Regional

Foster earns first place at tournament

News Staff
Thursday, November 20, 2025
By Becky Grindstaff Guest Writer   Special Olympics of N.C. in Clay County concluded their fall sports season with competitions at the SONC Fall Tournament in Charlotte, N.C. Lana Foster competed in individual skills, earning a 1st place Gold Medal in her division.

Based on federal funding SNAP benefits expected to resume

News Staff
Thursday, November 6, 2025
By Becky Long Publisher   The story is fluid and seems to change daily, but for those looking for their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits there may be a glimmer of hope for millions including the 1,416 participants in Clay County. On Tuesday the N.C.
TVA • Photo The new River Forecast Center officially opened in September 2024 at the Tennessee Valley Authority Office Complex in downtown Knoxville. TVA staffs the center in real time 24/7.

TVA • Photo The new River Forecast Center officially opened in September 2024 at the Tennessee Valley Authority Office Complex in downtown Knoxville. TVA staffs the center in real time 24/7.

River Forecast Center begins second year

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Thursday, November 6, 2025
By Marcia Barnes  Staff Writer    The Tennessee Valley Authority officially opened its new River Forecast Center the week of Hurricane Helene. The center located at the TVA Knoxville Office Complex was finished the Sunday before the storm and put it to the test.

Tragedy strikes at Lake Chatuge

News Staff
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Staff Reports   Preliminary reports suggested there was no foul play in the death of a local man who was found in Lake Chatuge on Oct. 25, according to Clay County Sheriff Mark Buchanan. The man was Lewis Preston Stallings, 69, from Tallahassee, Fla.

Towns County sheriff booked Tuesday

News Staff
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Staff Reports   Enotah Judicial Circuit Superior Court Chief Judge Joy Parks issued an arrest warrant for Towns County Sheriff Ken Henderson who has turned himself in and bonded out.

Deceased woman found in Marble

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Thursday, October 2, 2025
Staff Report   On Sept. 26, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, along with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, responded to the Marble area of Cherokee County regarding a possible deceased female.
Rock Bottom Recovery and Support Junior Board members from left, Leah Thomas and Landon Trout, stop for some lunch with RBRS founder Stacie Ledford, as the three record data to help make the organization evidence-based.

Rock Bottom Recovery and Support Junior Board members from left, Leah Thomas and Landon Trout, stop for some lunch with RBRS founder Stacie Ledford, as the three record data to help make the organization evidence-based.

Rock Bottom Recovery & Support

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Thursday, September 25, 2025
By Lorrie Ross Staff Writer   When Stacie Ledford went to jail about a decade ago, she never dreamed the lowest point in her life would be the start of something important. Yet when Ledford found herself at “rock bottom” she chose that as the name of the group she founded in Jan. 2017.
Photo by Tyler Faggard Dwight Moss gives the opening prayer during a vigil for conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Photo by Tyler Faggard Dwight Moss gives the opening prayer during a vigil for conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Crowd attends vigil for Charlie Kirk

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Thursday, September 18, 2025
By Becky Long Publisher   An impromptu vigil to honor the legacy of Charlie Kirk on Friday, Sept. 12 drew a crowd to the Hayesville square.  A popular conservative activist, Kirk was only 31 when he was assassinated while speaking at a college in Utah.
Andria and Jim Duncan owners of Cherokee Cellars, located in downtown Murphy, will return to the Steins & Wine event to provide their latest selections.

Andria and Jim Duncan owners of Cherokee Cellars, located in downtown Murphy, will return to the Steins & Wine event to provide their latest selections.

Make plans for Steins & Wine event

News Staff
Thursday, September 18, 2025
By Sandy Zimmerman Guest Writer   This weekend could be a great time from 4-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 to enjoy area beer, wine and food inside the downtown Hayesville Square.  Tickets to enter the 12th annual event sponsored by Historic Hayesville Inc.