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March 14, 2007
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Relay for Life Idols take center stage
By Lizz Harold Staff Writer
The 14 finalists of the Relay for Life Idol performed for the last time on March 8th, before the winners were announced for this year's Idol competition. A wide array of talented individuals displayed a unity and compassion towards finding a cure for cancer. More...
Health director's house burns
By Dwight Otwell Editor

The home of Cherokee County Health Director Elaine Russell went up in flames Sunday morning. Russell was attending a school in California when her Azalea Road home, outside of Andrews off Stewart Road, caught fire. The original portion of the A-frame home is probably a total loss, said Cherokee Co... More...

Man charged with raping two underage girls
By Dwight Otwell Editor

A Murphy man has been charged with having sex with two underage girls. Jason Boyd Parker, 28, of 87 Tennessee Street, was charged with two counts of statutory rape (victim older than 12 and younger than 15 and perpetrator more than six years older than the victim) and seven counts of felonious res... More...

 Local News
•Hanging Dog Computer Services
MAKES HOUSE CALLS - Michael Baker, owner of Hanging Dog Computer Services, makes house calls offering his expert computer repair skills. The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the chamber member business on Feb. More...
•THANK YOU!
•Ackerman winner of Morehead Scholarship
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 Calendar
•Full Story
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...
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 Community
•Sentinel writer experiences the classical and modern of London
Being a tourist is a difficult job. Some perfer the easy route with fanny packs stuffed to the hilt with pamphlets and half off coupons to destination hot spots. Others, students and budget travelers, backpack and experience life from an observer's point of view. More...
•Trail of Tears trashed
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 Opinion
•Editorial
Cherokee County Schools are steering students through graduation
The Cherokee County School System has received its share of negative news coverage over the past two years. It is only fair that we give them congratulations and high fives when the schools achieve something worthwhile. The news is really grand. The graduation rate of students attending Cherokee C... More...
•From the Porch
•A Senior Moment
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 Church
•California redneck
By Keith Williamson Special to the Sentinel
My truck is really nice. It has an extended cab, a great radio system, and the best mag wheels that I have ever seen. Many people have told me how great it looks. But there is one thing I didn't share about my truck. It is not a four-wheel drive. This means there are many places it will not go. I... More...
•Third reflection at St. Williams'
•Distance learners meet in Chicago
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 Obituaries
•James Dockery
James Lester Dockery, age 82, of Murphy, died Thursday, March 1, 2007 at Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. Mr. Dockery was born Sunday, August 10, 1924 in Gastonia, NC to the late Oliver J. Dockery and the late Bessie Ashe Dockery. More...
•ElmerWilliamson
•Hoyt Dockery
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 Home & Garden
•North Carolina has two of the nation's most threatened bird habitats
Just because your bird feeder stays busy year round, don't think North Carolina is without feathered problems. According to a recent report released by the American Bird Conservancy, the Tar Heel state has two of the nation's 20- most threatened bird habitats. More...
•Choosing a home-security provider
•WildStock campaign to benefit wildlife
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 Sports & Recreation
•It's soccer time again - Murphy girls getting a kick out of sport
Murphy High School played their first home game on March 5 against Gilmer High School and came up short 2-0. This was their first contest against each other. Early in the game, Gilmer netted the first goal. The shot came from over 30 yards out and caught the Lady Bulldogs off guard. Towards the en... More...
•TCCC foundation plans golf tournament
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