Leaning Left
Jim Fitzgerald
When Social Security (SS) was signed into law in 1935, the poverty rate among seniors exceeded 50%. As far as I know, there were no private retirement programs at that time. Unless a senior was wealthy, they either had to work until they died or depend upon family to care for them. I [...]

History as a Guide to the Future.
Understanding the effects of government policies on the economic well-being of the majority should be the major focus in picking our elected leaders.  Andrew D. White, a history professor, ambassador and first president of Cornell University wrote one of the first detailed analyses of government monetary policy cause and [...]

The Green Column
by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative
rmaccrea1@gmail.com
How Living Green Can Save You Money
That is the title of a “lunch and learn” seminar I have been asked to give in Andrews on July 28. Details:
A lot of people think they cannot afford to live green. But living green can reduce our cost of living, [...]

The parents of Renee Marquess Bowden, Shawn and John Humberd & Larry Marquess are pleased and proud to announce the upcoming wedding nuptials to Spc. Douglas Ware.
Renee Marquess Bowden is from Prince Frederick, MD, and now resides in Knoxville, TN with her two precious sons Jacob and Jackson Bowden. She is currently employed for the [...]

It is that time of year again to get your youth registered for the annual Scott Hogsed Memorial Youth Conservation & Education Day.  This year it is required that all youth pre-register.  This can be done by visiting www.scotthogsedday.com registration closes on August 16.
The event, which is held in Brasstown, NC on Fred Cook’s farm, [...]

The night before the Festival on the Square is always celebrated with a street dance, in part to get people together and to kick off the start of a fun weekend  . Weather proved to be a little rainy with a thunder boomer, but in part people still came out and had fun.

By: Frank Bradley
Staff Writer
Clay County merchants have banded together to encourage folks to buy locally.
They are going to be giving customer change in $2 bills, and if you spend them locally, you will  see them again and again.
They stress that the $2 bills aren’t being circulated to save but to spend at local stores so [...]

Clay County Arrest Report
July 5, 2010 to July 11, 2010

Lisa Marie Foster, 45 of Hayesville, NC. arrested for breaking and entering on July 5, 2010 and released on July 5, 2010.
James David McDowell, 17 of Hayesville, NC . arrested for 3 counts of  Breaking and entering, injury to Real Property, simple possession scheduled II [...]

Clay County Deed Transactions
July 5, 2010 – July 9, 2010
Jeffrerys Grady Braxton, Jr. sold 18.24 acres in Hayesville Township to Daniel L. and Dianne P. McBrayer and Dana M. Conner for $205,000 on July 6, 2010.
Ronald V. Gibbons sold 1.083 acres in Hayesville Township, Hollyberry Subdivision  to James L. and Constance Foley for $235,000 on [...]

MBC Students Achieve Academic ExcellenceDeans and Honors List
Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia is pleased to recognize students whose work has earned them a place on the Dean’s and Honors Lists. This honor is reserved for degree candidates who have maintained high grade point averages over a semester (of at least 12 credit hours of [...]