December 3, 2011, keep your eyes peeled for Elves on motorcycles in Clay County when the VFW Post 6812 will sponsor the first annual Toys for Clay County Christmas Motorcycle Rally and Fund Raiser. Sign ins begin at 9 am at the Post which is located in the John Corn Building at the ballfields behind [...]

Clay County Deed Transactions
November 7, 2011 – November 10, 2011

Robert Ward Russell-TR sold 1.34 acres, Lot 1 (Indian Trails) in Hiawassee Township to Robert Peck Lippelman for $ 60,000 on November 7, 2011.
John J. Snow III -TR sold 1.24 acres, Lot 18; 0.78 acres, Lot 19; 0.09, Septic ( Trillium Heights) in Brasstown Township [...]

Letter to the Editor:
The quilt exhibition at the Old Rock Gym this past weekend was the last of sponsored events in 2011 by the Sesquicentennial Committee. We want to thank Bev Adkins and the Misty Mountain Quilt Guild members for making this wonderful event available to our community.
Sincere appreciation to all who contributed beautiful quilts [...]

Leaning Left
Jim Fitzgerald
It looks like the GOP moderate voters have finally awakened to realize that the right-wing GOP is pushing their anti-middle class policies and radical social agenda down people’s throat. These moderates seem to be disgusted with the extreme elements within their party. As one author pointed out, last week’s election that overturned the [...]

Why Don’t Intellectuals Like Capitalism?
Intellectuals, the dictionary tells us, are people who use their rational intellect rather than emotion or experience to arrive at new ideas.  In general they are hostile to capitalism.  Why?  Capitalism has raised everyone’s standard of living, particularly that of the poor.  It appears to be the most successful economic system [...]

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 [...]

Mayor Hughes Signs Home Care Proclamation
Good Shepherd Home Health and Hospice Agency’s nurse, Barbara Cruse, looks on as Murphy Mayor Bill Hughes signs a proclamation declaring November as National Home Care Month in the town of Murphy.  Good Shepherd has provided home care for the elderly, disabled and infirm for the past 53 years and [...]

CHEROKEE COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR HOMICIDE
Murphy, NC— On November 08th, 2011 Corey Jonathan Luther, a 22 year old Marble North Carolina man was arrested in the ongoing investigation of the death of John Newton who was also a Marble North Carolina resident.
During the investigation information was discovered that indicated that Corey Luther was a person [...]

LIGHT UP MURPHY FOR THE HOLIDAYS 2011
The Christmas season will officially begin in downtown Murphy on Friday, November 18 at 6pm. The annual Christmas Tree Lights will be turned on with lots of help from the excited children in the crowd. Those in attendance will be entertained by children singing, dancing and enthusiastically ushering Santa [...]

TOYS FOR TOTS BENEFIT
Saturday, November 19
Noon to 4pm
In an effort to help Toys for Tots and the children of Cherokee County, the merchants at Lakeside Plaza have come together offering prizes and gifts at each of their stores to be given out every several times each hour.
The Good Neighbors Car Club will be having a [...]