Young driver hydroplanes on road in fatal accident
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
On Sunday, the rains in Hayesville were sporadic. They came in torrents here and there, and then they stopped. But the slickness and pools they left on the roads were enough to make driving dangerous, and in an accident on Highway 64 just four miles [...]

By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
In Thursday’s county commissioner’s meeting, the board voted to increase several health department fees to bring them more in line with the true cost to the county. Effective July 1, 2010, the county inspection fee to assure a septic is sufficient will rise from zero to $100; inspection of a septic repair [...]

Children listen and learn about the Cherokee tradition and culture
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
If you think you are smarter than a 4th Grader, think again. Some of them learned more about the native culture of the Cherokee Tribe last week than many of us learn in a lifetime.  Of course, they had the benefit of a [...]

School board ponders possibility of funding for new primary school
By: Frank Bradley
Clay County Schools wants to build a new PK-2 school. It will be approximately 78,000 square feet and cost approximately $10 million, The land has already been purchased by the county commissioners. The new school will remove approximately 450 students from our current campus. [...]

Prank gets out of hand, turns to vandalism
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
Some members of the Hayesville High School graduating class thought they would earn a place in school history by playing a prank at the old school building. But what they did apparently got out of hand and wound up causing a mess in the building, [...]

Veterans, Officials, and Citizens gathered together at the Square in Murphy last Monday to remember those who have fallen and who are
continuing to serve in the armed forces. Veterans from WWII, Vietnam, and The Korean War were in attendance for the ceremony. Make Sure you check out our full gallery of photos in our Photo [...]

Mountain bike enthusiasts from around the globe gathered in Augusta, GA on May 5-8 for the 2010 IMBA World Summit.  The International Mountain Biking Association’s (IMBA) biannual summit brings mountain biking advocates, land managers, trail builders, park planners, tourism officials and the bike industry together for collaboration, planning and celebration.  The theme for this years [...]

You’ve  probably seen it on TV – Jamie Oliver, a famous chef from Great Britain came to a town in West Virginia and decided to confront the obesity epidemic head on, and he called it a revolution.  Throughout the course of the show he went in the homes of a number of [...]

Governor’s budget focuses on jobs, education, ethics reform and safety while cutting $1 billion in spending
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
Like every other state in the Union, North Carolina is faced with some hard choices. Last week, Governor Beverly Perdue released her proposed state budget for fiscal year 2010-2011 reflecting almost a $1 billion cut in the [...]

The Town of Hayesville could face legal action by preventing a zoning exemption requested by the New Life Women’s Center.
The town council received letters from law offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C. after Hayesville’s planning and zoning board unanimously recommended that no zoning exception be made for the proposed homeless shelter.
The shelter would accommodate women [...]