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Installation of Officers, from left, are, Betty Brown Harrah, Pam Matthews, Pam Greene, Annette Hopgood, Becky London and Linda Carr.

Installation of Officers, from left, are, Betty Brown Harrah, Pam Matthews, Pam Greene, Annette Hopgood, Becky London and Linda Carr.

Daughters hosts state regent-election

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Friday, April 22, 2022
It may have been snowing outside in Blairsville on Saturday, April 9 but inside the Union County Community Center the atmosphere was warm and hospitable. The chapter hosted Georgia State Society’s First Vice Regent and Regent-elect Betty Brown Harrah, of Fayetteville, Ga.
Artist Corrina Luckenbach, flanked by Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Chief Richard Sneed and representatives from multiple organizations, cuts the ribbon on her work. The original mural was painted in 1992 by then Boy Scout Matthew Smith. Smith’s father Stephen was in attendance of the ribbon cutting which was held on Tuesday, April 19.

Artist Corrina Luckenbach, flanked by Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Chief Richard Sneed and representatives from multiple organizations, cuts the ribbon on her work. The original mural was painted in 1992 by then Boy Scout Matthew Smith. Smith’s father Stephen was in attendance of the ribbon cutting which was held on Tuesday, April 19.

Mural dedicated downtown

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Friday, April 22, 2022
While speaking, Chief Richard Sneed reminded the crowd that while nothing can be done about the past, it can still be respected and remembered.    Corrina Luckenbach waited until the ribbon cutting to put the final touches on the mural ­— her initials.   
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Shooting leads to murder charge

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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.
Volunteers waving signs at a gas station voter registration drive in Robeson County, N.C. (Source: RNC)

Volunteers waving signs at a gas station voter registration drive in Robeson County, N.C. (Source: RNC)

Republicans strike oil registering voters at the pump

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Thursday, April 7, 2022
Edzell Lowry knows firsthand about rising gas prices. He owns Sun-Do gas station in Pembroke. Lowry, a former Democrat who later registered as unaffiliated, recently switched to the Republican Party.
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

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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”

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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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Image from Pixabay

Owens returns for Writers’ Night Out on Zoom

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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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Image from Pixabay

Multicultural Women’s Development Conference Returns

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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.