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March 12, 2008
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Dr. Seuss says read
MURPHY - Kindergarten, first and second grade students at The Learning Center spent the afternoon celebrating the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, by participating in Read Across America that is sponsored by the National Education Association. Read Across America is the ... More...
Breathing easier with MMC

Doris Phillips vacuums and mops her floors and she couldn't be happier. That's because two weeks ago the 61-year-old Martins Creek resident couldn't even sit in her easy chair without using oxygen. Doris was severely limited in her activities. More...

Safeguarding our children
Christy Fuller Sentinel Writer

Jeffrey Postell, Assistant Chief of Police of Murphy, is campaigning for the Cherokee County School Board At Large seat, currently occupied by Dr. Brian Mitchell. On November 4, 2008, this seat will be filled by either Postell, Kieth Campbell or Eric Brinkley. More...

 Local News
•Spaghetti dinner held
The Murphy Presbyterian Men, a new group, served a free spaghetti dinner to more than thirty guests Wed. March 5. The spaghetti was made from a special secret family recipe, and their rule was, "no women in the kitchen." Pictured from right to left: Mike Russell, John Evans, Charlie Smoot, Ron Tayl... More...
•American Cancer Society seeks sponsors for Relay For Life
•Learning the fun things of life
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 Calendar
•Events
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
•Believing the unexpected
Last week I wrote about saving a french fry. It was not saved from being eaten as one might expect, but saved from drowning in ketchup. That's the thing about expectations - sometimes the unexpected becomes reality. I read a good story this week about a young angel encountering the unexpected. More...
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 Opinion
•Creekside Chronicles
Home is where the soul is
As I sat with some friends having a glass of wine and laughing about how close our paths had crossed in Atlanta, particularly in Buckhead, I remarked that all the years I have lived, I have never experienced such friendship in abundance until I came to live in this valley. Yes, I have had a couple... More...
•Mother outraged by Compulsory Attendance Law
•Odyssey of the Mind, many thanks
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 Obituaries
•DOROTHY RUTH MOORE
Dorothy Ruth Moore, age 84, of Murphy, NC died Saturday, February 23, 2008 in the Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home after a period of declining health. She was a native and lifelong resident of Cherokee County. Dorothy was a homemaker and a member of the Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church in Murp... More...
•BONNIE HAZEL TAYLOR
•BUSTER EDWARD LEDFORD
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 Home & Garden
•Cooking with Barbara
This is a recipe from a good friend and Aunt of my friend, Her name is Irene Bagby. She is in her midnineties and lives in a nursing home in Gwinnett County. She grew up in Buford, Georgia. She was always o much fun to go and visit. More...
•Guest fiber artist coming to Yarn Circle
•Goats galore
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