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Brasstown Beef hosted an educational and fun time for 32 Sysco sales contest winners and managers on May 24-25.

Brasstown Beef hosted an educational and fun time for 32 Sysco sales contest winners and managers on May 24-25.

Brasstown shows off its Beef

News Staff
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Body Brasstown – Ridgefield Farm and Brasstown Beef, which the Whitmire Family has owned since 1954, are about 6 miles from downtown Murphy.
Abigail Hickman/Staff Correspondent Rodney Morris, owner of Murphy Health & Fitness, pops his head out of the center’s new sauna.

Abigail Hickman/Staff Correspondent Rodney Morris, owner of Murphy Health & Fitness, pops his head out of the center’s new sauna.

Pool enclosure brings health center full circle

Abigail Blythe Batton
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Body Murphy – “I just spent $600,000 for the new pool enclosure; I’m committed to the community for the long term. It’s why I signed a 30-year lease” with Cherokee County.
Photos by Cameron Killian/Contributing Photographer

Photos by Cameron Killian/Contributing Photographer

Museum fire damage limited

News Staff
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Body Town police officers noticed smoke coming from the basement of the Murphy Police Department at 93 Peachtree St. downtown about 9:46 p.m. June 1.
Dr. Brian Mitchell, with his recently awarded the prestigious Order of the Long Leaf Pine award, and Nancy Troxler celebrate the high honor. Mitchell has served Cherokee and Clay counties for more than 40 years.

Dr. Brian Mitchell, with his recently awarded the prestigious Order of the Long Leaf Pine award, and Nancy Troxler celebrate the high honor. Mitchell has served Cherokee and Clay counties for more than 40 years.

Quick Reads

News Staff
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Body PEACHTREE Doctor gets state honor Gov. Roy Cooper recently awarded the prestigious Order of the Long Leaf Pine to Dr. Brian Mitchell.
Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent Keskel Yatrofsky was offering wood burnt products from Wood Art From Your Heart during the First Friday Art Walk.

Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent Keskel Yatrofsky was offering wood burnt products from Wood Art From Your Heart during the First Friday Art Walk.

Murphy Art Walk returns

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Body Murphy Last month’s Art Walk was rained out, and the streets were bare.
Photos by Abigail Hickman/Staff Correspondent Blake Williams (middle with white shirt) searches for clues of the killer in a memorable performance as Dr. Tony Bullfinger.

Photos by Abigail Hickman/Staff Correspondent Blake Williams (middle with white shirt) searches for clues of the killer in a memorable performance as Dr. Tony Bullfinger.

Audience invited to solve ‘Murder on the Menu’

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Body Andrews – There were games afoot at the Valleytown Cultural Arts Center last weekend, when the Act 2 players performed Bill Hand’s whack a doodle play Dinner on the Menu.