EXTENSION TIPS
BY
ROBERT N. BREWER, JR.
Amend Soils for Landscape Success

The old saying, “Never place a $5 plant in a 50-cent hole,” is true. The condition of your landscape soil may be the most important aspect of gardening success.
Whether you work with South Georgia sand or North Georgia’s clay soils, soil amendments are vital commodities to [...]

Leaning Left
Jim Fitzgerald
Several times I have made the point that Republicans have over-reached their election mandate; making the same mistake Democrats did in 2008. Both parties have misread the mood of the public and continue to get distracted by their more extreme bases. In so many ways, Democrats handed the 2010 election to Republicans and [...]

Do you know the purpose of Memorial Day? Many people have come to regard it as just a three day weekend and the beginning of summer, picnics and partying.
But Memorial Day is something very special. If we forget its purpose and do not give it the reverence and importance it deserves, we do so at [...]

The Green Column
by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative
rmaccrea1@gmail.com
Are You a Local or a Move-In?
It does not take long to see the animosity between these two groups. Why? Basicly its the destruction of a culture.
Before moving here, my knowledge of mountain culture was limited to what I read in the National Geographic and Snuffy Smith [...]

Free dinner for vets
All Clay County Veterans, active duty personnel, their spouses and surviving spouses are invited to a Free Barbecue Dinner on Saturday May 28 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Hayesville School Cafeteria, courtesy of Townson-Rose Funeral Home.
HAYESVILLE–Laurel Adams, a former-television actress and director, will conduct a FREE Workshop in basic acting [...]

A new look at the Dodge, Chrysler store
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
As Chrysler makes history this week with a $7.5 billion payback to the U.S. Treasury from government loans that kept the company afloat during an economic downturn that threatened the life of the company, business at Hayesville’s local dealership is also showing steady growth and [...]

Maya Angelou at Cherokee
Famed poet, writer shares thoughts with women’s health conference
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
Reba Beck and Carla Beck, both of Hayesville, were among the 800 men and women (mostly women) who attended a day-long health care program held at the Convention Center in Cherokee, NC last Saturday. The event sponsored  by Medwest-Carolinas HealthCare concluded [...]

Teens from across the State met with NC General Assembly
On March 2, 2011, approximately 250 NC youth from 17 counties across our State, met at the NC General Assembly to send a message to legislators to “Protect the services and policies that help youth stay healthy”. The youth were participants in the 9th year of [...]

CAP Returns to Health Department
By Lavina West
The decision to move CAP back under the Health Department has been made.  Alicia Parham has stated that the Health Department has adequate space except for climate controlled space for the CAP program for storage of Ensure and other perishables.  A climate controlled building will cost $3940.  There is [...]

This week the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians sponsored a walk/run to promote healthy living. The walk was held in the Little Snowbird community of Graham County. Pictured here: Adam Wachacha EBCI Tribal Council Member from Snowbird finishes the 3 mile event with a run.