Recently I attended a lecture explaining the “Liberal Mind” by PhD. psychologist, Timothy C. Daughtry.  He gave his explanation as to how such a minority (30%) in the United States has been able to impose its politics on the majority.  When using the word Liberal below we are talking about the political Liberal.
Liberals dominate our [...]

On June 22, there will be a run-off election between Elaine Marshall and Cal Cunningham, Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate. Both are excellent candidates for this office.
My concern is about voter turnout for this election. Clay County was among the top six counties in the state in percentage of voters who went to the polls in the [...]

Traditional Memorial Day is May 30th each year.  In 1968, the government changed this to the last Monday of May to allow its employees to have the convenience of a three day weekend.  Unfortunately this move allowed the real meaning of the Day to be overshadowed by vacations and cookouts.
It would be wonderful to honor [...]

In the June 9 issue of the Smokey Mountain Sentinel, the writer of the “Somewhere in the Middle”  column seems to have veered away from the middle and drifted to the right.
Evidence of the the writer’s not-so-middle-of-the-road bias is found early on in the language she used.  The columnist states that Mr. Fitzgerald “blasted” the [...]

James (Jim) Massey
James (Jim) Massey, age 88, of Warne, NC passed away Monday, June 7, 2010 at Murphy Medical Center.
He was a native of Clay County, NC and the son of the late James Garfield and Auten Lela Moore Massey. He was a farmer; raising cows, tobacco and strawberries. Jim was a US Army Anti Aircraft [...]

This year The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee (LTLT) is directly aligning with local production with the intention of bringing awareness to: the value of local food; the need for continued farmland preservation; and the social and economic sustainability of our rural communities.  LTLT is partnering with area Farmers Markets by hosting festivals to [...]

WILLIAM C. “BILL” PUSEY
William C. “Bill” Pusey, 67, of Murphy died Wednesday, May 26, 2010. He was a native of Millville, NJ, but had lived in Cherokee County since 1999.
He was the son of the late William and Evelyn Chance Pusey.
Surviving is one brother, Paul A. Pusey and wife, Joan of Murphy.
No services are planned.
Ivie [...]

Murphy Medical Center staff would like to congratulate Heath and Ashley Burchfield of Robbinsville on the birth of their daughter.  Leah Nichole   was born May 29, 2010 at Murphy Medical Center. She weighed 5 pounds 5 oz and was 18 inches in length at birth. You can view her picture and our other new arrivals [...]

Wesley Thomas “Lightning” Mauldin, 85, of Murphy died Wednesday, June 2,
2010 at Murphy Medical Center. He was a native of Clay County, but had lived
most of his life in Cherokee County. He worked for Shields and also drove
for Townson Lumber Company for a number of years. He retired in 1990 after
20 years of service for [...]

Larry Dean Cantrell, 69, of Murphy died Friday, June 4, 2010 in a St. Petersburg, FL hospital. He was a native of Fort Wayne, IN, but had lived in St. Petersburg before moving to Cherokee County in 2003. He was a graduate of Hagerstown High School in Maryland. He attended Bob Jones University and [...]