Tusquittee Chronicles XX
By Claude Moss
SAN FRANCISCO–1953–When I was about ten years old, a one-armed man named Justice was hanged at Hiawassee, Georgia eleven miles distant from home. I made the trip horseback with John Hogan, and we arrived just as the sun was rising. The largest number of people I had ever seen together was [...]

Irene Kitchens, 81, of Hayesville died Sunday, November 13, 2011 at her residence.  She was a native of Clay County but had lived in Washington D.C. before moving back to Clay County in 1970.  Irene was a homemaker and was of the Christian faith.
She was the daughter of the late William Jess and Litha McClure [...]

LOCAL RESIDENTS BOMBARDED BY SECRET SHOPPERS
Murphy, NC— The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office has become aware through concerned citizens recently, of a secret shopper scam. Many retail service corporations hire evaluators to perform secret or random checks on themselves or other competitors, unfortunately fraudsters are capitalizing on this employment opportunity.
Victims have reported being contacted by e-mail [...]

Clay County Arrest Report
November 7, 2011 – November 13, 2011
Richard Keith Conaster, 41, of Jamestown, TN arrested for non IV-D non-support of child on November 8, 2011.
John Anthony Hill, 40, of Warne, NC arrested for assault handicapped on November 9, 2011.
Vanesse Kaye Persall, 26, of Hayesville, NC arrested for simple affray on November 9, 2011 [...]

Tusquittee Chronicles Part XIX
By Claude Moss
SAN FRANCISCO–1953–In many ways our grandmothers were similar. Both were quiet and willing to let their husbands do the talking; both were good housewives and excellent cooks; both were kind and considerate of others; and both smoked pipes. Grandmother Moss smoked a clay pipe while Grandmother Russell preferred a cob [...]

MISS HAYESVILLE PAGEANT A SUCCESS
The Clay County Chamber of Commerce held the first Annual Miss Hayesville Pageant on Sunday, November 13th at 2pm.  The contestants were , in alphabetical order,  in the age category of 5 – 9, Lanee Alberta, age 7, Abby Joyce, age 6, and Jade Stiles, age 9.  In the 10 -13 [...]

Charles Milne
Date
January 11, 1946 – November 06, 2011
Obituary
Charles Milne, age 65 of Warne, NC passed away Sunday, November 6, 2011 at his residence.
A native of Farragout, ID; he was the son of the late William Palmer and Martha Jo Walters Milne, Jr. Charles was a graduate of Newport News, VA High School and was Student [...]

Drusilla W. Buck
Drusilla W. Buck, 94, wife of the late Frederick W. Buck died peacefully following a stroke on Tuesday, November 8, 2011.  She lived independently at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, PA for the past 10 years.  Mr. Buck, her late husband, was the former organist at the Methodist Church in Hayesville, N.C.
She is [...]

Sue Ashe Blankenship

Date
December 11, 1921 – November 07, 2011

Obituary
Sue Ashe Blankenship, age 89, of Hayesville, NC passed away Monday, November 7, 2011 at the Clay County Care Center.
She was a native of Clay County, NC and the daughter of the late Claude and Maude Cabe Ashe. Sue was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening. She attended [...]

GERMS- Let’s Knock em Dead!
By: Debbie Walker
Sentinel Writer
The Cold and flu Season is upon us once again- but did you know that you can prevent colds and flus just by being observant and using healthy hygiene practices.
Germs are everywhere, on door handles, shopping carts, bathrooms, your technical devices, restaurants, Dr’s office’s – schools, Senior Center’s [...]