Murphy News

After a week of investigation, the Madisonville Police Department has concluded that a wreck that killed a North Carolina man was a one-car accident.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say a man has admitted to being the "Bearded Bandit" and says he's responsible for 17 bank robberies in the Charlotte area.

When Volvo Construction Equipment announced this month it would shutter its Skyland plant, just three years after deciding to expand the plant with the help of millions of dollars from state taxpayers, the about-face was abrupt - but not unusual.

Marek is a Polish teenager living in Somers Town, the area in London between King's Cross and Euston stations.A Tomo is a runaway from Nottingham whoa s trying to make a go of it far from home.A When they become friends, life gets better for both of them.

Velma Ruth Burch, 83, of Young Harris, GA, formerly of Murphy, died Monday, December 7, 2009 in a Murphy care center.A She was a native of Nowata, OK but was raised in Phillips, TX before moving to Cherokee County in 1953.A She attended the University of Oklahoma and received a degree in education, music, and journalism from Wayland Baptist ...

Published: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 8:18 p.m. Barbecue for all seasons at library University of Texas professor Elizabeth Delwiche Engelhardton will present her new book "Republic of Barbecue" at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Kaplan Auditorium of the Henderson County Public Library, 301 N.

William Richard Boyd, Jr.-TR and Karen Oa Halloran & Curtis Onsager sold 1.00 acre, Lot 14 in Hayesville Township to United Community Bank for $ 21,500 on November 30, 2009.

At a time when a record number of families across the country are losing their homes, six families in western North Carolina have broken ground to build a home of their own by helping each other.

At North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services, we know many citizens have heard a lot of discussion regarding the impact of this year's budget cuts on our programs.

In Part One, we journeyed from Murphy to Coker Creek, TN, via the Joe Brown Highway, also known as the Unicoi Turnpike Trail.

Duluth is tooting its horn with a recently opened train-themed park in the downtown district.

Cynthia D. Wright has been elected to be the next chief judge of Fulton County Superior Court.

The N.C. Department of Transportation will suspend most road construction activities over the Thanksgiving holiday to help ease traffic delays and improve driving conditions throughout the state.

Submitted by Joe Legge on November 16, 2009 - 1:01pm. Environment Comments Below: 3 Tennessee officials say a stretch of U.S. Highway 64 buried under a rockslideA will not reopen for at least two months, while crews clear away the debris.

On October 24, 2009 Gregory Abernathy, age 24, of Grindstone Road, Murphy, NC died as a result of being shot by James Reeves McKinley of Boiling Springs Road, Murphy, NC.

Harry I. Kendall, 55, of Hayesville, NC was arrested for larceny on November 2, 2009 and released on November 2, 2009.

Nothing like a Rainy Dreary Halloween Night to get everyone out, we had an amazing turn out for Trick or Treat on the Square this year even with the yucky weather.

Murphy Medical Center staff would like to congratulate Joseph and Becky Cloer of Marble on the birth of their daughter.A Adelyah LeighA was born November 1, 2009 at Murphy Medical Center.

An overwhelming majority of citizens who showed up at a public hearing in Robbinsville spoke out against the Corridor K road project last Thursday .

On Monday, the eve of the municipal election, Mayor Bill Hughes took a few minutes to thank the council members for all of the good work that has taken place to make the Town of Murphy a better place to live.