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Hinton Home Repair Coordinator Nick Oliver will use the new house on wheels to teach basic tips on safe and healthy home repairs and maintenance. The mobile teaching unit was constructed by Oliver and Hinton Community Engagement Coordinator Ricky Hill.

Hinton event to focus on fire safety

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

By Rev. Karen Kluever Guest Writer The public is invited to a Home Safety Giveaway event featuring Hinton Rural Life Center’s "house on wheels." This first-ever safety learning and giveaway event will be from 12-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, in the parking lot of Nantahala Bank, 102 US-64 E.

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New MP3 audio books arrive at Moss Memorial

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

By Dorothy Ethridge Guest writer 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 through Saturday.

Mountain Community Chorus will hold rehearsals at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7.

Mountain Community Chorus holds auditions

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

By David Nolan Guest Writer Auditions will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7 for new singers to join the Mountain Community Chorus for its 2022 season at Sharp Memorial United Methodist Church, adjacent to Young Harris College. The first rehearsal will be at 7 p.m.

Institute for Continuing Learning offers winter courses

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

By Art Frenz Guest Writer The Institute for Continuing Learning at Young Harris College has announced the following classes in the ICL Classroom on campus. The ICL bulletin and course announcements have been posted on the www.iclyhc.org web site.

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Celebrate the Chinese New Year Feb. 1

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

By Nancy Rowland Columnist When Lily Wang, who was born and raised in Tianjin, China, married my brother-in-law, Jim, Sept. 1, 2019, in a lovely wedding ceremony in San Antonio, Lily became family. Since Tuesday, Feb.

In the Metaverse, families will be able to visit Niagara Falls from the comfort of their Chicago apartment.

Learning the Metaverse: The good

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

By Travis Dockery Digital Media Director Over the weekend, fans tuned in to see possibly the most exciting two days of NFL football ever witnessed. The massive, 4K flat screen TVs fans enjoy are an extreme improvement from the days of static-plagued broadcasts received by rabbit ears antennas.

(Tyler Faggard • Clay County Sheriffs Office) A local deputy observes the burned debris while a firefighter tries to salvage and control a fire that engulfed a home on Fires Creek.

Home destroyed in Tuesday fire

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

By Becky Long Publisher A home on Fires Creek Road could not be saved Tuesday afternoon despite the efforts of multiple firefighters responding to the scene.

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School Board Appreciation

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

“Being a school board member is more difficult now than it has ever been, and it is much easier to complain than to serve.” Those words by Clay County Schools Superintendent Dale Cole were in honor of National School Board Appreciation Week.

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Hayesville Students Selected for All District Honor Band

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

In mid-January, students from all over the Western District of North Carolina auditioned for the chance to be a part of the All District Honor Band. Students were adjudicated based on their performance of scales and a solo that was selected for them based on their instrument.

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Pedestrian safety

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Monday, January 24, 2022

Pedestrians, as well as drivers share the responsibility of keeping themselves and others safe while on the road. One of the biggest safety tips that should be kept in mind for the pedestrian is to be visible. Make yourself visible to drivers at all times.