Virginia Rose Hauer, 40, of Murphy died Tuesday, June 29, 2010. She was a
native of Albion, NY, but had been living in Cherokee County. She had been
an assembly line worker.
She was the daughter of Robert D. and Anna M. Hadstead Gibbs of Albion, NY.
Surviving, in addition to the parents, are a daughter, Ahleia Hauer of
Murphy; [...]

Paul Howard (Nick) Wright, age 72, of Murphy, NC passed away Thursday, July 1, 2010 at the Murphy Medical Center in Murphy, NC.
Paul was born October 12, 1937 in Au Sable Forks, New York to the late Homer and Madeline Rhino Wright.
Paul joined the Marine Corp. in 1956 and served 14 years, serving in Japan and [...]

Melissa Parker, 47, of Andrews died Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in an Asheville
hospital. She was a native and lifelong resident of Cherokee County. Melissa
had worked as a retail sales clerk. She was a member of the Valley River
Baptist Church.
Surviving are her parents, Desmond and Marcella Sharp Parker of Andrews; a
special cousin, Jacob Register; and several [...]

Beecher B. Morrow, age 86, of Murphy, NC passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at the Copper Basin Medical Center in Copperhill, TN.
He was a native of Cherokee County, NC and lived in the Violet community all his life. Beecher was the son of the late Arthur Garfield and Ida Bell Hamby Morrow. Beecher was among [...]

Stephen Frank Merritt, age 73, of Murphy, NC passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at the Murphy Medical Center.
He was a native of New York City, NY; son of the late John and Gertrude Heimann Merritt. Stephen was a US Army veteran. He retired from the National Guard after 21 years of service. Stephen was a custodian [...]

Vulcan Materials Company recently made a gift to the “Nurture Our Roots” Campaign of the Community Council of the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center.  The announcement was made by Malcolm Wardlaw, Manager of the Company’s Blairsville Operations.
“We at Vulcan Materials are pleased to continue our annual support of the good work of our neighbors [...]

One of the most exasperating things encountered in discussing government policies is a lack of understanding by many of what causes corporations to move their operations and jobs overseas. They generally do not do it for greed as the purveyors of class envy would like one to believe because it is a very costly and [...]

Leaning Left
Jim Fitzgerald
I hate to be cynical but the next conspiracy theory I am waiting to appear concerns the tanning bed tax. I’m sure the spin will be that the tax was designed to be a whites’ only tax since blacks and Hispanics are unlikely to need a tan. Then the logic will leap to [...]

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Heath Shuler (D-Waynesville) has unveiled a full slate of job fairs, workforce training seminars, and small business information sessions.   The events will take place throughout Western North Carolina in July and August.
“Whether in the halls of Congress or at home in Western North Carolina, I’m always working to create a [...]

Job Fairs and Small Business Informational Sessions
This summer, I will be hosting a number of job fairs, workforce training seminars, and small business information sessions with a great group of local agencies, businesses, community organizations and colleges.  The events will take place in July and August in Henderson, Haywood, McDowell, Macon, Buncombe, and Cherokee [...]