RENEE HOLLOWAY/Sentinel photo Joy Murphy leads the Rumba Saturday night at the "Sweetheart Social", a Valentines Day dance in Andrews to raise money for the Valleytown Cultural Arts and Historical Society's Restoration Fund. (See more pictures on page 8A). More...
Drug Coalition survey shows parental denial and student fears
By Gabby Hudson Staff Writer
The Cherokee County Drug Coalition evaluated the Pride Survey data compiled from a county-wide survey that included 536 students. The county-wide survey not only included students from grades 7, 9, and 11, but included teachers and parents. The number of 7th grade students surveyed was 238, 44.4 ... More...
The bank robbery trial of Leonard O. Parker is scheduled to get under way Tuesday morning in U.S. Federal District Court in Bryson City. However, the trial has been delayed several times. Parker is charged with robbing the First Citizens Bank branch in Peachtree in Cherokee County on January 11, ... More...
The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners will hold a Budget Retreat on Saturday, February 24, 2007 at 8:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Boardroom of the Cherokee County Courthouse. More...
Alcoholics Anonymous The Cherokee County Alcoholics Anonymous has scheduled meetings as follows: Tues. 7 p.m., Sat. noon, Sun. 4 p.m. Murphy Presbyterian Church (white house in rear); Thur. 8 p.m. St. William's Catholic Ch., Murphy; Wed. 8 p.m., United Methodist Church, Andrews, in the fellowship ... More...
On Tuesday, February 6, officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation met with Cherokee County Commissioners Dana Jones and Jonathan Dickey and several local residents to present 2007 paving projects. Officials stated that this year's budget for paving secondary roads is $1,109,96... More...
The Super Bowl is already becoming a fading memory and I'm sure the halftime show by Prince and the gold plated advertisements will soon vanish from my memory banks also. However, one Super Bowl ad impressed me so much that it may become one of those permanent imprints on the walls of my mind. More...
Mentioning Christmas in February is strange, so we are going to need some strange Christmas Scripture. Familiar passages in Matthew and Luke will not do. We will need a baby being born that is to be spiritual royalty. Chapter 12 of Revelation will do just fine. Verse 2 mentions a woman giving birt... More...
Jerry Michael Rowland, 56 of Murphy, NC died Friday, February 2, 2007 at his home. He was a native of Cherokee County, NC and attended Rowland Hill Baptist Church in Marble, NC. He was a disabled U.S. Army Veteran who served during The Vietnam War with the 82nd Airborne Division. He was the son of... More...
While you are waiting for your tax refund, make plans to use it wisely. Below are a dozen suggestions to increase your financial health: 1. Pay off high-cost debt (e.g., credit card bills) 2. Starts or replenish an emergency fund of 3 to 6 months' expenses. More...
The Andrews boys basketball team Thursday pulled away from Murphy in the final quarter to turn a close game into an 11-point win. Andrews defeated the Bulldogs in the opening round of the Big Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament 48- 37. Andrews advanced to the second round of the tournament that w... More...
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