Song of the South
by William V. Reynolds
Joel Chandler Harris, a Georgia writer who lived at Eatonton, Georgia, was born in the year 1848. He grew up in the antebellum South and continued to live there until his death in the early 1900s. During this time Joel heard many stories from the African-Americans who lived [...]

Winding Path Publishing, and Nancy Simpson, editor announces the release of Echoes Across the Blue Ridge, Stories, Essays and Poems by Writers Living in and Inspired by the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The sixty-eight writers and poets included, reside within the nine counties south of Asheville, on the Qualla Boundary and in bordering counties of Georgia [...]

Joshua B & Alison H Ashe sold 0.44 acres, Tract 2 in Hayesville Township to Robert A Turner, Jr & Kay Turner for $ 300,000 on July 20, 2010.
John Bruce & Dawn S Chambers sold 1.22 acres, Lot 1 (Mission Hill Estates) in Shooting Creek Township to Myron H & Linda T Patterson for $ [...]

Health Fair Offers Many Health, Learning Experiences
Murphy Medical Center will host a Health Fair on August 14 from 7 am – 2 pm, in conjunction with the WNC Business Expo/Job Fair which starts at 9 am.  The three-county event will be held at the Coats American building at 115 Palmer Lane, in Marble, NC.
This year’s [...]

Acting to Increase Jobs in American Manufacturing
I voted to pass legislation last week that is designed to promote and increase U.S. manufacturing jobs. The “U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010,” H.R. 4380, is expected to support tens of thousands of American jobs, reduce the cost of doing business, promote U.S. manufacturing and production, [...]

The Truth, the Whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth…
by Paula Canup
If you have been a faithful reader of this column, you know I have written more than once on the importance of getting facts straight, especially when information comes from the Internet. Guess I should have sent those columns to the White House and [...]

What should the winning candidates for national office do when they get to Washington next year to turn around our economy to increase employment and prosperity? Below, in no particular order, is my list. What you would add or subtract from this list and why.
1) Pass legislation only if it can be done more efficiently [...]

Leaning Left
Jim Fitzgerald
During the 2008 Presidential campaign, one fear that surfaced was whether Obama would implement restitution for racial minorities if he were elected. Part of that fear was based on restitution we provided to the Japanese-Americans interned during World War II. On the other hand, that fear was mitigated by knowing that we never [...]

Mrs. Donnie Wood, age 78 of Young Harris, GA passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, July 11, 2010 following a period of declining health. She was born to the late Barn and Dessie (Arrowood) Ledford on June 09, 1932 in Hiawassee, GA. She was employed by GA Boot in Blairsville for thirty years. [...]

Reva Lois Price, 85, of Hayesville passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 in Tampa, FL.  She was a native of Towns County, GA. After retiring from AT&T in 1986, she enjoyed gardening and spending time with family and friends.
She was the second of three daughters of the late Lewis and Dollie Smith Fuller.  She [...]