Howard “Pop” Johnson, age 78 of Murphy, NC went to be with the Lord the evening of Sunday, June 26, 2016 after an extended illness surrounded by family and loved ones. He was a native of Cherokee County, NC and the son of the late Edgar Johnson and Marie Clark Johnson Bolt. Howard enjoyed gardening, […]
Read More »Mr. Merle Ray Kephart: Obituary
Merle Ray Kephart, age 69, of Murphy, NC passed away Monday, June 13, 2016 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. He was a native and lifelong resident of Cherokee County; he was the son of the late Frank Lee and Theodosia Josephine Dockery Kephart. Merle worked at Levi Strauss and also was a custodian with […]
Read More »Carrie Belle Nelson: Obituary
Carrie Belle Nelson, age 99, of Royston, Georgia, formerly of Hayesville, died Sunday, June 26, 2016 in a Lavonia, Georgia hospital. She was a native of Clay County, but had been living in Royston since 2012. She had worked for Moss Memorial Library and was a member of the Chatuge Hills Assembly of God Church. […]
Read More »“All Things Vegas” Information
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Read More »Mr. Richard Franklin Dockery: Obituary
Richard Franklin Dockery, age 81 of Murphy, NC passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016 at Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. He was born in Cherokee County, NC to the late Ralph and Ida Evelyn Coleman Dockery. Richard was a US Army Veteran and self-employed. He loved deer hunting and fishing. Richard was a member and […]
Read More »Peggy Morgan Thompson: Obituary
Peggy Morgan Thompson, 77, of Nantahala Community, Topton passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 in a Murphy hospital. She was a native of Macon County where she had lived most of her life. She had worked as a CNA in nursing facilities as well as for private care. She was of the Baptist faith. Peggy […]
Read More »The Doctrine of Demons
The Wicked One- Part 2 I want to continue where we left off at our last teaching. I am trying to warn as many people as will listen about the attacks of the wicked one, the devil. He needs to be exposed. First, I want to tell you how much God loves you today and […]
Read More »Grace Estelle Crawford: Obituary
Grace Estelle Crawford, age 61 of Andrews, NC passed away Monday, June 13, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Cherokee County to the late Edith Bowers. Grace worked as a C.N.A. In addition to her mother she was preceded in death by her brother, Raymond Simond and her sister, Faith McDaniel. She is […]
Read More »Orlando, FL, An Attack on Society
Opinion by George McClellan: The jihadist attack in Orlando, Fl. was unspeakable for the breath of its devastation, but not senseless. Unspeakable because Americans just don’t do that sort of thing anymore but, not senseless because it was an act required by the Koran of all true believers. The attacker was indeed a true believer, […]
Read More »Mrs. Doris Smart Moore: Obituary
Doris Smart Moore, 89, of Hayesville passed away Friday June 10, 2016 at her residence. Doris was born at home on September 26, 1926 in Gastonia, NC. She was the second oldest of 7 children born to John Smart, Sr. & Ida Belle Barnard Smart. Since childhood, she grew up and lived her life close […]
Read More »Are You a Righteous Person?
Religion column written by Dr. Bob Allen: You can, and should be. Righteousness means having the ability to stand in the presence of Father God without the sense of guilt or inferiority. May I ask you if you are there yet? Can you do that? I hope so. 1st Cor. 6:9 says, “Know you not […]
Read More »Betty Jane Belcher: Obituary
Betty Jane Belcher, age 88 of Murphy, NC passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. She was born in Dade County, Florida to the late James and Jessie Smith. Betty was a homemaker and a member of the Unaka Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded […]
Read More »Does Islamophobia Mean Self-Defense?
Opinion by George McClellan: It is a propaganda tool used by Obama’s administration and groups like CAIR, the Council of American Islamic Relations and the Muslim Brotherhood, to try to intimidate Americans, by accusing them of “Islamophobia,” a sin so grave we should feel guilty even thinking that Islam, the ‘religion of peace,’ is the […]
Read More »Who Decides Who and What is a Terrorist?
Opinion by George McClellan: 9/11, Boston marathon, Chattanooga, Ft. Hood, San Bernardino and now, Orlando, Fl., will forever be events etched into our history as Islamic attacks against Americans, American culture and American freedoms.The only question that remains is who will write that history and who will the writers deem to be be the terrorists? […]
Read More »Supreme Judgement Does Not Come from the Supreme Court
Opinion written by John Tutten: Do you feel like our country is coming under judgment? I mean judgment as is in Old Testament, wrath of God type stuff. While we are not being overrun by plagues of locusts nor is fire falling from the sky, do you not have the sense though that America is […]
Read More »Mr. Charles Lewis Lloyd: Obituary
Charles Lewis Lloyd, age 74 of Murphy, NC passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Clay County, NC to the late Pauline Nicely. Charles was a US Air Force veteran; he served in the Vietnam War. He worked for MGM Brakes and Outboard Motors. Charles was of the Baptist […]
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