Leaning Left
Jim Fitzgerald
The latest GOP Presidential candidate de jour seems to be Newt Gingrich, showing just how desperate the GOP is at this point in the election cycle. These voters are running from Perry, Bachmann, and Santorum who seem more obsessed with stuffing gays back in the closet than they are focused on jobs. The [...]

Tis the season to be stressed out. We have so much to do to get ready for the Christmas holidays. We tend to feel overwhelmed rather then step back and realize how fortunate we are. By the grace of God we live in the USA.
Even those of us who are designated as living below the [...]

Minnie Gladys Green Owens, age 90 of Brasstown, NC passed away Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Chatuge Regional Hospital in Hiawassee, GA.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Clay County, NC and the daughter of the late James Elbert and Reba Azalee Miller Green. Minnie was a homemaker. She enjoyed needle work, quilting and her [...]

Ronald W. “Ronny” Lyle, 72, of Murphy died Friday, November 25, 2011 in a Clay County care center. He was a native of Bartow, FL where he had lived until moving to this area in 1996. He had served in the United States Navy. Ronny had worked for Bartow Electronics for 26 years as an [...]

Winifred R. Harrison (Pat)

Date
March 26, 1929 – November 24, 2011

Obituary
Winifred R. Harrison,(Pat) age 82, of Murphy, NC passed away Thursday, November 24, 2011 at Murphy Medical Center.
She was the daughter of the late Herbert and Evelyn Windham Mitchell. Winifred was a homemaker, enjoyed fishing and crafts. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy [...]

Christina LeCompte Canty

Date
May 12, 1949 – November 23, 2011

Obituary
Christina LeCompte Canty, age 62 of Murphy, NC passed away November 23, 2011 in Buncombe County, NC.
She was the daughter of the late Buvens and Irene Dupre LeCompte. Christina had retired from the Lumcon Company (Marine Research) where she was an executive secretary.
She is survived by her [...]

Food Distribution
There will be a free community produce distribution on Friday, December 16, 2011 for needy or low income families.  This is a coordinated project between Manna Food Bank and the First Free Will Baptist Church of Hayesville, NC.  Please bring your own bags and boxes to collect food in.
The distribution will begin at 1:00 [...]

Check your change closely
HAYESVILLE– There have been recent instances of counterfeit bills circulating around Hayesville. It was first detected when what appeared to be a $10 bill was passed off at the Ingles gas station sometime last week.
The sheriff’s department was notified and began an investigation. Other counterfeit instruments had also been passed off at [...]

It is not everyday you see
a sheriff acting like Santa
Claus, but last Saturday the
Sheriff and his wife Linda
were turning out turkey dinners
for folks with the skill
of old Santa and Mrs. Claus
making toys at the North
Pole.
Of course, there wasn’t the
snow, the sleigh nor the reindeer;
but there were plenty of
helpers from both the department
staff and local business
and [...]

NC to get $11.2 million
from TVA settlement
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
North Carolina’s Department of Commerce’s Energy Office started hearings in Murphy on Monday regarding applications for clean energy projects that are to be funded as a result of a TVA settlement arising from Clean Air Act violations at 11 of its power plants.
North Carolina had joined [...]