Murphy Elementary make new friends in North Carolina
      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...
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Arrest report for 5/21/07 through 5/26/07
      May 21, 2007 Leistra, Andrew Dewayne, 24, breaking and or entering. larceny after break/enter. Sanders, Eric Matthew, 31, second degree trespassing. May 22, 2007 Anderson, Michael Bradley, 28, Assault on a female, harassing phone call, injury to personal property. Baldwin, Kevin Earl, 31, civi...
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A southern frying pan
Dixie Divas
By Ronda Rich
      During a recent shopping trip with Mama, I was admiring a cast iron pot. "Do you have to season cast iron pots like pans?" I asked her, remembering how she seasoned my first pan by oiling it and baking it on a lower rack for weeks while she did her normal baking.
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Treasuring Murphy Medical Center nursing home residents
      N a t i o n a l Nursing Home Week is a special week where residents, caregivers, families, staff and volunteers honor and celebrate Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home life. Any day is always a perfect time to visit your loved ones, friends, and neighbors.
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Reading 'pays' off for student
      Hiwassee Dam Students in grades 3-8 were encouraged to read more than their class goals this year by having a chance to enter a drawing for $50.00 or $100.00. Grades 3-6 were in a drawing for $50.00. In 3rd grade for every 30 AR points they earned, their name was put in the drawing. 4th grades had ...
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