Local

Steve Wilson, president of the Martins Creek Community Center, stands in front of the building he’s working to keep open.

Steve Wilson, president of the Martins Creek Community Center, stands in front of the building he’s working to keep open.

Club president seeks help from community

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Body Martins Creek – The community center on Martins Creek Road, southwest of Murphy, has long been regarded as a place to go for events like parties, community dinners and weddings, as
Photos by Bill Belian/Contributing Photographer  Folks in the Murphy area participated in the annual Elder Abuse Awareness Walk on June 15, despite incoming inclement weather. Another walk was scheduled in Andrews.

Photos by Bill Belian/Contributing Photographer  Folks in the Murphy area participated in the annual Elder Abuse Awareness Walk on June 15, despite incoming inclement weather. Another walk was scheduled in Andrews.

Weather didn’t stop folks walking with a purpose

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Body Murphy – Walking is said to be great exercise, but a recent walk also served a bigger purpose.
Abigail Hickman/Staff Correspondent George Bendzen of the U.S. Marine Corps League, Cherokee Detachment 1011, stands next to the new granite wreath at Konehete Park in Murphy on Memorial Day. Chaplain J.D. Baker wrote the inscription: “Memorial for those who fought and died for the United States of America, God bless them all.”

Abigail Hickman/Staff Correspondent George Bendzen of the U.S. Marine Corps League, Cherokee Detachment 1011, stands next to the new granite wreath at Konehete Park in Murphy on Memorial Day. Chaplain J.D. Baker wrote the inscription: “Memorial for those who fought and died for the United States of America, God bless them all.”

Quick Reads

News Staff
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Body MURPHY Directors for animals
Trevis Hicks peeks out from the solitary confinement house on the Tri-County Community College campus.

Trevis Hicks peeks out from the solitary confinement house on the Tri-County Community College campus.

College history hits the present

Jared Putnam
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Body Peachtree – There is a certain irony in the fact that some students joke they feel like prisoners at Tri-County Community College and Early College, yet they attend classes on the

Andrews OKs budget with no tax hike

Jared Putnam
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Body Andrews – The Andrews Board of Aldermen has approved a $5,216,297 budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year that will see the town’s property tax rate remain at 52 cents per $100 of valua
LoriBeth Stalcup and Jace Godinez serve their new Boba King teas to customers at El Manzanillo Mexican Restaurant in Murphy.

LoriBeth Stalcup and Jace Godinez serve their new Boba King teas to customers at El Manzanillo Mexican Restaurant in Murphy.

Teens brewing up new tea for sale

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Body Marble LoriBeth Stalcup may be young, but she knows what she wants and is already well on her way to getting there.