School health program decline likely if funds lost
By Dwight Otwell Editor
      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.
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School News
By John Bourscheid
      -135 high school students in Cherokee County in online classes, Hiwassee Dam High School will be getting Mandarin Chinese II (already has Mandarin Chinese I). -70 LDC projectors and Smartboards installed this month. Thanks given to Justin Sickle and Ken Joyner for helping install.
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Byers' sex conviction upheld
      The North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of sex offender Roy Lee Byers. The court found that there was no error in the November 6, 2007 trial. Byers was convicted on January 5, 2006 by a Cherokee County jury of four felonies, two counts of first degree sex offense and two counts...
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Local children visit Murphy Fire Department to "learn the ropes"
      Murphy Elementary School Kindergarten classes visited Murphy Fire Department to learn more about fire prevention and safety. The classes toured the fire station and watched a short video about what to do in case of a fire. The children know to stay low and go, then, call 911.
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Hiwassee Dam reaches for the stars, reading a total of 28,248 minutes
Submitted by Mary Ashley, Media coordinator for HDES and HDHS
      Hiwassee Dam students in grades PK - 5th grade participated in a program called "Reach for the Stars" sponsored by Usborne Books and the media center. The students read and collected pledges for two weeks based on reading at least 30 minutes a day. The participating students read a total of 28,24...
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TCCC invites ideas at community listening forum
      Tri-County Community College officials want to know how the college can best serve the needs of the residents of Cherokee, Clay, and Graham counties so they are planning a Community Listening Forum for Friday November 16 from 9:00 a.m. - noon in the Enloe Building on the Main Campus.
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Volunteers recognized by community non-profit organizations
      On Tuesday October 30th The United Way honored area volunteers at a Volunteer Recognition event held at Tri-County Community College. Nominations for awards were made by local nonprofit agencies in Cherokee County. Industrial Opportunities, Inc. of Andrews nominated two of the award recipients, St...
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Video confrencing students from Murphy Adventist School visit Boston, MA
      The AE21* students from Murphy Adventist Christian School visited Boston, MA, for their fall trip. About 120 people from AE21 sites around North America joined their fellow students in this historical city. The students divided into three groups for varying activities.
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Landslides in Western NC
      Living on a mountain entails significant personal and financial risks. The mountainous counties that make up WNC are in a landslide-hazard zone, and the North Carolina Geological Survey is in the midst of assembling hazard maps that unfortunately will take years to complete.
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