Raymond Snoekstra, age 80 of Andrews, NC passed away Sunday, July 23, 2016 at his residence. Raymond was born June 17, 1936 in Newton, New Jersey grew up on a dairy farm in Goat Meadows, New Jersey. He graduated from Hackettstown High School in 1955. After graduation Raymond joined the US Air Force in 1955. […]
Read More »Marx, Alinsky, and Today’s Democrats
Opinion by John Tutten: Ben Carson in his speech at the Republican National Convention provided a sharp contrast between America as constituted and the America the Democrats are endeavoring to transform us into. Carson had the temerity to shine the light on our current president’s and his desired successor’s mentor, Saul Alinsky, and his game […]
Read More »Mr. Roy Arlen McClure: Obituary
Mr. Roy Arlen McClure, 73, of Andrews, died Friday, July 29, 2016, at his residence. Born November 9, 1942, in Cherokee County, Roy was the son of the late Ernest and Myrtle Mathis McClure. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by three brothers, Ray, Raverett, and Richard McClure. Roy was […]
Read More »Rev. Gene Martin: Obituary
Rev. Gene Martin, age 75 of Marble, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016 at his home. Rev. Martin was born June 2, 1941 in Cherokee County, NC to the late Buford Gene Martin and the late Dorthy Sells Martin. Gene had served as an area pastor for close to 40 years serving Bealtown Baptist Church, […]
Read More »Can Trump Do it?
Opinion by George McClellan: “Friends, delegates and fellow Americans” (Friends, Romans, Countrymen), “I accept your nomination…” What a way to start an acceptance speech. The Donald, not the most polished of public speakers, became one of the best Thursday night. He’s a doer not a talker, a producer, not a destroyer and he clearly laid […]
Read More »Who Runs the GOP Now?
Opinion by George McClellan: A fundamental disagreement is in play now, about who runs, or will run, the Republican Party. On the larger scale the crypto-globalists, the Bush’s, Romney’s, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, et. al., the GOP’s political ‘elites,’ have killed their chances of holding on. They revealed their hands by not even electing to […]
Read More »Mr. Justin Morrow: Obituary
Justin Morrow, age 28, of Murphy, NC passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 in Fannin County, GA. He was a native and lifelong resident of Cherokee County, NC. He was the son of Randy Morrow of Murphy, NC and Renee Morrow of Ellijay, GA. Justin was a member of Second Baptist Church. He is survived […]
Read More »Trust
Opinion by George McClellan: Trust is the glue that binds! lying is the solvent that erodes that trust and empowers a culture of dishonesty. People, in groups, communities and businesses all function well together when each member can be trusted to do the tasks they were assigned. Most of our daily encounters involve the little […]
Read More »The Wicked One Part 3
Relion article written by Dr. Bob Allen Jesus told us in the sixteenth chapter of Mark to heal the sick and cast out devils. But first, you will have to know who you are in Christ Jesus and your place of authority in him. Beware of the devil. He will try to rob you of […]
Read More »Mrs. Georgia Viola Cluff Bush: Obituary
Georgia Viola Cluff Bush, age 56 of Murphy, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Murphy Medical Center. Viola was a native of High Point, NC. She is the daughter of Ronald and Anne Mercer Cluff of Palm Harbor, FL. Viola had worked as a Volunteer Coordinator for Pinellas County Florida School System and was […]
Read More »Joann Kephart Matheson: Obituary
Joann Kephart Matheson, age 73, of Murphy, NC passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016 in Buncombe County, NC. She was a native and lifelong resident of Cherokee County, NC and the daughter of the late Raymond Lewis and Charlsie Lee Graves Kephart. Joann retired from the RBC Centura Bank after 39 years of service. She […]
Read More »Mr. Roy Walter Langner Jr. : Obituary
Roy Walter Langner Jr. passed away at age 63 on July 17th, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was born in Greenville, SC on December 25th, 1952. He lived in Germany and Augusta, GA before graduating from Georgia State University. He moved to Andrews, NC in 1978. He was a general manager at local restaurants […]
Read More »Marble Man Arrested for Sexual Battery
Murphy, NC — Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced the July 19th, 2016 arrest of 53 year Kenneth James Laney who gave a Marble North Carolina address. On July 19th, 2016 the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported disturbance at residence in the Marble Community of Cherokee County North Carolina. Upon further investigation information was […]
Read More »Mrs. Oma Stiles Taylor: Obituary
Oma Stiles Taylor, age 86, of Murphy, NC passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at North East GA Medical Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Cherokee County, NC; daughter of the late McKinley and Minnie Hedrick Stiles. Oma retired as an inspector from Levi Strauss and Company. She was a member of […]
Read More »Fannie Stalcup Smart: Obituary
Fannie Stalcup Smart, 96, of Hayesville died Monday, July 25, 2016 in a Gastonia, North Carolina hospital. She was a native of Cherokee County, but Fannie lived in Clay County most of her life. She worked for many years as a seamstress for Carolina Dress. Fannie was a member of Ledford’s Chapel United Methodist Church. […]
Read More »Who’s Not at the GOP Convention?
Opinion by George McClellan: Easy question! it’s the GOP’s globalists, that obsessive New World Order crowd who will not be there. The once familiar face of the old Republican Party has decided to miss this seasons convention. Folks like the Bush family, John McCain, Lindsey Graham and the Romney’s, as well as Ohio’s black hearted […]
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