• Andrews girls, boys place third at track meet

    Andrews Wildcats Track

    The Andrews girls and boys track teams both placed third in a meet at Murphy on Wednesday, March 4, with the Lady Wildcats scoring 63 points and the Wildcats scoring 47.5 points. Union Co. won the girls meet with 93 points, while Murphy won the boys meet with 151.5 points. For the Lady Wildcats, Lindy […]

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  • Lady Bulldogs track team takes second in meet

    Murphy Lady Bulldogs Track

    The Murphy Lady Bulldogs track team placed second Wednesday, March 5, at home, in the first meet of the season, with 82 points. Union Co. won the meet with 93 points, while Andrews was third (63 points), Hiwassee Dam was fourth (40 points), and Tri-County Early College was fifth with 19 points. In the 100-meter […]

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  • Murphy Bulldogs track team takes first place

    Murphy Bulldogs Track

    The Murphy Bulldogs track team took first place in the first meet of the season Wednesday, March 4, at home. The Bulldogs scored 151.5 points to take the top spot against Union Co. (93 points), Andrews (47.5 points), and Tri-County Early College (5 points). In the 4X800 meter relay, the team of Andrew Bryson, Caleb […]

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  • Murphy Man Charged in Car Thefts

    Murphy, NC— Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced the February 21st, 2019 arrest of 36 year old Joshua Charles Hampton of Murphy North Carolina in connection with several motor vehicle thefts. On February 21st, 2019 the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office and Murphy Police Department conducted a joint investigation which identified Joshua Charles Hampton as a suspect in […]

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  • Finalizing Georgia’s Budget

    COLUMN Contact:          Ines Owens, Acting Director [email protected] 404.656.0028 Finalizing Georgia’s Budget By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) As the General Assembly marches closer to Sine Die, our constitutional duty of passing a balanced budget for Georgia’s government has become our biggest priority for the last few legislative days. The Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) general […]

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  • TROUT STOCKING WILL BEGIN EARLIER IN 2017

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TROUT STOCKING WILL BEGIN EARLIER IN 2017 GAINESVILLE, Ga. (Mar. 7, 2017) – Take advantage of beautiful spring weather and plan a trout fishing trip to the north Georgia Mountains! How about an early trout stocking to sweeten the deal? The Georgia Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]

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  • Remembering the Forgotten: Collins Statement on President’s Joint Session Address

      Jessica Andrews (202) 225-9893 [email protected] February 28, 2017 Remembering the Forgotten: Collins Statement on President’s Joint Session Address WASHINGTON—Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.) attended President Donald Trump’s first address to Congress and issued the following statement in response: “This evening, President Trump highlighted America’s forgotten men and women, the people who have felt strangely exempted […]

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  • A TEAM OF PROGRESSIVES & A CONGRESSMAN WITH TEAM THAT SHOW UP TO TALK

    A TEAM OF PROGRESSIVES & A CONGRESSMAN WITH TEAM THAT SHOW UP… to talk In a time that senators and representatives decline to meet with constituents and constituents march, chant, yell, and raise signs from frustration, the pattern was broken last Saturday morning in Gainesville’s District 9 offices of Representative Doug Collins. Doug Collins showed […]

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  • Police in Cherokee County search for hit and run suspect

    CHEROKEE COUNTY, NC — Cherokee County Sheriff Derrick Palmer says a man was killed in a hit and run Tuesday night February 21st, 2017 on Reservoir Road. Sheriff Derrick Palmer says the young man hit was 19 year old Ethan Picon.   Right now the authorities have not made any arrests, nor have they released a […]

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  • Senator David Perdue, Parents, & Education Leaders Applaud New Secretary Of Education Betsy DeVos

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: February 7, 2017 Megan Whittemore, 202-228-1023 Caroline Vanvick, 202-224-6594   Senator David Perdue, Parents, & Education Leaders Applaud New Secretary Of Education Betsy DeVos   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) today voted to confirm President Donald J. Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos and joined […]

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  • Mountain Emergency Animal Center ~ Snake Bites & Pet Safety

    It’s Warming Up!!! If you are enjoying the warmer weather now, so are the snakes! As a matter of fact, while driving home, a Garter Snake slithered in front of my car while at a stop sign. Some of my neighbors have told me that they’ve seen Copperheads about. Venomous snakes injure over 150,000 dogs […]

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  • OPEN BOOK ON EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT PASSES HOUSE

    OPEN BOOK ON EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT PASSES HOUSE 02/27/17 WASHINGTON—Today, the Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act, H.R. 1033, passed in the House with widespread bipartisan support. Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.) sponsored the bill in order to increase transparency among federal agencies as they apply the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). EAJA enables Americans with […]

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  • Modest Proposal for Law Enforcement Salary Upgrades

    “Our sheriff Stacy Nickolson agrees with Governor Deal that Georgia’s law enforcement personnel are underpaid.  The governor helped rectify this situation for state personnel by approving a 20% increase in their salaries.  What about our local law enforcement personnel who bear the burden of first response and danger in our communities?  Shouldn’t they be paid […]

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  • The Amended 2017 Budget

    COLUMN Contact:          Ines Owens, Acting Director [email protected] 404.656.0028 The Amended 2017 Budget By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) This week, the Senate passed one of the most important pieces of legislation that we will see all year: The Amended 2017 Fiscal Year (FY) budget. The AFY 2017 budget (also known as the “little budget”) […]

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  • Wrapping Up Our First Month Back

    Contact: Ines Owens, Acting Director [email protected] 404.656.0028 Wrapping up Our First Month Back By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) January has been a productive month for the Senate, but this last week has been especially busy. Committees are now in full swing, and I had multiple guests that I was proud to have at […]

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