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June 20, 2007
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Bear Ridge Mall Grand Opening Saturday a success
(Left) Boy Scouts help conduct the flag ceremony at the grand opening of the Bear Ridge Mall in Andrews. Bagpipe players and VFWs also helped in making the event memorable. (Above) Three-year- old Jayla Lovingood proudly holds her peanuts she collected at the Peanut Drop. fifth pounds of peanuts wer... More...
Lake levels at an all time low
Drought like first five months of 2007 hasn't been seen for 118 years
By Anna Mitchell

North Carolina prides itself on its spectacular summers. The comfortable weather, gorgeous scenery and beautiful lakes attract tourists and are a joy for the residents of this state. However, the five month period from January through May 2007 has been the driest period in 118 years. More...

Former Cherokee County teacher sues over drug test policy for school employees
By Dwight Otwell

A former Cherokee County Spanish teacher has brought suit against the Graham County school system to prevent it from implementing random drug testing of all school employees. The North Carolina Association of Educators filed the lawsuit on behalf of Susan Jones, who now teaches at Robbinsville Hi... More...

 Local News
•Tool to supply skilled workers for industry touted at forum
A trained and skilled workforce is the primary concern for business and industry in this region, Eric Brinke Friday told a gathering of county and state business and political leaders from Georgia and North Carolina. "Their biggest challenge is to find employees," Brinke, director of Economic Dev... More...
•Korean War Veteran Memorial Service
•Environmental Health to meet
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 Calendar
•CALENDAR ITEMS
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
•Andrews nursing home cookout
Residents of Valley View Care and Rehabilitation Center on Kent Street in Andrews enjoy the annual cookout for residents, family and employees. More...
•Ten-year HDHS reunion celebrated
•Students praised at school board meeting
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 Opinion
•From the Porch
Duffers from Dunceville
I swung at a golf ball for the first time in two years. I missed. My stepdaughter DeEtte and I put our incompetency on the links on display for all the world to see - at least all the world who were in the vicinity of the golf course on this particular afternoon. More...
•Journal of a Living
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 Church
•Where is God?
Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher who lived from 1844-1900. Best known for his criticism of religion, he is best known for his statement, " God is dead." Perhaps if God lived in a specific place, doubters could be silenced. But he doesn't. More...
•A Point of Light
•Lecture on apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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 Obituaries
•Arvil McClure
Arvil McClure, 93, of 2003. Andrews died Friday (June 15, 2007) at his daughter's residence. A native and lifetime resident of Cherokee County, he was the son of the late Robert and Lena Gibby McClure and the husband of the late Thelma Mae Hogan McClure, who died Feb. More...
•Sharon Lynn Robinett
•Michael Shawn
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 Arts & Leisure
•Steve Hickman and John Devine to perform at Folk School June 22
Fiddler Steve Hickman and guitarist John Devine will be featured in a free concert at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 22. More...
•Library auction a success
•Library movie shaken, not stirred
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 Home & Garden
•Fish for Free on July 4
To encourage more people to get outside and on the water, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announces a free fishing day. On July 4 from midnight until 11:59 p.m., anyone- resident or non-resident- can fish in any public water, including coastal waters, in North Carolina without purchasing a... More...
•Presentation for potential development of closed county landfill
•Northeast Georgia Board of Realtors Gives $1,000 to the Community Council
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