Six out of ten people with Alzheimer’s disease will wander. You can’t know when it will happen. It’s common for a person with dementia to wander and become lost. This can happen even in the earliest stages of the disease. Wandering can be dangerous, even life threatening, and the stress of this risk can weigh […]
Read More »Mrs. Shelia Gail Kephart Phillips: Obituary
Shelia Gail Kephart Phillips, age 58 of Murphy, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Shelia was a native of Cherokee County, NC. She was a daughter of the late Frank and Josephine Kephart. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her […]
Read More »Why We Are Losing
Opinion by George McClellan: A U.S. Circuit Court judge recently announced that he gives no consideration to the actual Constitution, and other judges should follow his example. Seventh Circuit Court Judge Richard Posner, in an op. ed, stated plainly: “I see absolutely no value to a judge of spending decades, years, months, weeks, days, hours, […]
Read More »Whose Rule of Law Is It Anyway?
Opinion by George McClellan: Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico and Libertarian presidential candidate opined on CNN Sunday morning that he did not think Hillary Clinton was in any legal jeopardy with her unauthorized use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. “I don’t think there’s been criminal intent on […]
Read More »Will She or Won’t She?
Opinion by George McClellan: Crapola leftist propaganda is being stuffed down our throats every day to justify every possible conceivable reason that our America, according to the Progressives, is the source of all evil and wickedness in the world. If the Progressives are to maintain their slipping hold on power for another four years so […]
Read More »Peachtree Woman Arrested for Breaking and Entering
Murphy, NC— Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced the June 21st , 2016 arrest of 32 year Brandi Suzanne Haines who gave a Marble North Carolina address for charges involving breaking and entering and domestic. During the afternoon hours of June 21st, 2016 the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the Peachtree Community of […]
Read More »Mrs. Otealia Lail Baldwin: Obituary
Otealia Lail Baldwin, age 87, of the Nantahala community passed away Thursday, June 29, 2016 in Buncombe County, NC. She was born in Buncombe County, NC to the late Henry Clay and Palace Jones Lail. Otealia had worked as an advocate for low income Senior Citizens and part-time with the Macon County Forest Service as […]
Read More »Judy Ellison: Obituary
Judy Ellison, 74, of Lawrenceville, GA, formerly of Murphy, passed away Saturday, July 16th, following a brave battle against pancreatic cancer. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend to many. She was known for her wonderful cooking, sewing and gardening. Family and friends enjoyed her delicious potato salad, chicken & dumplings, […]
Read More »Murphy Woman Arrested for Felony Assault & Setting Fire to Home
Murphy, NC— Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced the July 13th, 2016 arrest of 42 year Jennifer Dale Farmer who gave a Murphy North Carolina address for charges handed down from the July 11th, 2016 Grand Jury Session. On March 26th, 2016 the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office was called to a residence in the Beaver Dam Community […]
Read More »Mr. Charles “Chris” McCoy: Obituary
Charles “Chris” McCoy, age 51 of Murphy, passed away Monday, July 11, 2016 at his home. He was a native of Cherokee County, NC. Chris loved to hunt and fish. He also enjoyed wood carving and had a real talent to draw. He attended Rowland Hill Baptist Church in Marble, NC. Chris was the son […]
Read More »Mrs. Lavetta Clement: Obituary
Mrs. Lavetta Clement age 79, of Murphy passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016 at Valley View Care Center in Andrews. She was born May 2, 1937 and lived most of her life in Claiborne County, TN. Lavetta was a loving wife and mother and worked for a time for the Claiborne County schools. She was […]
Read More »Benghazi Facts are Stubborn Things
Opinion by John Tutten: I thought I had reached the limits of my disgust with this administration and the media. However, events this week in Washington have created new levels of revulsion for me to experience. The House Select Committee on Benghazi released their long overdue report on the events that led up to the […]
Read More »Mrs. Mildred Cook: Obituary
Mrs. Mildred Cook, age 77 of Blairsville, GA, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 after a extended illness. Mrs. Cook was born November 28, 1938 in Union County to the late Sue Davenport and the late Rev. Claude Davenport. She is preceded in death by her husband of 46 years the late Allen (Joe) Cook […]
Read More »Mr. Thomas G. Dyer: Obituary
Thomas G. Dyer, age 71 of Hayesville, died Saturday, July 16, 2016 in Murphy Medical Center. He was a native of Clay County, but had lived in Spartanburg, South Carolina for several years before moving back to Clay County in 1960. Thomas retired in 2011 after thirty-one years of service in maintenance with Murphy Medical […]
Read More »Mr. Monty L. Pearson: Obituary
Monty L. Pearson, 66, of Hayesville passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 in a Gainesville, Georgia hospital. He was a native of Houston, Texas. Monty had served in the Merchant Marine. Surviving are his wife of 35 years, Katherine Pearson. Graveside service was held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in the Hayesville First […]
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