Morrow and Harris place at regionals
     Erica Morrow and Jenna Harris represented Hiwassee Dam High School at the Regional Conference meet for track and field on Saturday, May 5. Morrow, a senior, right, placed fifth in discus and Harris, a sophomore, above, placed fifth in shot. "The past four years have been a great experience for me. T...
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Cycling for Civitan 2007
      Ready, set, ride! That's right, it's time for the 1st annual Cycling for Civitan, and this event promises family fun and exercise. The ride is set for Saturday, June 2nd, 2007. The event begins and ends at Konehete Park Murphy, NC and will features three different routes (1 mile participation even...
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Aquatic director hired for new pool
      The Hiwassee Valley Recreation Committee has hired Geri Heier of Murphy, who has more than 20 years of experience in aquatic programming, as aquatic director for the new Hiwassee Valley Pool and Wellness Center. Heier is a graduate of the University of Florida's College of Human Health and Perform...
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Good weekend for Chastain
      Coming off a two win weekend, Johnny Chastain came up one win short of repeating the feat this past weekend with a win at Sugar Creek and a fourth place finish at Cleveland Speedway. The trip Friday night at Sugar Creek he scored his third win of the season and second in as many weeks at the third...
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TCCC welding student wins statewide competition
      Michael Lambert, a student in Tri-County Community College's evening welding program, won first place in welding competition at the SkillsUSA North Carolina state conference held April 16-18, 2007 in Greensboro.
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Demons win second game of year
     The Andrews Screamin' Demons won their second game of the year with a score of Marble Demons 16 - Peachtree 9. Jacqueline West and Amy Trull took care of the pitching, and Alex Stroud, Amy Trull and Crissy Timpson led the team with three runs each. It was a great game and the girls did a wonderful j...
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Free 4-week emrgency service training
      Cherokee County Emergency Services will be conducting a four-week training session on community emergency response. This course is grant funded and is intended to train local citizens in basic emergency preparedness response during times of an emergency.
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Work Smart introduced for Youth School
By Gabby Hudson Staff Writer
      Students attending the Mountain Youth School next year will begin school studies under a new policy. During the monthly meeting of the Cherokee County School Board Susan Maxey, counselor at Mountain Youth School (MYS), explained that the school would implement a new policy called the Work Smart Pr...
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