AUTUMN LEAF TRAIN EXCURSIONS
THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA AND GEORGIA
A vintage train will ride the rails through Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia   October 29 &  30 on its Appalachian Region tour. People from all over will have a chance to see and even ride [...]

Explore Smokies’ Cataloochee Valley on Guided Hike
Waynesville, NC—Fall is the perfect time to fall in love with the Great Smoky Mountain National Park all over again. Catch the first glimpses of autumn color, explore old cabins and cemeteries and even ring the bell of a picture-perfect mountain chapel during a guided hike along Little Cataloochee [...]

The Crush is On
They call this time in the winery “the crush”.  While I am sure it is because this is the time the ripe grapes are crushed to make wine, it could be just as descriptive of the crushing workload at the vineyards and wineries.
Pickers have fanned out among the vines with their 5 [...]

Daisy
Our foster spied Daisy relaxing out of the hot sun under her car one day. Daisy wriggled out and has stayed with this kind lady for the past few weeks. She also knows just how to worm her way into your heart! She says she wants to learn how to crawl into your lap and [...]

REEL MEMORIES NO. 198
Joan Letitia LaCock
by
William V. Reynolds
Some of us go through life feeling that we just don’t fit. In other words, the things we are
remembered for are not those things that we enjoyed the most. Joan Letitia LaCock found herself
typecast in Westerns while she hated horses and the clothing she had to wear.
Joan, the [...]

You never outgrow the need for vaccines
National Adult Immunization Awareness Week is September 18-24, 2011
ATLANTA – Vaccines aren’t just for kids, adults need protection too!  September 18 kick starts National Adult Immunization Awareness Week and the Georgia Department of Public Health reminds Georgians that you never outgrow the need for vaccines.
Data from the Centers for [...]

Here is our Pet of the Week for your next edition.  More great news…….last week’s dog Frisky was seen in the paper and is in a great new home, thank you!!!
Hi! My name is Fiona, I am a four month old Shepherd mix. Castaway Critters took in my mom when she needed help most- she [...]

James (Russ) Pruitt

Date
January 22, 1947 – September 07, 2011

Obituary
James (Russ) Pruitt, age 64, of Andrews, NC passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011 in Asheville, NC.
He was a native of Washington, DC and had lived in Maryland and Florida before coming to the Andrews area. While in Florida he retired from the Palm Beach Sheriffs office [...]

Murphy Library Fundraiser at Cherokee Cellars, Our Newest Downtown Murphy Neighbor
By Karen M, Francis
Contributing Writer
On Friday night, October 14th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., there will be a special Friends of Murphy Library wine tasting event at our newest downtown Murphy neighbor, Cherokee Cellars. This fine establishment offers good wines, wonderful art from local, [...]

North Carolina Awarded Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program from USDA
Hiwassee Dam Elementary has been chosen to participate in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program for School Year 2011-2012.  One hundred six elementary schools across NC were selected to participate in the program which provides funds to purchase fresh fruits [...]