State approves county application for capital funds. Now school awaits commissioners go-ahead decision.
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
It’s something that comes to a community once in a lifetime. An opportunity to borrow $10 million, interest free, to build a new primary school. On Monday, Clay County school superintendent Scott Penland got the word from Raleigh. The county’s [...]

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, [...]

Her views on education, off-shore drilling, illegal immigration
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
If you have followed politics in North Carolina during the past 20 years, you might have noticed the only time a sitting U.S. senator or NC governor or candidates running for those offices have visited the western counties of Clay, Cherokee and Graham has been [...]

Holds round table discussion about job creation, job training and transportation
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
If you have followed politics in North Carolina during the past 20 years, you might have noticed the only time a sitting U.S. senator or NC governor or candidates running for those offices have visited the western counties of Cherokee, Graham and [...]

Protecting our water sources
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
Unless you live in or near Hayesville, chances are you don’t even know there is a Town Creek; however every time you come to town, if you are not coming from Tusquittee, you’ve got to cross the creek.
Town Creek meanders south of Hayesville passing undernearth the road near [...]

Checking out the beaches in Gulf Shores, Alabama
By Jacob Harris
Sentinel writer
As oil hits the gulf beaches, tourists hit the East Coast. Empty chairs and dirty beaches are what were found in Gulf Shores, Al last week during my visit. Hotel parking lots usually crammed with minivans and suvs, now remain empty and hold flashing vacancy [...]

It is that time of year again to get your youth registered for the annual Scott Hogsed Memorial Youth Conservation & Education Day.  This year it is required that all youth pre-register.  This can be done by visiting www.scotthogsedday.com registration closes on August 16.
The event, which is held in Brasstown, NC on Fred Cook’s farm, [...]

The night before the Festival on the Square is always celebrated with a street dance, in part to get people together and to kick off the start of a fun weekend  . Weather proved to be a little rainy with a thunder boomer, but in part people still came out and had fun.

By: Frank Bradley
Staff Writer
Clay County merchants have banded together to encourage folks to buy locally.
They are going to be giving customer change in $2 bills, and if you spend them locally, you will  see them again and again.
They stress that the $2 bills aren’t being circulated to save but to spend at local stores so [...]

Where do I pay my Phone Bill?
Frontier spends $5.3 billion to take over Verizon phone lines.
By: Bryan Hughes
Sentinel Writer
On July 1st Frontier Communications made their formal completion of a transaction to take over Verizon’s rural assets. The deal, which has been in the making for well over a year, is designed to relieve Verizon from [...]