Andrews Gym Stars wow coach in Georgia
      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...
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Hayesville ends Murphy's softball season
By Amanda Hyatt Staff Writer
      Hayesville advanced to the regional finals last Thursday when they defeated Murphy at Hayesville. The hard fought game was witnessed by a large crowd on a beautiful Thursday afternoon. Following a solid regular season showing by both teams, the athletes and fans enjoyed a livley, competitive atmos...
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Shriner's golf tournament
      At 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 2 at Chatuge Shores Golf Course we will have a shotgun start for the 35th Annual Shriner Golf Tournament. Entry fee is $75 per person. The entry fee includes green and cart fee, doorprizes, mulligans, and Hole in One prizes. There is a two-person best ball. Top five ...
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Winners from all generations
     Katie Estep (right) is pictured with her grandmother Toni Lovingood and great grandmother Maxine Moran (center) at the Team Pruitt 5K May 12th in Mt. Washington, Kentucky. Katie completed the course in a personal best time of 25.55 winning first place in the 9 and under age group while her grandmoth...
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Announcing the 2007 Summer Swim Team season
      If you are interested in enrolling your children ages 6-18 into the Summer League Swim Team Program, then we ask that you attend the Parent Organizational Meeting on Thursday, May 31 at 7 p.m. at the new Hiwassee Valley Pool and Wellness Center in Murphy, NC. located in Konehete Park. At this meeti...
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Drama EOC presents plays to younger audiences
      Exciting things are happening at Murphy High School at year's end as the students gear up for final exams. The EOC test for the Drama students has always been a "proof of the pudding" event as the students get ready to apply all their inclass learnings to the real thing: a performance for the publi...
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Top HDHS seniors honored
      It was a special evening for Hannah Watson and Bethany Hamby recently when they walked away with $500 scholarships from the annual Tri-Sate EMC Honors Night. Both high honor students at Hiwassee Dam High School, Watson and Hamby say they are grateful for the award and appreciate the recognition giv...
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TCCC Foundation raises funds for college
By Gabby Hudson
      Tri-County Community College finds great success through efforts of the TCCC Foundation. Board member Frankie McMillan reported to the Board of Trustees during their monthly meeting on Thursday that the North Carolina Symphony sold out of tickets before the event.
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MMC volunteers honored
      Murphy Medical Center acknowledged the contributions of volunteers through a series of events in conjunction with National Volunteer Appreciation Week and National Hospital / Nursing Home Week. During Volunteer Appreciation Week, volunteers were treated to a special luncheon at the home of Mary Ca...
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Carl Stiles: A life of adversity
      Carl was five years old when his right eye was severely traumatized. It was an accident of pure negligence, one that forced Carl to receive treatment in an Atlanta hospital for three weeks. For six months Carl went to the doctor every two weeks, and after those six months had passed he went to the...
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'Monster' madness
Drivers: Delaware track is deserving of its reputation
By RICK MINTER Cox News Service
      NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow proved to be a handful for most Nextel Cup drivers a couple of weeks back at Darlington Raceway. Few survived the weekend without putting a "Darlington Stripe" or two on their cars because they momentarily lost control and brushed the outside wall.
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KASEY KAHNE CATCHING UP WITH ...
      Kasey Kahne, driver of Ray Evernham's No. 9 Dodge in Nextel Cup, led the circuit in victories in 2006 with six, but he has struggled in 2007, going winless and stumbling to 32nd in points with no Cup victories. He recently participated in a teleconference with reporters, including Rick Minter of Co...
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UP AND COMING A look at some of the young drivers who are on the sport's horizon
Promising teen gets lesson from Cup star, along with a win
      Joey Logano, a 17-year-old development driver for Joe Gibbs Racing, recently defeated Nextel Cup veteran Kevin Harvick in a door-to-door duel at Iowa Speedway. It was Logano's third victory in four starts this season in NASCAR's Grand National division. Logano participated in a teleconference with ...
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Rick Minter's OBSERVATIONS
      Early rollout NASCAR's decision to use the Car of Tomorrow in all Nextel Cup races next season, instead of the planned gradual phase-in, wasn't much of a surprise to the teams and drivers. Many had urged the accelerated rollout to keep teams from having to maintain separate fleets of COTs and conv...
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