Harry Atwood taking off from his landing on the White House lawn as President William Howard Taft looked on. On that same date 56 years later, Atwood would pass in Cherokee County.

Luke Buckner, Tucker Moore and Caden McClure (from left) are among the Hayesville Middle School eighth-grade students who visited Tri-County Community College campus on Oct. 16 to experience hands-on science exploration through the NCBioNetwork’s EASE – Effective Authentic Science Event – program at the college.

Aging has its challenges but can still be rewarding – on some days anyway.