Anna Belle Morgan Baker

Date
August 23, 1923 – July 16, 2011

Obituary
Anna Belle Morgan Baker, age 87, of Murphy, NC passed away Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville, NC.
Anna Bell was born on August 23, 1923. She was a native and lifelong resident of Cherokee County, NC; she was the daughter of the [...]

REEL MEMORIES NO. 189
Leonard B. Corbin
by
William V. Reynolds
Leonard B. Corbin and I have something in common. We’re the same age. But where I pursued a
teaching career and later became a writer, Leonard followed his life’s dream of becoming an
actor.
Leonard was born in LaMesa, Texas, the county seat of Dawson County, October 16, 1940. His
mother, Alma [...]

“Bluegrass with drive” ! This is the self description of BlueBilly Grit, a four man, one woman band from Maysville, Georgia. Like many bands before them, BBG had a humble beginning…starting off as family and friends “pickin” in the living room for fun. From there, the band moved to the front porch, and hasn’t looked [...]

YOUR HEALTH MATTERS– for July 20, 2011
We’ve all done something really stupid — and we like to say — “in our younger years”!  Many times it was from just not knowing any better.  After all, in my teenage years we didn’t have the exposure to television “warnings” — let alone the Internet or even the [...]

I received some thoughtful critical comments concerning a column I wrote recently. The writer was concerned about the “influence of insurance and pharmaceutical companies on the ‘free market’ prices in health care.” Her comments were based on some common misconceptions.
If pharmaceutical companies did not have the government agreeing to reimburse high amounts for Medicare clients’ [...]

Leaning Left
Jim Fitzgerald
Next month, 5500 Social Security recipients in Union County, Georgia, may not see their monthly check. These retired people over 65 constitute 26% of Union County’s population and if they lose their checks, it will be a significant blow to them and the Union County economy. And Union County has only itself to [...]

The Green Column
by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative
rmaccrea1@gmail.com
Blairsville’s Own “Green Bean Festival.”
The Green Bean Festival celebrates home gardening and everything else that is local and green. Would you like to learn how to raise, can, and cook home grown green beans? This festival helps preserve our mountain farming and gardening culture. The younger generation [...]

Uldine Barfield Poole

Date
December 10, 1926 – July 10, 2011

Obituary
Uldine Barfield Poole, 84, of Hayesville, NC passed away Sunday, July 10, 2011 at her residence.
Mrs. Poole was a native of Crystal River, FL but lived most of her life in Miami, FL until retiring to Hayesville full time in 1976 after enjoying our region seasonally since [...]

Cody Savage & Dean Parker on Square!

Always a favorite of audiences on the Hiawassee Square …Cody Savage and the Backwoods Band will perform this Saturday, July 16th from 6-7p.m.  Cody and his sister, Carlee will “wow” you with their musical talent and upbeat vocals!  Cody began singing at age three, standing [...]

Journal of a Living Lady #401
Nancy White Kelly
It’s that time again. The crops are coming in.
Buddy and I learned many years ago that we need to lock our car at church. Once a well-meaning friend loaded up our back floor board with vine ripe tomatoes and forgot to tell us. It took nearly a year [...]