STEVE NOLAND MERCER Mr. Steve Noland Mercer, age 57 of Hiawassee, GA fell asleep in death, early Saturday, September 18, 2010 at his home. He is survived by his wife of forty years, Mrs. Merry Mercer and children, Stacy Lynn Russell and her husband Kevin; Steven Landon Mercer and his wife Jamie, all...

MRS. RUBY GAY MCCONNELL Mrs. Ruby Gay McConnell, age 94 of Hiawassee, GA passed away on Monday, September 20, 2010. She was born to the late Festus and Bertha (Frame) Moore on October 02, 1915 in Gassaway, WV. She is survived by her sister Sylvia Wallace, of Roanoke, VA; and a brother-in-law, Vaughn...

From the desk of Sheriff Chris Clinton This week I would like to talk about safe driving.  It has been my experience in law enforcement that there are two contributing factors that are the most common causes of traffic accidents: failure to maintain lane and failure to yield.  According to the National...

The Green Column by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative rmaccrea1@gmail.com Local Green Projects Green is not just for Europe! There are a growing number of local projects here in the mountains. If your neighbor saves money by going green, would you take the plunge? Martins Creek Elementary...

Commissioner puts bad dogs on a short leash New teeth in county’s Dangerous Dog ordinance By Frank Bradley Sentinel writer Owners of bad dogs beware. If you let your dogs run loose and they impinge on the property of others or threaten them with aggressive behavior without provocation, then they...

Yellow Jackets defeat TCS 27 to 7 For Hayesville, it was a running game By Frank Bradley Sentinel writer In some ways, it was a payback for a Hayesville loss to the Towns County Indians last year. In other ways, it was a hard fought slugfest with the Jackets grinding it out on the ground, oftentimes...

Spice–a legal marijuana substitute Kids are smoking this dangerous legal substance By Frank Bradley Sentinel writer Georgia has outlawed it, made it illegal, as have several other states, but in North Carolina it is still legal and some kids are smoking it like there was no tomorrow. And for some...

TCES Catch’em Being Good: September 17, 2010 Back Row L-R: Cabe Poston, Emily Frizzell, Tegan Berry, Luis Quijada, Kindra Bryant, Dustin Anderson Front Row L-R: Corbin McClure and A.J. Neal

This week Towns County Elementary School celebrated Grandparents week. We had over 300 Grandparents come in and have lunch with their Grandchildren.Grandparents were given a pen stating “Grandparents are Gods Gift to children”. Then they could visit the PTSO Book Fair and buy their grandchild...

Pearl Aileen  Clayton Thomas, age 84 of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away  on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Hospice of Chattanooga, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Aileen was born in Fulton County, Georgia, on Friday, July 16, 1926, a daughter of the late William Sanford Clayton and the late Dovie Isabell...