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September 24, 2008
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Going forward with a "reverse mortgage"
Senior residents feeling the economic pinch might have a way out
Frank Bradley Sentinel writer
Betty Lou Jones (not her real name) was having a hard time meeting her bills. She lives in a nice home in a nice development in Gilmer County, Georgia. Her husband died two years ago and left her with a $400,000 home paid for, a small savings and a social security check. More...
Chamber job fair and Expo
Frank Bradley Sentinel writer

Considering the down turn in our economy, the turnout at the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce soiree held at Tri- County Community College this weekend seemed to be quite successful. More...

Farm fresh fall harvest
Billy Bruce has produce fresh from his farm
Frank Bradley Sentinel writer

Billy Bruce is not your ordinary farmer. For one thing he is still in his 20's at a time when our nation's crop of farmers is getting older and well, older. The average age of American farmers is somewhere between late 50's to early 60's. More...

 Local News
•Valley River Humane Society's future is being chartered now
Readers, be advised that Valley River Humane Society (VRHS) is holding a general membership meeting at Tri-County Community College on September 25 at 6 p.m. Themeeting will be held in the auditorium in the Enloe building. The board of directors wants to hear from as many members as possible to ge... More...
•Animals need a home
•MMC gets new medical consultant
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 Calendar
•Calendar of Events
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. The Cherokee County Alcoholics Anonymous has scheduled meetings as follows: Tues. 7 p.m. More...
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 Community
•Shake up your lifestyle
Shake Healthy is now open in the Colonial Plaza shopping center in Murphy. Owners David and Lesley Mastifino celebrate the business opening and as new members of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting on Aug. 14. The Mastifinos (fourth and fifth from left) are joined by chambe... More...
•What in the world is a GAL?
•Castaway Critters shares success story
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 Opinion
•Economics for dummies (like me!)
Ramblings of an amused mind!
Well, those brilliant folks on Wall Street and in Washington, D.C. have certainly made a mess of our economy while making lots of money for themselves in the process. I guess that's why the TV was so full of "Wall Street vs. Main Street" type programs over the weekend. They get the gold mine, we g... More...
•This election vote the Bible
•Scheduled meeting for Republican party
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 Obituaries
•Barbara Lorenz
Barbara Jane Davidson Lorenz, age 70 passed away Saturday, September 20, 2008 after a brief illness, at her home. Born May 18, 1938 in Heflin Ala., she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Myrtle Brown Davidson and the wife of the late Edward G. Lorenz who died in 2005. More...
•Al fred Duckworth
•Gary Deetz Sr.
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 Sports & Recreation
•Wildcat News
Andrews Mites undefeated
Photo by Julie Wiley We are now 5-0. It was a difficult win because of a lot of penalties but it didn't matter every time the referees took yards from us we gained them back and every time they gave Franklin yards the team stepped up and hit them hard and wouldn't let them gain a yard. The boys kept... More...
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