Mixed alcoholic drinks will soon be ordinary fare in Blairsville restaurants as a result of last Tuesday’s election when voters approved a referendum to permit liquor sales at eating establishments within the county. With a turn out of just over half of the county’s registered voters, the...

By Frank Bradley Sentinel writer E.F. Truitt Construction Co., Inc. came in as low bidder on extending the water line to Jackrabbit campground in North Carolina. The Hiawassee City Council authorized the Mayor, City Clerk, City Manager and Project Engineer to contract with the low bidder on behalf of...

Here Come The Boats! by Ann B. Doran, Sentinel writer Locals and lake lovers converge on Chatuge for Independence Day. Lake Chatuge’s annual patriotic boat parade started at 5 p.m. July 4 from Nantahala Landing in Clay County. More than 21 boats entered this year’s parade, which ended at...

For exotic animals in roadside zoos, life’s not easy By: Jacob Harris You may have passed by it while driving to Murphy or Blairsville. Across from the Foster’s Flea Market, sits the King Kong  Zoo. A place where exotic animals are kept in captivity to draw a few bucks from curious tourists....

Governor Sonny Perdue announced June 16 that he would appoint Brad Bryant as State School Superintendent. Bryant will take office July 1, to fill the term of Superintendent Kathy Cox who resigned to head an education think tank in Washington, D.C.. Bryant will also run for election in November as...

MISSING!!! ANNIE Missing from area of Highway 76, 2 miles West of Hiawassee, wearing purple collar. If seen or found, Please Call. 706-781-7062 or 706-896-2940.

Georgia State Flag, Current On May 8, 2003, Governor Sonny Perdue signed H.B. 380 creating a new state flag for Georgia. The act became effective immediately, giving Georgia its third state flag in a period of 27 months. Support for the new flag came from critics of the 2001 flag and those who...

Star-grade5.jpg: Blue Ridge Elementary fourth-grade star students, from front left: August-Cassidy Payne and (not pictured) Ryan Beavers; September-Sarah Clay Holloway and Madison Sellers; October-Suzie Hill and Murphy Ross; November-Austin Panter and Chyeyenne Reynolds; December-Jacob McClure and...

Chatuge Hospital Auxiliary 2010 Scholarship winners and President.  In order  on the picture are:  Heather Woody, Kayla Hyatt, and Auxiliary President Jean Ann Edwards. Scholarship Winners Kayla Nicole Hyatt and Heather Carole Woody are the 2010 winners of the $1,000.00 Chatuge Regional Hospital...

Mountain Prime Properties, LLC sold to Arnold Ellis and Marianne Ellis 1.196 acres, Lot 6 of The Falls at Riverside Sudivision for $15,000. Alvin Gibson sold to Billy Garmon .993/acre in Hi-River Country Subdivision on U.S. Highway 76 for $62,000. Lounell Barrett Mull sold to James Raymond Zoller 0.756/acre...