Alan Wilson Rodgers, 69, of Murphy, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 at his residence. He was a native of Huntsville, Alabama, but lived in Hendersonville, Tennessee most of his life. Alan served in the U.S. Air Force and was a graduate of Vanderbilt University. He made a career in finance and sales. Alan was […]
Read More »The Money Making Media
Opinion written by John Tutten: The left wing bias of the mainstream media has been responsible for much of the decline we see in our civil society today. They have been the mouthpiece and the cheerleaders for leftists pursuing the “transformation” of America for decades now and have been highly successful in tearing the country […]
Read More »Speaker David Ralston Responds to Governor Nathan Deal Veto of Campus Carry Bill
Speaker of the House of Representatives David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) issued the following statement concerning the Governor’s veto of HB 859, the Campus Safety Act: “I am deeply disappointed by Governor Deal’s decision to veto House Bill 859 – the Campus Safety Act. While I respect the Governor and his right to act as he […]
Read More »Looking Back, Looking Forward
Opinion by George McClellan: How do we put the awful legacy of the past eight years of Obama behind us? How do we disengage from the imposed, stupefying social forces of top down management over our lives, and return to a proven form of successful government by the people, from the bottom up, that provides […]
Read More »Mr. Michael Polos: Obituary
The Lord called Michael home, April 28, 2016. Mike was born in Brackenridge, PA to Greek Immigrant parents George and Bess Polychronakis. He had three sisters, Pearl, Mary and Helen, deceased. Mike was a WWII veteran who proudly served this country in the Pacific Theatre and Japanese Occupation with the 81st Infantry. He was a […]
Read More »For The GOP, The Party’s Over
Opinion by George McClellan: Mr. Steve Hayes, a Weekley Standard columnist, who appears frequently on the FOX News channel with Bret Baier said recently, rather as an aside, that he heard rumblings from inside sources that in light of Trumps apparent inevitability, the RNC was actually considering running as a third party. Say what? Cn […]
Read More »Shirley Anne Moser: Obituary
Shirley Anne Moser, age 62 of Murphy, NC passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at her residence. She was a native of Jacksonville, Florida and moved to Murphy in 2012. Shirley was a secretary for Case Tractor Manufacturing in Savannah, GA. She is survived by her husband, John Moser; one son, Matthew and one daughter, […]
Read More »Obama Most Successful President
Dear Editor: In my opinion, President Obama is one of the most successful presidents in the history of our country. Five days prior to taking office, he said; “We are five days away from fundamentally changing the United States of America.” And he has succeeded in implementing his agenda better than any president since FDR! […]
Read More »Colette Eason: Obituary
Mrs. Colette Eason age 82 of Holly Berry Drive Murphy passed away peacefully on Monday April 25, 2016 at her home following an extended illness. Mrs. Eason was born on July 20, 1933 in England, the daughter of the late Martin Humberto and the late Picard Giles Humberto. She had made her home in Murphy […]
Read More »Color Me Curious
To the Editor: I don’t own a Crystal Ball and I don’t know how to read tea leaves but, using Haywood County, Western North Carolina, 50 years ago, as a matrix, there are clear parallels to Union County, Georgia, 2016: As Union County transitions to retirement and tourism and away from agriculture, as ever more […]
Read More »Mr. Jack B. Davis: Obituary
Jack B. Davis, 83, of Andrews passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at his residence. He was a native and lifelong resident of Cherokee County. He retired after 17 years with Mundy’s Lumber & Veneer as a boilerman. He attended Andrews Second Baptist Church. Jack loved his family and gardening. He was the son of […]
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Mr. Bill Jones: Obituary
Bill Jones, age 76, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Valley View Care Center in Andrews, NC. Bill was a lifelong resident of Cherokee County. He was a son of the late Bill and Winnie Hall Jones. Bill had worked for Levis Strauss and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in […]
Read More »Gladys Totherow: Obituary
Gladys Totherow, age 68, of Marble, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 at an Andrews care facility. She was a native and lifetime resident of Cherokee County. She was of the Christian faith. She was the daughter of the late Arnold Richmond and Lenna Elizabeth Welch Totherow. She was also preceded in death by a […]
Read More »Rhonda Kay Coffey: Obituary
Rhonda Kay Coffey, age 40, of Andrews, NC passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016. She was a native of Charles County, Maryland and was the daughter of R.L. and Peggy Leonard Jordan of Andrews, NC. Rhonda was a CNA. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by two children, Jacob Derreberry […]
Read More »Mr. Steve Bias: Obituary
Steve Bias, 42, of Andrews passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016. He was a native of Man, West Virginia, but moved to this area in January 1990. He graduated from Murphy High School in 1992 and then joined the North Carolina Army National Guard as a medic. Steve attended Tri-County Community College and Mars Hill […]
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