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Chase leads to multiple charges in two states

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

Last week, Michelle Lynn Dover led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase from Clay to Towns County. This week she faces a bevy of charges from four law enforcement agencies in North Carolina and Georgia.

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Wide range of topics in this week's non-fiction from Library

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

Moss Memorial Library in Hayesville offers a diverse range of new arrivals each week. The library is open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. The latest fiction on the library shelves: • James Shapiro's "Shakespeare In A Divided America.

Ledford receives award for children’s book

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

Brenda Kay Ledford received the Children's Book Award for her children's picture book, “The Singing Convention.” The North Carolina Society of Historians presented this award to Ledford in recognition of invaluable contributions toward the preservation and perpetuation of North Carolina history.

Spring term courses available at Young Harris

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

The Institute for Continuing Learning at Young Harris College has announced 18 courses for the spring term. We have seven new course leaders this term. Most of these classes will be offered in the ICL classroom on campus. Be advised that eight of the courses have limited seating so register early.

Valentin Meylan • Submitted The French ensemble Djoukil will perform in Brasstown on April 10.

Djoukil is on tour and back in Brasstown

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

The Brasstown Concert Association will host the return of Djoukil, a lively French jazz ensemble performing in Django Reinhardt's style at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10.

Clay County Historical & Arts Council: In the lens

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

Spring time brings nature’s beauty, events and activities to get people together. The Clay County Historical & Arts Council is updating the arts and history in the county. CCHAC welcomes new members and renewed memberships. An upcoming membership event is scheduled at 7 p.m.

Auditions for Peacock farce to be held

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

Auditions for this season’s farce will be held at the Peacock in Hayesville. The plot revolves around a newlywed couple who live above a bank where the husband is the assistant manager. The young bride innocently sends a mail order off for some Scandinavian glassware.

Photo courtesy of Hemlock Restoration Initiative Participants at a hemlock treatment demonstration look on as HRI employees teach how to chemically treat a hemlock.

Hemlock restoration initiative hosting upcoming treatment demonstration

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

Hemlock trees in western North Carolina are an important and irreplaceable component of our forests. These trees have been suffering for more than two decades from the hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive insect pest that can kill the tree in as little as four years.

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Find a bear den, leave it alone

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

Biologists at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission say if you find a bear den, leave it alone. Black bears are very resourceful in finding places to shelter from late December through April as cold weather lingers and cubs are born.

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Foundation’s grant cycles will open April 4

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

Nantahala Health Foundation, a public nonprofit with a mission to improve health and wellness outcomes in the six westernmost counties of North Carolina and the Qualla Boundary, has announced its two signature grant programs will both open on April 4 for proposal submissions.