ARREST REPORT
      6/22/2008 - Jessica Shanae Phillips, 26, civil purge, violating orders of court. 6/22/2008 - Patricia Fox Wrenn, 43, reckless driving to endanger. 6/22/2008 - Kevin Doyle Conaster, 25, obtaining property by false pretenses. 6/22/2008 - Jason Eldrigde Bateman, 29, DWLR driving while license revo...
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Hurlburt-Johnson Friendship House needs your help
      We have families in the shelter, we are at capacity. There are children one as young as 2 months old. We will help them get back on there feet.Some are working now. Our job is to help them make a new life as we do for others. You can help if you have a low rent housing. please call shelter at 837...
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Owens sentenced to prison
      Carl Steve Owens, age 61, a Cherokee County man, was sentenced in the Cherokee County Superior Court Thursday June 26, 2008 to a total active prison sentence of a minimum of 228 months and a maximum of 283 months (19 years to 23 years 7 months) to be served in the North Carolina Department of Corr...
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Who is eligible for WIC?
      GROSS INCOME 185% of Poverty Income Guidelines* effective July 1, 2008 WIC is available to pregnant, breast feeding and postpartum women, infants and children up to age five. To participate, these persons must: • Be a resident of North Carolina. Resident aliens are eligible to apply as l...
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Lemonade stand helps library
Julie Chautin Contributing Writer
      Jourdan and Morgan Brickey had one of the most photogenic fundraisers in Cherokee County recently. With the help of their mother, Breia Brickey, a volunteer at the Murphy Library, they became part of Crayons Pink Lemonade Brigade and raised money for the library with a lemonade stand.
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Story Time will explore space
Julie Chautin Contributing Writer
      Assistant librarian Steven Abernethy is looking into the sky for Thursday's Family Story Time at the Murphy Library. The theme is space and Abernethy will read stories about the planets and space exploration from new books in the children's section. Story Time will start at 6:15 p.m. and young rea...
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