Murphy News

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.

Depending on weather and unforeseen circumstances, construction sites where delays may occur this week include: Both directions of Interstate 40 are closed between Exit 20, West of Asheville, and Exit 421 east of Knoxville, Tenn., due to a rock slide at mile marker 2.6 on I-40 in North Carolina.

Trespassing leads to a fatal shooting which then leads to a house fire - it all happened in Murphy, North Carolina recently and now investigators are trying to put all the pieces together.

MURPHY, N.C. -- Police say an arsonist torched a Georgia couple's second home in the North Carolina mountains days after a confrontation led to the homeowner shooting a man to death.

Romulus Albert Ray, 48, of Brasstown, NC was arrested for driving while impaired on October 19, 2009 and released on October 19, 2009.

Candidates for mayor in both Andrews and Murphy are running unopposed. Incumbents Johnny Brown in Andrews and Bill Hughes in Murphy are seeking re-election with out opposition; although there is always a provision for write-in candidacy.

Joey Harris, 31, of Fayetteville, and his wife Katrina Harris, 29, stop at the Murphy House stand for some fried treats - their first stop at the N.C. State Fair on opening day.

Joey Harris, 31, of Fayetteville, and his wife Katrina Harris, 29, stop at the Murphy House stand for some fried treats - their first stop at the N.C. State Fair on opening day.

Morganton native and Superior Court Judge Robert Ervin is one of three to be recommended for appointment as a U.S. District Court judge for the western district of the state.

Roger Dale Coffey, 49, of Hayesville, NC was arrested for communicating threats on October 5, 2009 and released on October 5, 2009.

The two brothers seriously wounded in a quadruple shooting in Mooresville on Sunday are improving and were upgraded Thursday to serious from critical condition, according to Carolinas Medical Center.

Depending on weather and unforeseen circumstances, construction sites where delays may occur this week include: Medium- and low-severity incidents Buncombe County * Two of four lanes of I-26 from mile markers 31-37 - from the I-40 interchange to Long Shoals Road - may be closed in both directions at night until August 2010 for repaving and other ...

You'll be able to find the deep-fried Ho-Hos at the Murphy House's location near the Grandstand Building, and the chocolate covered bacon will be sold at the Kerr Scott Building concession stand and the concession stand inside the Commerical and Education Building.

Two Western North Carolina projects will receive $1.6 million from federal funds designated for the nation's scenic byways.

The Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, was taken to Konehete Park Thursday morning led by six motorcycle riders representing pallbearers, followed by a long line of vehicles and veterans.

The Cherokee County Sharing Center, Inc., a food pantry, will host a shared-dish luncheon and fundraiser to honor the churches involved in the Center at 1 pm Sunday, October 11 at the Messiah Peachtree Pavilion.

This route is aptly named for the 200 waterfalls located along its 98-mile trek through Cherokee, Clay, Jackson, Macon and Transylvania counties.