Artists, Crafters, Growers Invited to September 3 Heritage Walk & Festival
Heritage Partners invites local area artists, crafters and growers to the 11th annual Heritage Walk & Festival Arts & Crafts Show.  The annual event is held in historic downtown Murphy on Labor Day weekend Saturday, Sept. 3.  More than 2,000 people attended last year.  Applications deadline is August 15 subject to space [...]

Nantahala Regional Library to Offer Teen Summer Reading Program
Area teens are encouraged to participate in “You Are Here,” the Nantahala Regional Library’s teen summer reading program from June 13 to August 5. Teens are invited to visit their library branches, read, and take part in special events offered throughout the summer.
Teen Movie Night
You pick the [...]

Annual Car-B-Que & Blood Drive
Mark your calendar to be in Hayesville on Saturday, June 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m. for this annual event and see various makes and models of beautiful classic cars from our region surrounding the historic Courthouse Square.
The blood drive is a big part of the event and two stations will [...]

On May 23rd Leslie and I had been walking around Walmart for about thirty minutes when Leslie suddenly gripped the buggy and brought it to a stop.  I could tell by the look on her face that she was in quite a bit of discomfort.  After about a minute, she looked at me and said, [...]

CHRISTINE HARKER
Christine Harker, loving wife of Mike Cotton for 25 years. Chris was born in Bayonne, NJ and currently resided in Hayesville, NC. She passed away surrounded by her husband, family and friends. Chris is also survived by her niece Marriah Dugger and her husband Shannon, and her two great nephews Markas Harker and Isaac [...]

BEST SELLERS THE LATEST ARRIVALS AT MOSS LIBRARY
These books were gifts from “The Friends of Moss Memorial Library”:
“The Wizard of Lies” (Diana B. Henriques) The inside story of Bernie Madoff and his $65 million Ponzi scheme, with surprising and shocking new details from Madoff himself.
“Stories I Only Tell My Friends” (Rob Lowe) The most eagerly [...]

Clay County Arrest Report
May 15, 2011 – May 23, 2011
Terry William Henderson, 37, of Warne, NC arrested for communicating threats on May 17, 2011 and released on May 17, 2011.
Rhonda Joyce Lents, 59, of Hayesville, NC arrested for driving while impaired on May 20, 2011 and released on May 21, 2011.
Benjamin Alan Rickett, 26, of [...]

Clay County Deed Transactions
May 16, 2011 – May 20, 2011
Joyce M. Ramsey sold Lot 5 (Mooreview Homesites) in Hayesville Township to Anita M. Lance-TR for $ 74,000 on May 16, 2011.
Sky Trace LLC sold 2.023 acres, Lot 1; 2.689 acres, Lot 3; 1.671 acres, Lot 4; 2.085 acres, Lot 5; 11.365 acres (Sky Trace) in [...]

MedWest hosting craft show at fitness center
MedWest Health & Fitness Center will host  a craft show and sale June 4, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the gymnasium.
Booth information and applications are available at the front desk of the fitness center. For more information, call 452-8080.
HONOR VETERANS & CLAY COUNTY’S HISTORY ON SATURDAY, MAY [...]

It was a magical night with 100 cancer survivors coming together to celebrate life. As honored guests they took to the track at Konehete Park to begin the Relay. Each name was called out with the number of years or in many cases months, that they have been a survivor. Many are still fighting the [...]