Sesquicentennial Opening Ceremony

The Clay County Historical and Arts Council has announced that the Opening Ceremony for Clay County’s 150th Anniversary will be Monday February 21st at 11 a.m. at the new Courthouse.
Everyone is invited to enjoy a special program with guest speakers and exhibits to honor our County’s heritage. Ongoing activities for 2011 will [...]

Winter workout–dropping some pounds
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
Although heavy snow closed down the Clay County recreation center for two and a half days last week, its hours of operation are back to normal and usage has actually increased, according to the county’s recreation director Andrew Jones.
For several years the center has provided older Clay County residents [...]

Steven Walter Donaldson, 35, of Hayesville, NC
and Cynthia Marie Milligan, 33, of Murphy, NC
were united in marriage on January 12, 2011.

Lawrence C Ebanks, Sr & Wilda S Ebanks sold 0.67 acres, Lot 8 in Hayesville Township to Ronald Paul Meroz for $123,000 on January 12, 2011.
Tommy R & Patricia M Hooper sold 0.065 acres in Hayesville Township to Clay County Water & Sewer District for $ 28,000 on January 13, 2011.
Edward F Herberger sold Lot [...]

Brittany Elizabeth Alhart, 24, of Sylva, NC arrested on January 10, 2011 and released on January 11, 2011.
James Allen Leonard, 54, of Murphy, NC arrested for speeding on January 12, 2011 and released on January 12, 2011.
Rickey Terrance Stroud, Jr. of Andrews, NC arrested for failure to appear on misdemeanor (2 counts) on January 12, [...]

The Right Stuff
Be Prepared for the next Big Snow in

Being cooped up in the house for a few days this past week got me thinking.  How does one adequately prepare for lots of snow and ice?  The south is especially vulnerable to the crippling effects that inclement weather can have simply due to how [...]

WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS BLOOD COLLECTIONS

Cherokee and Clay Counties – The American Red Cross reports that inclement weather over the past few days has resulted in more than 2,700 units of blood that could not be collected due to blood donation center closures, cancelled blood drives and the inability of donors to attend blood drives.
Donors [...]

Leaning Left
Jim Fitzgerald
In 2002, a 17 year study of the relationship between aggressive behavior and television viewing of violence was published by The American Association for the Advancement of Science. The article noted that there are three to five violent acts in an average hour of prime time television but that there are 20 to [...]

The dam has a huge hole and gushing leak.  Plugging only a part of the hole will not stop the dam from collapsing. It may slow down the collapse but as long as the water is pouring through, the dam will continue to collapse.
That is the situation our Federal, State and Local law makers find [...]

The Green Column
by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative
rmaccrea1@gmail.com
Do Green Homes Have to Be Modern?
No, that is just because of style. Most people that like green like modern. Modern allows for more green options because this style has fewer design rules. But there are many rustic and traditional homes that are very green. If you [...]