Stimulus or Deficit Reduction?
by Paula Canup
Our country, as well as many others, is engaged in a fierce debate right now over economic policy. It is critically important to our future well-being that we decide correctly before enacting any major changes in taxes and spending. Basically, the question before us is, do we continue government spending [...]

The Green Column
by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative
rmaccrea1@gmail.com
Whom Should We Blame for the Oil Disaster?
BP? The government? The automobile industry? The oil producing east?  No. It is our fault.
We drive large vehicles, and we live far from work. We buy stuff made on the other side of the earth. We live in homes that [...]

Harvey Ellis May, 26, of Hayesville, NC arrested for injury to personal property on June 27, 2010 and released on June 27, 2010.
Dennis William Engleskind, 37, of Hayesville, NC arrested for communicating threats; second degree trespass on June 28, 2010 and released on June 28, 2010.
Shawn William Duvall, 19, of Hayesville, NC arrested for driving [...]

Festival on the Square
Hayesville, NC.

Save the Dates!

Saturday, July 10-10a.m. -4 p.m.
Sunday, July 11- 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Arts, Crafts, Food, Fun and Music
Schedule of Entertainment
Friday Night 7 p.m. Music and Dancing!
1st Set- Square and Round Dancing
Bob Dalsemer and Band- Branch Cats
( Bob does calling and Instructing)

2nd Set- EZ Street Band with [...]

Local groups join in support of Clay County Courthouse reuse plans
Clay County’s most prominent landmark is one step closer to being brought back to a life it once had as a multi-use center of social, cultural and economic activity in the county.  As part of a reuse proposal recently obtained by Clay County government, a [...]

James M Meyers sold 6,42 acres, Lot 33 (Mission Ridge) in Shooting Creek Township to CB Florida CRE Holdings LLC for $ 203,000 on June 28, 2010.
Spruillco LTD-TR and Dene A & Stephen C Cressman sold 0.94 acres, Lot 22C (Mtn Harbour Golf & Yacht Club) in Hiawassee Township to RBC Bank for $ 52,000 [...]

William R. Thrift, 67, of Hayesville died Monday, June 28, 2010.  He was a
native of Wenatchee, WA, but had lived in Lake City, FL before moving to
Clay County in 2006. He worked for 18 years in the Panama Canal Zone as a
police officer and then served as Director of the Law Enforcement Academy at
Lake City [...]

Future license will feature 3-D photos, tamper-resistant cards
RALEIGH – North Carolina driver licenses will undergo changes by 2012 which will allow the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles to produce more secure and tamper-resistant licenses and identification cards.
The licenses and ID cards will carry a black-and-white photograph taken by a camera with multiple lenses. The resulting [...]

James M Meyers sold 6,42 acres, Lot 33 (Mission Ridge) in Shooting Creek Township to CB Florida CRE Holdings LLC for $ 203,000 on June 28, 2010.
Spruillco LTD-TR and Dene A & Stephen C Cressman sold 0.94 acres, Lot 22C (Mtn Harbour Golf & Yacht Club) in Hiawassee Township to RBC Bank for $ 52,000 [...]

School asks for new primary school loan
Up to $10 million could come interest free
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
School board approved application recommending county borrow up to $10 million at zero percent interest for a new primary school, according to Superintendent Scott Penland.
In an action at a called school board meeting on Monday, the board agreed to [...]