Students in Elyse Durham's 2nd grade class at Murphy Elementary had been waiting for May 22 to arrive for a long time. They have been writing to penpals from Hendersonville, North Carolina in Dianne Prohn's 2nd grade class at Mountain Community School since October. Now the new friends would finall... 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...

Nearly two months ago the first meeting of the Senior Games Steering Committee was held at the Penland Senior Center and since that time a lot has happened toward making the Senior Games a reality in Cherokee County. More...

It seems that everyone loves penguins. The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga is advertising its penguin exhibit. A popular movie and DVD is "Happy Feet", an animated movie about penguins. And a documentary about the march of the penguins was a big hit last year. A new animated movie about penguins... More...

How do people characterize you? Would they say you are l i k e a b l e , friendly, or intelligent? They might even use terms with religious connotations such as committed, faithful, or sold-out to God. I would hope people would say that about me, but today I am meeting Marty who probably would no... More...

Walter A. "G-Da" Knowles, 78, of Union Grove, AL, died Wednesday (May 23, 2007) at his residence. A native of New York, he had lived in Murphy before moving to Union Grove in 2005. He was the son of the late Thomas H. and Ruth Ainslie Knowles. He served his country in the US Navy from February of 1... More...

EDITOR'S NOTE: For video with this article, go to www.smokymountainsentinel.com. Both of his parents were in jail. His father was locked up with other prisoners upstairs and his mother was behind bars in the basement. As a youth he would come and stand on the staircase between the two floors ... More...

Martial Arts of Murphy announces the following students have recieved the following awards for the month of April. Jon Tyner "Student of the Month", Wesley Holland "Best Attitude", Joey Dalessio "Most Improved." The Dojo headmaster Ron Wallace stated that these students always show great attitude an... More...

The Andrews Gymnastics Center Prep Optional team concluded its outstanding season on April 28-29 with a sixth place team finish (of 15 teams) at the Georgia State Gymnastics Meet held in Woodstock, Gerogia. With 20-25 competitors in every age division, three Andrews Gym Stars, Jenna Phillips, Alexi... More...