Old Jail Museum Featured in April issue of National Geographic traveler magazine
      Gov. Mike Easley has announced that Western North Carolina is featured in four scenic drives as part of a major tourism map produced collaboratively by the National Geographic Society, the Appalachian Regional Commission, and the N.C. Commerce Department's Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Deve...
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"Reaching Out and Serving Hispanic Families in WNC" Seminar
      May 12th, 2008 The 30th Judicial District Alliance will be hosting a "How to Reach Out and Serve Hispanic Families in WNC" seminar on Monday, May 12th, 2008 in Hayesville. This seminar will cover the basics about working with Hispanic Families. The seminars targets non Latinos who work or will w...
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Understanding DIGITAL Photography Seminar
      The Small Business Center at One Dozen Who Care, Inc, (ODWC) will host an Understanding Digital Photography Seminar Wednesday, April 30 and Monday, May 5, 2008 from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Registration is required as seats are limited. Call 828-321-2273. ODWC is located at 65 Wilson Street, Andrews, S...
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Clay County Republican Party Fish Fry
      The Fish Fry and Meet the Candidates on the 12th was a great success. Thanks go out to sponsors who donated door prizes, people who made food, supplied music (the young boys and girls of the "Singing Stars" and Paul Bauer) who sang a few great patriotic songs. Thanks to ALL for the help in making ...
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Orthopedist Davis & PARC Rehab Services Open House
      Orthopedist Dr. Brent Davis and PARC Rehab Services invites you to an open house featuring the latest in joint replacement technology, May 15 from 9:00am until 1:00pm at Peachtree Athletic and Rehabilitation Center.
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State Wide Spring Litter Sweep will take place April 19- May 3.
      The AAH Program was created in 1988 and has become one of the largest anti-litter programs in the nation. This program is biannual taking place during the spring and fall of each year. During this time AAH volunteers and concerned citizen's come together picking up litter along state highways hopi...
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"Going Green"
By: Debbie Walker Sentinel Writer
      The beauty of spring will soon be upon us, and nothing makes the beautiful mountains we live in look sad than roadside trash littering our back road and highways. Here is your chance to help and get out in the fresh air. The Friends for a Litter-Free North Carolina along with Governor Easley have ...
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Donation supports MMC Foundation
     Coca-Cola donates $5,000 to Murphy Medical Center Foundation. Coca-Cola Branch Manager Gary Gray (center right) and Account Manager Chuck Mashburn (right) present a gift to Murphy Medical Center Foundation Director Kathi Osborne and Hospitality Services Manager Wes Weaver. "Coca-Cola appreciates the...
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Davis turns 1
     Davis Anderson celebrated his first birthday on April 5 with a Winnie the Pooh party. Many friends and family came out to join him in his celebration. Davis is the son of Ryan and Samantha Anderson of Hayesville. His paternal grandparents are Jerry and Betty Anderson of Hayesville. His maternal gran...
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April Fools at Desoto Square
by Meg Whitley
      April Fools' Day can often be the occasion for surprise tricks, but for the residents of Desoto Square this year, it was simply a day of delightful surprises.
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Handbell Choir in Concert
     Murphy Presbyterian Church's Music Sunday, March 30, featured the First United Methodist Church of Murphy's Wesley Handbell Choir in concert. Minister of Music Suzanne Major directed the group. Eleven ringers played four octaves of Handbells and four octaves of Choirchimes, accompanied by Dr. Jeff L...
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Ramp Festival celebrates mountain life & the environment
      Ramp Festival events celebrate the environment and traditional mountain life including music, crafts, native plants, food and fellowship. This year's festivities begin at on Saturday, April 26th at Stecoah Valley Center with Smoky Mountain Romp's annual Ramp Concert and Dinner.
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Thanks Once Again for Peacock Pride
By: Karin Kleinpeter
      Thanks to Clay County Historical and Arts Council, Peacock Pride, the summer youth theater program at the Peacock Playhouse returns for their 20th season.
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YHC student Art Show reception
      Cathy Cox, president of Young Harris College, is pleased to invite you to attend a reception for the annual student art show at Young Harris College on Thursday, April 17, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Campus Gate Art Gallery. The Annual Young Harris College Student Art Show is a juried exhibition ...
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Clarence Newton to read
      Clarence Newton of Hiawassee, Georgia will read selection of his poetry at Phillips and Lloyd Bookstore in Hayesville,North Carolina on April 23, at 10:30 am. Clarence's poetry is known and enjoyed by those living in this area.
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