Chris Lackey, 25, of Murphy died Saturday, July 23, 2011.  He was a native and lifetime resident of Cherokee County.  He had been working as a hardwood floor installer.  He had attended the Peachtree Church of God.  Chris enjoyed fishing, dancing, and he loved to make people laugh.
Surviving are his wife, April Hawkins Lackey; a [...]

William Holland Lapidary–a gem of a school
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
It’s early afternoon on a warm June day as Ellen Gwyn of Rock Hill, South Carolina is busy at work making a piece of silver jewelry. She is working in a room with all the necessary equipment and supplies at the William Holland Lapidary School near [...]

Standoff  at the U.S. Capitol corral
T-party congressmen unwilling to budge even if it kills our economic system
Opinion–By Frank Bradley
A Sentinel writer
Ralph Waldo Emerson had it right. “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen, philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as [...]

Early start for Clay students
August 15 start date means second grading period ends before Christmas holidays
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
One of the problems with a school year starting in late August, it meant students had to come back after the Christmas holidays and take tests to conclude their second grading period. After a few weeks off [...]

Business on the cutting edge
Local knife company does most business over the internet
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
When Doug Metzger retired from his large counseling firm in Atlanta 11 years ago, he never imagined his hobby of making knives would be turned into another thriving business.
“My health was so bad, my body so contorted that I couldn’t [...]

Supply List for Hayesville Elementary & Middle School

Kindergarten

Must Have:
•Two nylon zippered pencil bags, No Boundaries Brand preferred.
• One 4 ounce bottle Elmer’s glue
•16 glue sticks
• One box of pencil cap erasers
• One backpack, regular size. No wheels.
• One trifold red & blue kindermat, i inch thick for rest time.
•One box of Crayola washable [...]

‘Families Helping Families’ accepting booth registrations

Murphy, NC – Registrations for free booths are being accepted for the Families Helping Families Yard Sale and Celebration on Saturday, August 6.
Murphy Group Practice, Murphy Medical Center and Peachtree Pediatrics are co-hosting the event to help parents send children back to school a little less expensively.  Janet Shively, [...]

Clay County Patriots Meeting Thursday August 4th
The meeting will begin with a bring a dish meal at 6:00 at the
Clay County Senior Center on Ritter Road in Hayesville. Primary speakers
will be Richard Botting who grew up in Argentina under the Perone dictatorship.
He will speak about the similarities of growing up under communist rule in
Argentina and [...]

Clay County Deed Transactions
July 18, 2011 – July 22, 2011
Bank of Hiawassee & Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. sold 1.21 acres, Lot 13; 1.02 acres, Lot 52 & 1.09 acres, Lot 56 (Wilderness) in Sweetwater Township to Sandra Palmerton for $ 5,500 on July 18, 2011.
Hidden River Waterfron Group LLC sold Lot 7 (Hidden River) in [...]

Clay County Arrest Report
July 18, 2011 – July 24, 2011
James Steven Metzdorf, 37, of Hayesville, NC arrested for simple assault on July 18, 2011 and released on July 18, 2011.
Chad Raymond Dean, 38, of Hayesville, NC arrested for attempted break or entering building (M) on July 19, 2011 and released on July 22, 2011.
Adam Douglas [...]