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October 7, 2008
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Sometimes in business and government, it's the little changes, the ones that almost go unnoticed that provide an organization the most bang for its buck. More...
Drivers son describes Hurricane Ike destruction

Hi, my dad Mike drives for Duncan Oil Co. in Murphy. On Friday, September 12, my dad was asked if he would like to drive to Baton Rouge, LA to deliver fuel for Hurricane Ike relief. He accepted the offer and I was given the opportunity of a lifetime to go with him. More...

Historic museum is big draw for Cherokee County

They came from California, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio Massachusetts, Maryland and maybe a few other states. They spent Sunday night at the Ramada Inn in Hiawassee, Georgia, but Murphy, North Carolina was their first destination on a week-long Elder-hostel tour. More...

In conjunction with "MurphyFest" taking place at the L&N Depot in Downtown Murphy this Saturday, October 11th, the Valley River Model Railroad Club and Museum will be holding an "Open House" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the caboose behind the Depot building. More...
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...
The 2008 Young Harris Haunted 5K Trail Run and Kids 1K Fun Run is Saturday October 25 at 6:00 p.m. The event is hosted by the Young Harris College Cross Country Team and is run on the challenging YHC cross county trail. Every runner gets a custom tshirt. The top two runners overall plus the top t... More...
Ramblings of an amused mind!
"This past weekend, my wife and I traveled to Toledo, Ohio to attend a family wedding. We had the opportunity to listen to a lot of talk radio...and could not avoid impassioned discussion about the $700,000,000,000 bail-out. A couple of things stand out. More...
Robert Earl Heaton, 92, of Andrews died Sunday, October 5, 2008 at Murphy Medical Center. Mr. Heaton was born August 25, 1916 in Roan Mountain, Tenn. His family moved to Andrews when he was an infant, where he remained for the rest of his life. More...
Johnny Possum's Good Time Hootin' Band from New Zealand will be featured at 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 10 in the Community Room of the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown. The concert is free and open to the public. Donations are gratefully accepted. More...
he Andrews Mites finished the regular season this weekend with a 32-6 victory against the Robbinsville Knights. A close game in the first half with Andrews up by only 2-points at half time. Andrews got back on track after a 20 yard punt return by Doug Ball to set up a touchdown by Cameron Debty. More...

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