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Shown in front, Amber Aiken, left, and Barrett Barber, right, are the first prize winners of an infant car seat donated by The Family Tree of Murphy Medical Center.  The drawing was held during Murphy Medical Center’s Health Fair on August 14.  Shown in back, from left to right, are Debbie Shelton, RN; Brenda [...]

Dr. Donna Tipton-Rogers, President of Tri-County Community College (third from right), is joined by other dignitaries at the announcement ceremony for the ARC grant.  Pictured, from left, are Bill Gibson of the Southwestern Commission, ARC co-Chair Earl Gohl, Gov. Beverly Perdue, U.S. Congressman Heath Shuler, North Carolina Community College System President Dr. Scott Ralls, [...]

Drilling conditions and weather cause delay
RALEIGH – Rock stabilization efforts near the site of the Interstate 40 rockslide will take longer than originally planned because of unexpected geological conditions and intense heat. Initial plans had called for the work to be complete by Aug. 27. Now crews expect to complete work on Oct. 7.
Crews are [...]

Dr. Bryan Murphy Joins Murphy Group Practice

Murphy, NC –  Women in the Tri-County area now have access to another OB-GYN specialist, with  the recent addition of R. Bryan Murphy, MD, to Murphy Group Practice Obstetrics and Gynecology.  Dr. Murphy joins Dr. Larry Holder, MD, FACOG, and Dr. Jenkins Clarkson, MD, PhD, FACOG, in [...]

Working for our Veterans and Military Families
This week, I had the honor of taking part in the Murphy National Guard Armory Naming for Staff Sergeant Bobby Franklin, who passed away at the age of thirty-eight on August 20, 2003 while serving our country in Operation Iraqi Freedom.   His service, heroism and bravery were [...]

More than 200 children in Clay County will receive school supplies through donations to the “Stuff-a-Bus with School Supplies” project co-sponsored by Snap-on, Inc. and the United Way of Cherokee and Clay Counties.
“We packed backpacks for 34 Clay County children in foster care and at the REACH shelter in Clay County,”  said Rose Jones, [...]

Community Bank & Trust  sold property in Brasstown Township to John J Snow III-TR for $ 520,000 on August 16, 2010.
JJ of Shiloh, Inc. and DBL & J Inc. sold 2.24 acres, Tract 3 in Shooting Creek Township to James L Paul for $ 40,000 on August 16, 2010.
Dorman McLamb-TR & Lisbeth Mclamb-TR sold 2 [...]

To the Editor of the Cherokee Sentinel,
I appreciated the coverage you have given of the two Commissioners’ meetings that I have attended.  I have been associated with the Hiwassee Valley Pool and Wellness Center since its conception.  As an American Red Cross lifeguard instructor and water safety instructor, I know how important the job of [...]

photo attached, L to R: Brad, Cody, Lisa, Gibson
Local Dog Trainers Go To Duke University
Brad and Lisa Waggoner of Cold Nose College have just returned from their second trip to Durham, NC where they participated in a study in a canine cognition at Duke University.
Professor Brian Hare is testing hundreds of dogs to determine how [...]

CHRISTINE  HOLLOWAY
Christine Holloway, 90, of Hickory died Sunday, July 25, 2010. She was a native of Macon County, but had lived in Catawba County for the past 37 years. She had worked as a nurse’s aide and was a member of the Hickory Seventh Day Adventist Church.
She was the daughter of the late Milas and [...]