Leaning Left
Jim Fitzgerald
Let me begin this column by apologizing to my readers. Normally, in an opinion column the writer presents the highlights of an issue without needing to present, in detail, the facts underlying the issue being discussed. However, this column is going to go back and demonstrate that my opinions do not come from [...]

It took 54 years to have Ayn Rand’s classic bestselling book, Atlas Shrugged, made into a movie. With a minuscule advertising budget, it opened April 15th in less than 300 theaters, virtually all small independents.
Normally a new movie will be shown in ten times as many theaters. I had to drive two hours to find [...]

Over the last few weeks I have had the opportunity to interact with several people outside of the base.  One of my favorite groups are the children.  The children here move in packs, and I would almost call them gangs.  They are a bit shy to interact with Americans because they have had different experiences [...]

Writers Circle – Saturday, May 7, 10:00 – 1:00 PM- “Getting To Know YOU”… a plausible insight into why you write, what you write, and your attraction to certain types of personalities, (characters,) through the use of the Enneagram, a proven method of typology. Instructor: Paul Donovan, writer, poet, Reiki Master and more. Contact Glenda [...]

Now is the time to build a school
Nationally recognized educator and legislator visits Clay County
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
Calling it a “once in a lifetime opportunity,” Bob Etheridge said “If you know you’re going to need another school, now is the time to build. You’re going to be getting a double deal. Near zero interest and [...]

A Miracle in the Woods
By Zoe Schumaker, Preservation Committee Writer
Ahhh!  Spring has arrived in the mountains. Beautiful weather, wildflowers, and blooming native trees: serviceberry, redbud, hawthorn, tulip poplar, sourwood, and the lovely flowering dogwood (Cornus florida).
Anne Morrow Lindberg once wrote: “I don’t see why I am always asking for private, individual, selfish miracles when every [...]

Nora Starks Memorial 4-H Open Horse Show
The Cherokee Riders 4-H Horse Club cordially invites you to attend the Nora Starks Memorial 4-H Open Horse Show.  It will be held April 30, at Shiloh Stables in Hayesville, NC.  Registration begins at 9:00AM show starts at 10:00AM. We will have a variety of events for all children [...]

Locals Attend Mountain Folk Festival in Kentucky
A group of fourteen children and adults represented the John Campbell Folk School at the 75th Annual Mountain Folk Festival in Berea, KY on April 1and 2.
The MOUNTAIN FOLK FESTIVAL whose participants are from 10-19 years old is a gathering of young folk dancers.  Started as part of the [...]

Olsen wins Academic Excellence Award

Each year, every community college across the state celebrates North Carolina Community College Excellence in Education week and sends one student to The Great Within the 58 celebration in Raleigh. This year, Tri-County Community College (TCCC) faculty and staff have recognized Corey Olsen as the TCCC 2011 Academic Achievement Award [...]

County Accountant Recommends Foreclosure
By Lavina West
Only three commissioners were present for the April 18, 2011 regular meeting.  Billy Holder, Raymond Williams and Connie Orr were present, as were County Manager Mickey Duvall, Kim Crisp, Clerk to the Board, and Finance Officer Rebecca Garland.  Vice Chairman to the Board Billy Holder presided.
Finance Officer Garland gave financial [...]