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November 14, 2007
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Contaminated water brings out hundreds to public meetings
Additional bad wells from former Clifton Precision plant discovered
By Dwight Otwell Editor
Large numbers of Peachtree residents Thursday attended two meetings concerning contaminated water from the old Clifton Precision plant. The meetings were billed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources as pubic availability... More...
Interim health director talks about progress and problems
By Dwight Otwell Editor

As applications for the position of health director continue to come into the Cherokee County office, Interim Director Bob Wood recently spoke about the department and what he has seen since his arrival in August. More...

New School Board superintendent to be announced April 1
By Dwight Otwell Editor

The Cherokee County Board of Education hopes to get the best possible superintendent by setting their search process in gear early. The board plans to announce the new superintendent on April Fool's Day, April 1, 2008. More...

 Local News
•School health program decline likely if funds lost
Community planning is needed to prevent the Cherokee County School system from losing five to six years worth of progress in health related issues and programs. Sue Lynn Ledford Thursday presented a school health update to the school board. More...
•School News
•Byers' sex conviction upheld
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 Calendar
•Calendar
7th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday Nov. 22 - 1:00 p.m. at First Assembly Church house located at their new property 191 Robinson Road, Andrews Complete free meal with all the trimmings, dessert and drink. Everyone is welcome.Call us if you are coming. See you there! More...
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 Community
•Cherokee County Senior Games set for 2008, Former medalists featured in local Christmas parade
Former Senior Games medalists will participate in the Murphy Christmas Parade December 1, and the Andrews Christmas Parade December 8. Senior Games/Silver Arts competitions will be held in Cherokee County for the first time next year. Local residents had previously competed in Swain County Senior ... More...
•Dying 7-year-old wants your business card
•Camp Wildlife teaches children about the pioneer way of life
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 Opinion
•From the Porch
They save lives
I recently attended a gathering of life savers. I'm not talking about the candy that comes in round pieces. I'm not talking about doctors. I'm not even talking about fire fighters. More...
•Sheriff should be ashamed
•Christian outreach motorcycle club receives grant from Wal-Mart
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 Church
•The Gospel of quality
John's title is quality control and he works where I do. His job is to prevent bad manufac- tured parts from going to customers. It is an important job. Sending out enough junk would cost us our job. John constantly stresses the importance of good workmanship and attention to detail. He does mo... More...
•Stay in the game
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 Obituaries
•Walter Oden
Walter V. Oden, age 100, of Murphy, NC died Sunday, November 11, 2007, at the Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. He was a native of Beatrice, Nebraska and the owner and operator of a sewing machine store in Nebraska for many years. Mr. Oden moved to Murphy, NC in 2004 from Port St. Lucie, FL. More...
•Catherine Miller
•Nelle Yonce
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 Home & Garden
•Guest instructors this month at Yarn Circle focus on needle and wet felting
November is another busy month at Yarn Circle in Peachtree. "We are happy to feature two guest instructors, Kaye Patterson and Becky Walker, this month," said Pam Howard, co-owner of the yarn and fiber store. "They both love to teach and look forward to working with both beginners and experienced... More...
•Commission warns hunters about deadly Deer disease
•Campaign pays tribute to America's Conservationists
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 Sports & Recreation
•Dogs' season ends in first round of playoffs
Murphy made a long, sustained drive to start the third quarter to pull themselves back into their first round playoff game against West Montgomery. Down only one touchdown, the Bulldogs kicked off and a Warrior runner returned the kick into the endzone for a touchdown. After that, it was all West... More...
•Cats' season ends with 3rd loss to Braves
•Local boy scores first 5 point Deer
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