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January 17, 2007
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King celebrated in Texana
By Lizz Harold Staff Writer
This past Monday, January 15th, the community came out to celebrate the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the annual Texana Community Center Prayer Breakfast. Brenda Blount served as Mistress of Ceremonies and expressed a deep thanks towards the community that had helped to sha... More...
$2 billion school bond issue push is because of facilities crisis
By Gabby Hudson Staff Writer

Some public schools across North Carolina pose health and safety hazards for students and personnel because of deteriorating facilities, according to the Education: Everybody's Business Coalition. More...

Minimum wage increase and drivers license changes this year
By Lizz Harold Staff Writer

North Carolina has celebrated the passing of 2006 and harkened in a new year that marked many state wide changes for it's residents. According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, 2007 will see a new state drivers license design. The new concept will feature special codes, numbers ... More...

 Local News
•Learn to weld on Saturdays at TCCC
TCCC's Continuing Education department is offering a Saturday welding class beginning on Saturday, January 20. This class is for beginning and intermediate students who wish to learn basic welding, MIG, TIG, and/or SIG. Welding can be a very lucrative career with beginning pipe welders currently e... More...
•'EMS bug' bit Batchelder early
•Correction
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 Calendar
•CALENDAR
Alcoholics Anonymous The Cherokee County Alcoholics Anonymous has scheduled meetings as follows: Tues., 7 p.m. and Sat., noon, Murphy Presbyterian Church (white house in rear); Wed., 8 p.m., United Methodist Church, Andrews, in the fellowship hall; Thursdays, 8 p.m., Murphy Medical Center, main co... More...
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 Community
•50th Anniversary
Bennie and Hilda Glenn will celebrate their 50th anniversary on January 27th from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. The celebration will be hosted by their children Mitchell, Greg, and Lori. More...
•Bellview resident donates guns to Sheriff's Department
•Cherokee River cane basket donated to museum
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 Opinion
•From the Porch
Winter is no wonderland for the homeless
We tend to think of homeless people as a man/woman in New York City wearing tattered clothes, pushing a battered grocery cart containing all his possessions and sleeping over a grate blowing warm air in the winter or in a cardboard box in a city park in the summer. More...
•The O'reilly Factor
•To the Editor
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 Church
•Us and we
T u c k e d away in the longest chapter of the Bible is this verse, "Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way (Psalm 119:37)." The psalmist made a connection between what we see, how we see it, and what we do. Those three things can also be called the look, the li... More...
•Women of the word rally
•Southern gospel concert
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 Obituaries
•Meb Hendrix
Meb Hendrix, 101, died Saturday, Dec. 30, at Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. She was born in Cherokee County and lived most of her life in the Peachtree Community. When she finished her grade schooling, she attended a government sponsored school in Murphy where she earned her teaching certifi... More...
•Lizzie Woodhouse
•Orman Stegall
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 Arts & Leisure
•Peacock Playhouse rocks the rafters at fundraiser opening
The auditorium filled Saturday night as friends and family turned out to support Peacock Playhouse in Hayesville. The Winter Concert Series, organized by theatre supporters, will send all its proceeds to the building and management of the Peacock Playhouse structure. More...
•Poet of the misty mountains
•Vineyard bears fruit in Murphy
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 Home & Garden
•Full Story
Hot Wheels Q: I have a small collection of 12 Hot Wheels. Even though I don't want to sell any of them, I would like to find out how much they are worth. Can you recommend a good price guide? - Kirk, Miami, Fla. A: Although there are several good guides, my personal favorite is the uber-friendly... More...
•Gains for buyers in this new real estate market
•A less fire-friendly home
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 Sports & Recreation
•HD JV team loses to Knights
The Hiwassee Dam Lady Eagles JV basketball team Friday lost to Robbinsville 43-23. High scorers for the Eagles were Erin Rollins 8, Ashley Cross 7 and Kimmi Wilkins 6. More...
•Cats surge to defeat Eagles 59-47
•HD girls defeat Cats
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