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An aerial view of Andrews during the 2022 Oktoberfest. Starting in 2023, all Andrews Chamber of Commerce events will provide free internet access to attendees.

An aerial view of Andrews during the 2022 Oktoberfest. Starting in 2023, all Andrews Chamber of Commerce events will provide free internet access to attendees.

Andrews chamber to provide internet at events

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Body Andrews – Events inside the town are about to be enhanced by the Andrews Chamber of Commerce’s new partnership with BalsamWest.
Abigail Blythe Batton/Staff Correspondent Annie Lloyd with her son, James Faulkner, help prepare food for the Rotary Club of Murphy’s free Thanksgiving dinner at Main Street Diner on Thursday morning.

Abigail Blythe Batton/Staff Correspondent Annie Lloyd with her son, James Faulkner, help prepare food for the Rotary Club of Murphy’s free Thanksgiving dinner at Main Street Diner on Thursday morning.

Community members spread the love

Abigail Blythe Batton
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Body Murphy – “It started three years ago after a Thanksgiving Day family reunion,” Annie Lloyd said. “We had so much food left over and we didn’t know what to do with it all.
Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent A single table, chair and place setting sits alone in honor of fallen first responders. 

Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent A single table, chair and place setting sits alone in honor of fallen first responders. 

Homeowners take volunteer firefighters to dinner

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Body Ranger – Volunteer firefighters were called to the Ranger Community Center at 6 p.m. Nov. 17, but not for an emergency.
Bill Belian/Contributing Photographer  Lauren Baker of Hayesville was happy to see Santa Claus had come to Andrews for Christmas on Main Street.

Bill Belian/Contributing Photographer  Lauren Baker of Hayesville was happy to see Santa Claus had come to Andrews for Christmas on Main Street.

Quick Reads

News Staff
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Body MURPHY Xplosion! set Friday
Dr. Nicholas Passalacqua, forensic anthropology facilities director, assists student Brianna Hill at Western Carolina University in nearby Cullowhee.

Dr. Nicholas Passalacqua, forensic anthropology facilities director, assists student Brianna Hill at Western Carolina University in nearby Cullowhee.

‘Body Farm’ - Learning from death

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Body “I recently disinterred a man who had been buried in 1942, and he was in a recognizable condition,” Ivie said. “His skin was brown, but the embalming process helped him skip purification.”

Board OKs match to get school grant

Jared Putnam
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Body The money represents a required 5 percent match for a $50 million grant that the school system received from the State of North Carolina in September to build a consolidated high school.