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The 2021 Fourth of July celebration in Murphy brought out nice crowds downtown and to Konehete Park.

The 2021 Fourth of July celebration in Murphy brought out nice crowds downtown and to Konehete Park.

Murphy plans to show out for Fourth of July

Abigail Blythe Batton
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Body Murphy – Konehete Park will serve as center stage for the town’s Fourth of July celebration, hosted by the Cherokee County Recreation Department.
Charlene Smith checks out items pulled from a time capsule that lay buried inside Murphy First United Methodist Church for 100 years.

Charlene Smith checks out items pulled from a time capsule that lay buried inside Murphy First United Methodist Church for 100 years.

Church unseals time capsule

Jared Putnam
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Body Murphy – For almost a full century, rich pieces of local history lay sealed within a time capsule inside a brick cornerstone of Murphy First United Methodist Church.
Carl Saylor controls his sophisticated drone Saturday during the Western Carolina Amateur Radio Society’s annual Field Day at Fields of the Wood.

Carl Saylor controls his sophisticated drone Saturday during the Western Carolina Amateur Radio Society’s annual Field Day at Fields of the Wood.

Ham Radio Amateur Field Day

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Body Hiwassee Dam — Whiskey, Charlie 4 November Charlie.

Schools scramble from budget cuts

Jared Putnam
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Body Murphy – No options appear to be completely off the table as the Cherokee County Board of Education considers ways to cut nearly $1 million from its proposed 2022-23 budget.
Groom Colby Beck greets his soon to be mother-in-law, Nancy Board, while bride Jamie Glandt receives a blessing from her father, Edward Board, on June 22.

Groom Colby Beck greets his soon to be mother-in-law, Nancy Board, while bride Jamie Glandt receives a blessing from her father, Edward Board, on June 22.

Pub hosts flash mob wedding to lively fun

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Body Murphy – The Parson’s Pub has always been a lively, community-centered establishment, but it extended its reach on the night of June 22 by hosting a special flash mob wedding.
Terri Wells, assistant secretary of the Texana Community Development Club, talks about WNC Communities & Agriculture Programs on June 20 at Downtown Pizza.

Terri Wells, assistant secretary of the Texana Community Development Club, talks about WNC Communities & Agriculture Programs on June 20 at Downtown Pizza.

Community development club leaders meet

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Body Murphy – “If you don’t worry about who gets the credit, you can get a lot accomplished,” Terri Wells of the WNC Communities & Agricultural Programs told a crowded room full of
Dixie Palmer of Tomotla was honored for serving as a 4-H Leader for more than 40 years, Jane Stiles for being 4-H agent assistant and Linda Sneed of Tomotla receive awards at the 1999 annual Western North Carolina Development Association dinner.

Dixie Palmer of Tomotla was honored for serving as a 4-H Leader for more than 40 years, Jane Stiles for being 4-H agent assistant and Linda Sneed of Tomotla receive awards at the 1999 annual Western North Carolina Development Association dinner.

Community clubs remain devoted to celebrated origins

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Body Murphy – “There is no limit to what a community can do … if it wants to.”