Hurlburt Johnson Friendship House
By:Amy Nicolson
With volunteers working all around, the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church’s Green Team began putting to good use a new grant this week.  The $5,000 Human Hurt and Hope Grant generously given by the Western NC Diocese of the Episcopal Church will go far in reducing the almost $1,200 monthly average utility [...]

Hayesville’s Cherokee Homestead Exhibit Workshop Draws 25 Possible Future Archeologists, Including Mason Keen, Aged 12
Meet Mason Keen, aged 12, shown at Hayesville’s Cherokee Homestead Exhibit with his parents, Anne and Jody. Mason is a 6th grader at Greenville Middle School in Greenville, Alabama.  Since the age of 4, Mason has been researching the native American [...]

GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH
DEDICATES NEW BUILDING
On Sunday afternoon, April 10, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church held a Dedication Ceremony to celebrate the completion of the initial phase of its two-part building program.  Officiating at the celebration were The Rt. Rev. Porter Taylor, Bishop of the Diocese of Western North Carolina, and Rev. John Rice, Rector of [...]

Moss Memorial Library will be closed Friday & Saturday, April 22nd & 23rd
in Observance of Easter.
Our Staff wishes you and yours a safe and Joyous Holiday.
We will see you on Tuesday, April 26th.
Mountain Home Show April 22, 23
The Mountain Home Show will be held at North Georgia Technical College. Hours are:
Friday April 22, 2011, 2-7PM, [...]

HOLY WEEK SERVICES AT
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Reverend John Rice of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Hayesville invites the community to join in the celebration of Holy Week.  Services will include Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday.
Palm Sunday services will be held at 8:00 and 10:45 A.M. on April 17, followed [...]

This is another installment in a series of articles commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Cherokee and Clay counties.  April 12th marks the 150th anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter, the opening shots of the Civil War.  The following information is drawn primarily from the April 2011 issue of the Smithsonian [...]

For many years, 9-1-1 has served as the vital link between the American public and emergency services. Public education and awareness initiatives throughout the years have contributed to the incredible and ongoing success of the emergency communications system as a whole. It is imperative that 9-1-1 professionals and emergency responders are equipped with the tools [...]

The Green Column
by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative
rmaccrea1@gmail.com
Column # 56
Time for Gardening
This is the time of year people get big ideas on planting a garden. But how can you keep up the interest all the way to harvest?
Plan for less hard work.
We’ve all started gardens. But how many of us have kept up with [...]

Are there any responsible adult leaders in Washington, DC? It does not appear so as the President and both political parties in both legislative houses patted themselves on the back for allegedly cutting the Federal budget by $38.6 billion, i.e., two tenths of one percent. Are they kidding?
That is like telling your spouse that you [...]

Leaning Left
Jim Fitzgerald
The two deficit reduction plans being proposed (Ryan, R-WI; President Obama) could not be more different. They each speak to the values, goals, and beliefs of each political party. I do not believe that we have ever been confronted with such a clear picture of where each party stands in their goal of [...]