Support Groups Are Available to Help Deal With This Illness The National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) has declared September Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide has been labeled a mental health issue in this country. NAMI wants the public to become more knowledgeable about this illness. The dictionary defines suicide as ”the act of intentionally causing one’s own death.” … [Read more...]

All Hands Needed to Care for Local Streams, Rivers and Lake The Upper Etowah River Alliance (UERA) has a whole bunch of interesting activities coming up in which you, your neighbors, friends, co-workers or club members are invited (and needed) to participate. Bacteria Day One of our most important events is scheduled for Sept. 9. This is the fifth annual Bacteria Day, … [Read more...]

Coffee Shops Stir Emotions, Special Memories With Each Cup of Java Whether the temperature is 95 degrees, or below freezing, it’s clear that Cherokee Countians love their coffee. Look at the networking photos that we feature quarterly, and you’ll see most people clutching a cup of coffee. Walk into any local coffee shop, and you’ll find busy baristas cranking out the caffeine … [Read more...]

Caleb Guy Represents the United States in 2023 Special Olympics World Games In August 2022, after kayaking for only about a year, Cherokee County native Caleb Guy found out he was going to the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Germany, where he earned three silver medals in kayaking in June. Among 7,000 athletes, from around 170 countries, he competed against kayakers … [Read more...]

1928 Tornado Devastated Countless Lives as It Roared Through North Cherokee Family historians do some of the finest local-level historical research these days, and it is to a local family historian, Jennifer Dunn, that I am indebted for unearthing this sad tale from the 1920s. Her website is very well done, and it contains a trove of information on local history, family … [Read more...]