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, [...]

New evidence appears to have been gathered in the on-going Kristi Cornwell abduction. Speculation among community members has apparently turned into a more solid investigation with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI.)
Kristi Cornwell disappeared nine months ago, presumed kidnapped during an evening stroll near her Blairsville home. She has not been seen or heard of [...]

It looks like Cherokee County will have a brand new board of Commissioners.  The results from the May 4th Election Primary show that all three incumbent commissioners have been defeated.  In this primary, just under 17% of Cherokee County’s registered voters cast their ballot.  The unofficial results are posted below.   Statistics provided courtesy of the [...]

Early voting counted for almost 55 percent of the total vote count in Tuesday’s Primary election. On election day, the turn out was light with only 1,501 persons voting giving a 37.9 % overall voter turnout for the county. There will be no runoff for county officials; however there might be a runoff for statewide [...]

Murphy Medical Center staff would like to congratulate Emily Hamby and Eric Eller of Murphy on the birth of their daughter.  Miranda Elise Eller was born  April 27, 2010 at Murphy Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds 5 oz and was 20.25 inches in length at birth. You can view her picture and our other [...]

Based on my research of the judicial candidates web sites, speaking to people who know them, and/or my meeting them, the following judicial candidates are believed to be the most conservative running in the May 4th primary for each open judicial seat. There are listed in the order that they appear on the ballot.
Court of [...]

Letter to the Editor
I’m going to vote for Dan Eichenbaum because of our 30+-year relationship.  It began when I was selling surgical instruments in southeast Florida and first met the young ophthalmologist, Dr. Eichenbaum.  I quickly learned that he was a very loyal customer as long as you were willing to give him 100% of [...]

After a three hour standoff with an Atlanta SWAT team, James Scott Carringer, 42 of Young Harris, GA ended his own life April 8.
On Tuesday, April 6, Carringer drove to Kennesaw, GA and met a relative at Dick’s Sporting Goods parking lot. He then abducted the 19-year-old female, drove her to a remote part of [...]

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 [...]

A new board may be appointed to oversee retail operations in Clay County’s historic courthouse.
Clay County Communities Revitalization Association members Rob Tiger and John Bayne approached commissioners Thursday at the request of commissioner Harry Jarrett.
Numerous comments and surveys suggested choosing a nonprofit organization to lease the old courthouse to, Jarrett said.
Tiger said that forming a [...]