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January 2, 2008
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The top 25 news stories of 2007
Harrison Keely Design Editor
What a year 2007 was. From drought and drugs to crashes and construction, Cherokee County survived a powerful year of news last year. Cherokee Sentinel editors sifted through every story to find, rank and put in perspective the top 25 news articles of 2007. More...
A redesign point of view
Get an inside look at the look of the inside
Harrison Keely Design Editor

What's the number one New Year's resolution made in the United States? Essentially, people want to strive to look better. The Cherokee Sentinel wants to enhance its image as well. It was time for a change. The long-deserved redesign you see now is the result of driven determination among many st... More...

United way establishes new advisory board
Board will focus on achieving agency results

Mark O'Connell, recently retired as the President/ CEO of the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, has been elected as the first member of the newly-formed Advisory Board of the United way of Cherokee and Clay Counties. More...

 Local News
•Cherokee County EMS awarded $31,000 grant to accelerate response and strengthen services
Cherokee County EMS is one of 26 emergency care agencies to receive part of a $1.6 million grant from The Duke Endowment through the North Carolina Officeof Emergency Medical Services (NCOEMS). Locally, $31,000 will be used to create new policies and procedures that will accelerate response time. More...
•Swashbuckler for kids at library
•Rep. Shuler Helps Secure Drought Relief for WNC Farmers
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 Calendar
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RECURRING EVENTS SELF-HELP Alzheimer's Support Group of Murphy meets the 1st Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m. at the Murphy Senior Center. Contact Laura Harris at 828-644-0650 for more information. More...
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 Community
•Students participate in MOOG health fair
Students from the AE21 high school program at Murphy Adventist Christian School participated in the health fair MOOG Industry provided for its employees. The participants were provided blood pressure and cholesterol checks; they were also offered stop smoking clinics, as well as other health relat... More...
•Ingles joins Cherokee County Chamber
•Texana youth make Christmas cookies
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 Opinion
•Inspecting candidates
John Edwards and Mike Huckabee are the most popular Presidential candidates in their own parties in western North Carolina, according to recent surveys conducted by Raleigh's Public Policy Polling. But Rudy Giuliani is the most popular candidate with the public at large in WNC. More...
•Jesus turned water into glory
•The new year brings changes to the Sentinel
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 Arts & Leisure
•Treasure at the box office
Movie review: National Treasure - Book of secrets
Disney's national treasure will likely come from the box officethis holiday season as its Nicholas Cage sequel "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" takes in a fortune. If you found yourself in the theater multiple times to see Titanic when it was first released in theaters a decade ago, you may g... More...
•Emmy Awards for "Sing Behind the Plow"
•Dreaming in straight lines; seeing with a potter's eye
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 Home & Garden
•Save money with eco-friendly home additions
With the "green" trend continually growing, many homeowners are swapping old air conditioning units, heaters and appliances with more energy efficient models. More...
•Bathroom makeover tips make it easy
•Over-wintering tips
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