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Shooting leads to murder charge

News Staff
Friday, April 22, 2022
A Clay County man faces a murder charge in connection to the April 16 shooting death of Paul Madison Purvis, 47, of Hayesville. Purvis’ body was found Saturday at the end of the driveway of his home on Mountain Laurel Drive, according to Clay County Sheriff Bobby Deese.
Valley River Ringers are from left, Diane Barfield, Susie Evans, Luann Bryans, Nancy Jo Willis, Noah Woods, Catie Bryans, Michelle Crawford, Keith Bruce, Suzi Perkins, Anita Sloan and Suzanne West, director.

Valley River Ringers are from left, Diane Barfield, Susie Evans, Luann Bryans, Nancy Jo Willis, Noah Woods, Catie Bryans, Michelle Crawford, Keith Bruce, Suzi Perkins, Anita Sloan and Suzanne West, director.

Valley River Ringers spring concerts to be held

News Staff
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Valley River Ringers, a community handbell group, will have two spring concerts. Organized and directed by Suzanne West, music director at the First United Methodist Church in Murphy, this group of experienced ringers plays on four octaves of Schulmerich Handbells and four octaves of choir chimes.
YHC choir students practice for spring events.

YHC choir students practice for spring events.

Students perform in past “Acapalooza”

News Staff
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Young Harris College invites the community to attend upcoming fine arts events. Events will take place on the YHC campus, which is located at 1 College Street, Young Harris, Ga. and at Sharp Memorial United Methodist Church, which is located at 1114 Main Street, Young Harris, Ga.
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Owens returns for Writers’ Night Out on Zoom

News Staff
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Award-winning poet and professor Scott Owens will be the featured guest for Writers’ Night Out starting at 7 p.m. Friday, April 8. This monthly event sponsored by the North Carolina Writers’ Network-West is being held online because of continued COVID precautions.
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Multicultural Women’s Development Conference Returns

News Staff
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Suspended for two years during the earliest stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Multicultural Women’s Development Conference will return to the Hinton Rural Life Center on Friday and Saturday, April 29 and 30. A production of One Dozen Who Care, Inc.
Audrey Bower with a blue-ribbon winning quilt.

Audrey Bower with a blue-ribbon winning quilt.

'Heart 2 Heart' outreach group meets April 14

News Staff
Thursday, April 7, 2022
The Misty Mountain Quilters Guild’s “Heart 2 Heart” outreach group will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 14 in the Pat Haralson Memorial Civic Center auditorium on Wellborn Street in Blairsville, for a fun workday. Beginning quilters are welcome.
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Battery powered yard equipment update

News Staff
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Five years ago, when I wrote about vacuums and other household gadgets that were designed for battery power, the performance was disappointing. Under-powered and expensive, the affordable models could not perform the way corded or gas versions did.
Towns County Sheriff's Office. (Image from Google Maps.)

Towns County Sheriff's Office. (Image from Google Maps.)

FBI fugitive arrested in Towns Co. drug bust

News Staff
Thursday, April 7, 2022
The Towns County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Baldwin, Ga. man Tuesday on multiple drug charges. As it turned out, he is also wanted by the FBI on previous charges including racketeering.