Darlene Phillips

Date
November 13, 1964 – September 22, 2011

Obituary
Darlene Phillips, age 46, of Andrews, NC passed away Thursday, September 22, 2011 at her home.
She was a native of Cherokee County, NC and the daughter of John Frank Nichols Jr. and the late Doris Louise Stewart Nichols. Darlene was a Registered Nurse. She loved the beach and [...]

Charles Green

Date
January 01, 1943 – September 18, 2011

Obituary
Charles Green, age 68, of Murphy, NC passed away Sunday, September 18, 2011.
He was the son of the late Elbert and Dossie Robinson Green. Charles had worked for Murphy Glass & Mirror. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and wood crafter. Charles loved his sons and daughters. He [...]

William E. “Bill” Appleton, JR
William E. “Bill” Appleton, Jr. (77) died September 17, 2011, at his home in Murphy, North Carolina.
A memorial service was held at Mountain View Funeral Home in Blairsville, Georgia on September 24, 2011 with Pastor David Sieg officiating. Music was by Carolyn Filer.
Bill was born on December 19, 1933, to William and [...]

Volunteer Victim Advocate training starts this month
Volunteer training for Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department Victim Advocate Response Team is to begin this month. For information to sign up, contact Stephanie Thompson at 837-2589. Advance registration is necessary for background checks.
Training includes eight sessions which cover domestic abuse and stalking, sudden death, legal information and court procedures, [...]

County moves to settle lawsuit with charter school
Agrees to pay $23,185 to The Learning Center
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
It’s a battle that has been brewing for some time, charter schools across the state seem to think they have not had equal funding with the state’s traditional public schools. So what did they do? They took state-funded, [...]

These girls  received an award for completing a summer Girl Scout Journey, which is an age-level  program that teaches Girl Scouts various leadership skills. Their Journey, called A World of Girls, was held weekly for four weeks. It taught the girls about similarities they have with girls around the world while  playing international games, experiencing international foods, and  learning about Girl Scouts. [...]

Cherokee County Arrest Report
Booked during 9/18-9/24/2011

9/18/2011
Clifton Jeremy Cothern, age 20, 57 Higdon Loop, Andrews, NC 28901 arrested for assault with a deadly weapon serious injury.
9/19/2011
Dennie Devin Dockery, age 18 of 152 Hensley Penland Dr. Murphy, NC 28906 arrested for Probation violation- 2 counts.
Heather Nicole Ramsey, age 32 of 785 Dinkins Creek Rd, Murphy, [...]

Graham County Dept. of Public Health RECOGNIZES NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). Since the NBCAM program began in 1985, mammography rates have more than doubled for women age 50 and older and breast cancer deaths have declined.
Breast Cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in [...]

It was early Saturday morning.  Ali and I made our way out to the entry control point to meet with a new contractor.  We had recently run out of gravel at Camp Clark and had placed an order to have 8000 cubic meters delivered.  The gravel would be stored outside the gate for use at [...]

Big jump in domestic violence, sexual assault
REACH helped 294 domestic violence victims, 114 sexual assaults in past 12 months
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
HAYESVILLE–Blame it on the economy, blame it on more folks out of work, whatever, but there’s no denying there has been an increase in crime in the past three years.
Clay County has not escaped [...]