James Carl Barnett, age 70, of Gallatin, TN and formerly of Murphy, NC passed away Friday, July, 16, 2010 at Long Hollow Terrace in Hendersonville, TN.
Carl was the son of the late James Hubert and Mamie Marie Dockery Barnett. He retired from the TVA as a Heavy Equipment Operator and was a member of the Masonic [...]

Lisa Helton Mull, 47, of Hayesville died Saturday, July 17, 2010 at her residence. She was a native of Cherokee County, but had lived in Clay County for the past 22 years. She was a homemaker and enjoyed landscaping. She was a member of the Bell Hill Baptist Church.
She was the daughter of the late [...]

Bradley Shane Crawford, 24, of Hayesville, NC arrested for misdemeanor possess schedule VI controlled substance on July 12, 2010 and released on July 12, 2010.
Roy Johnson Higgins, 46, of Hayesville, NC arrested for driving while impaired; reckless driving to endanger on July 12, 2010 and released on July 12, 2010.
Jason Paul Ware, 31, of Hayesville, [...]

Roger W & Patricia M Stephens sold 1.153 acres, Lot 19 (Tusquittee Crossing) in Tusquittee Township to Donald C Adams, Jr & Catherine D Adams for $ 263,500 on July 13, 2010.
Noland W Smith-TR and National Investments LLC sold 4.30 acres, Tract 1; 1.01 acres, Tract 2; 0.51 acres, Tract 3 (Mountain Harbour Golf & [...]

Come to the gazebo on the Hayesville Square from 7 to 9 pm Friday, July 30th for the next event in the Hayesville Summer Concert Series sponsored by the CCCRA.  The concert is free and will feature the High Country Harmonizers and Smoky Mountain Melodies.
The High Country Harmonizers is a men’s barbershop chorus and members [...]

Deducing Climate change with Jello

I hope you played with your food when you were young. Perhaps you experimented at some point with pushing a drinking straw through Jello. If you twisted the straw as you removed it, from your food, you could sometimes trap a column of gelatin in the straw. You then had [...]

Murphy Medical Center Foundation is seeking sponsors for its twentieth annual ‘Two Hours from Anywhere’ 5K Challenge, two-mile Heart Walk and Kids’ Fun Run.  The September 18 event is a fundraiser supporting installation of a breast cancer detecting Digital Mammography Imaging System.
“Improved detection in women ages 40-50 and reduced radiation levels for all women are [...]

Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home recently observed National Nursing Home Week with special activities for the residents and staff during May 9-15.  The celebration also included award presentations for Nurse of the Year, Nurse Aide of the Year, Ward Secretary of the Year, and Nutritional Assistant of the Year.
Staff, residents, and family members were encouraged [...]

HRWC invites everyone to its Annual Meeting on Saturday, July 24th at the
John C. Campbell Folk School. Although a variety of events will take place
throughout the day, the actual meeting will be held at 10:00am at Festival
Barn.
Try your hand at fly-casting or watch experienced members of the
Chattahoochee-Nantahala Chapter of Trout Unlimited tie flies. Look through
microscopes [...]

Did it work?
by Paula Canup
On February 19, 2009, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – a.k.a. the Stimulus Bill. Eighteen months later, many people, including myself, are asking, “Did it work?”
It certainly doesn’t feel like it. Unemployment remains at nearly 10%, the highest since 1983. The housing market took another hit as soon [...]