takes a Village”.   The girls would like to give a special thanks to Doug and Marie Taylor of Doug Taylor Electric, Mary St. Pierre of St. Pierre’s Pottery [...]

Patrons of the J. Robert Penland Senior Center received an extra benefit this spring from a local resource. Tri-County Community College (TCCC) pre-nursing students visited the center to discuss diabetes prevention, awareness, and management during their spring semester class.
Susan Fowler, nursing instructor at TCCC, and her students were invited to visit the senior center by [...]

The Car B Que sponsored by CCCRA and co-chaired by Chuck Krauz and Candy Carlyle was a great community event as the antique/classic cars crept noisily around the Square!  What started out as a cloudy, rain-threatening day turned out to be warm and DRY!
We wish to thank all those who brought their cars and the [...]

The Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition welcomes the public to an open house
on Wednesday, June 23rd from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. The Cherokee County Chamber
of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting at 2:00 p.m. Refreshments will be
provided. This is a great opportunity to find out what projects HRWC is
working on and planning or to pick up [...]