Old Jail Museum readies to open
Harrison Keely, Sentinel Writer
     May 26 marks the opening celebration of the Clay County Historical and Arts Council Museum at the Old Clay County Jail in Hayesville. Music, refreshments and raffles will kick off the event, which will feature work from a number of locally prominent artists.
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Senior awards
Carla Gwaltney Owens Sentinel Writer
      Hayesville High School principal Dr. Gail Criss and HHS Guidance Counselor Karen Nicholson said they felt like it was Christmas Monday night at the Senior Awards as they helped share the good news of scholarships with students they had watched work hard and grow over the past four years.
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A "Field Day" at the high school
Harrison Keely, Sentinel Writer
     Hayesville High School Freshman Tyler Marcoux said he enjoyed being able to "just hang out." Just hanging out is exactly what Field Day is all about.
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Topping Georgia's tallest peak
George Owen Contributing Writer
      The time has arrived! The Catawba Rhododendron (Rhododendron Catawbiense) are now blooming atop Georgia's highest peak, Brasstown Bald (4,784 ft.). Late May and early June is the time for the Catawba's bright rose-lavender blooms to peak, according to Ronnie Kelley, a U.S. Forest Service official...
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Carl Stiles: Living a life of adversity
      Carl Stiles was five years old when his right eye was severely traumatized. It was an accident of pure negligence, one that forced Carl to receive treatment in an Atlanta hospital for three weeks. For six months Carl went to the doctor every two weeks, and after those six months had passed he went...
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Chatuge Shores Golf Update
      On Tuesday, May 15, the ladies golf association played a Criers Tour (the score is reduced to a par on the worst hole on the front and back). Most of us needed to be able to do this on more holes than one. Congratulations to the winners! First flight low gross: Mary Reece; second low gross: Lenor...
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