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NCSHAA State Championship Game
The Robbinsville Black Knights will take on the Northampton County Jaguars for the State Championship game on Saturday, December 14 at 3 pm at Duke University. You can get local updates of this game...
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NCDOL Warns Businesses to be Aware of Labor Law Poster Scams
After handling multiple reports of companies using scare tactics or threatening language about fines to sell labor law posters to employers, the N.C. Department of Labor warns businesses across the...
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Dr. Doris Purvis appointed Hospitalist Medical Director at Erlanger Western...
Dr. Doris Purvis, Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital Hospitalist Medical Director. Murphy, N.C. – Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital (EWCH) has appointed Dr. Doris Purvis as Hospitalist Medical...
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BRMEMC Board of Directors Earn Certificates from NRECA
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. — At the November Board of Directors meeting, two Board Directors—Danny Henson and Roy Perren—were awarded certificates from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association...
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Open Enrollment Extension Until 3 a.m. on December 18
Dec 17, 2019 - The opportunity to get access to health insurance through the federal marketplace has been extended. On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the...
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Dr. Brian Mitchell joins Erlanger Medical Group
Dr. Brian Mitchell, Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital Internal Medicine Physician. Murphy, N.C. – Internal medicine physician Dr. Brian Mitchell and physician assistant Samantha Thompson will join...
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District Attorney's Office asking child sexual abuse victims to come forward...
PRESS RELEASEOn Monday, December 30, 2019, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte published a list of several clergy the diocese found to have been “credibly accused” of child sexual abuse since the...
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January 03rd, 2020
December 31, 2019The Honorable Rick Ramsey Mayor, Town of Murphy 5 Wofford Street Murphy, NC 28906Dear Mayor Ramsey:On behalf of the North Carolina Department of Commerce, I am pleased to announce...
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Internal Investigation: Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseNote from WKRK: We have read news reports from 2 different news organizations and they did not seem to tell the same story. We decided to wait until we could...
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6 arrested in Cherokee County NC on Federal Drug Charges
The following press release has been issued by Cherokee County Sheriff's Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Murphy, NC – Sheriff Derrick Palmer of the...
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Murphy man arrested for murder of child
On March 8th, 2020, at around 9:00 am, Cherokee County E-911 Dispatch Center received a 911 call in reference to a unknown problem with a minor child in the Cool Springs community of Murphy, North...
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Financial assistance to small businesses impacted by COVID-19
The U.S. Small Business Administration granted North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper’s request for a disaster declaration for small businesses that are suffering economic losses due to the new...
View ArticleGovernor Cooper Extends Moratorium on Utility Cut Offs and Implements...
Read Executive Order No. 142RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 142 to extend the prohibition of utility shut-offs and implement a moratorium on evictions. The Order goes into...
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Officials Select Improve Existing Alternative for Corridor K
N.C. Department of Transportation officials have selected a recommended alternative for improvements to Corridor K in Graham County.The alignment chosen utilizes existing highways instead of the five...
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DHHS Shares Health Guidance to Re-Open Public Schools
Guidance formed through collaborative process with DHHS and School Leaders RALEIGH: New health guidelines released Monday represent a first step to help North Carolina K-12 public schools find a safe...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Designates Child Protective Services and Adult Protective...
Today, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced that child protective services and adult protective services workers are designated as first responders. This...
View ArticleNCDHHS Updates Guidance on Who Should Be Tested
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is releasing updated guidance for doctors and clinicians on who should be tested for COVID-19. North Carolina is focused on rapidly...
View ArticleUSDA Announces Details of Direct Assistance to Farmers through the...
Farmers and Ranchers to Receive Direct Support for Losses Related to COVID-19U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which...
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Murphy man arrested in rape investigation
Murphy, NC— Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced the June 11, 2020 arrest of 19-year-old Nickolas Ghannon Carter of Murphy, North Carolina in regards to a sexual assault.In mid-November 2019 the Cherokee...
View ArticleNCDHHS Announces $26 Million to Help Mitigate the Economic Disruption of...
Today, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced that the state’s Community Action Agencies (CAAs) have begun to receive flexible funds that can be used to help...
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