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Murphy High School Receives $7,300 Grant for Football Field

Staff Report Murphy High School has been awarded a $7,300 Youth Sports Grant from the North Carolina Amateur Sports Youth Sports Grant Fund to install new sideline covers on its football field. The project, titled “Safe Sidelines & Sustainable Field Upgrades,” funded covers for both the home and visitor sides of the field. School officials said the covers will help protect the playing surface, support ongoing field maintenance and create a safer environment for student-athlet

Murphy High School Receives $7,300 Grant for Football Field

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Union County Fire & Rescue Urges Heating Safety as Cooler Weather Arrives

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Trick or Treat on the Square Returns to Hayesville in Memory of Sonja Silvers

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Murphy Plans Veterans Day Flagpole Dedication for Korean War Veteran

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Towns County Sheriff Releases Activity Report

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Exum Takes Two in Tri-County Season Finale

(Photo by Deango Motorsports Photography) Jim Exum was the Driver of the Night, picking up a pair of checkered flags to close the season. Press Release Jim Exum of Murphy charged from 15th starting position to win the 100-lap Enduro, the special event of the night, as Tri-County Racetrack closed its 2026 season Saturday, Oct. 24. Exum, driving the No. 48, took the checkered flag ahead of Jacob Ward of Seneca, S.C., with Jason Coates of Murphy third. Chase Leitner of Murphy fi

Mocs Pull Away Late, Spoil WCU’s Homecoming 41-18

Daniel Hooker Press Release Cullowhee, N.C. – AJ Colombo provided a Homecoming spark with an 86-yard punt return touchdown that briefly gave Western Carolina the lead late in the first half, but Chattanooga used a ball-control rushing attack and capitalized on two fourth-quarter turnovers to pull away for a 41-18 victory Saturday afternoon in front of 11,889 fans at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field. The Mocs rushed for 295 yards and five touchdowns while scoring 31

Paliani Scores Hat Trick as Everblades Defeat Gladiators 4-2

By Guy Chiarenza Press Release The Florida Everblades defeated the Atlanta Gladiators 4-2 on Saturday night at Hertz Arena. Florida forward Devon Paliani recorded a hat trick to help the Everblades erase a two goal deficit. The Gladiators met the Everblades for the second time on the weekend and after falling 5-0 on Friday night, were in search of a bounce back performance on Saturday to earn a weekend split. T.J. Semptimphelter started in net for the Gladiators, while Cam Jo

WCU Volleyball Sweeps SoCon Co-Leader Mercer

Cullowhee, NC – Freshman Ashlyn Cobb posted a career-high offensive night as Western Carolina volleyball opened Homecoming weekend with a straight-set win over Mercer in Southern Conference home action on Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center. The Catamounts earned their second straight sweep of the season, 25-23, 25-23, 25-15. As a team, WCU posted season highs in a three-set match, with 45 kills on a .315 attack percentage and 42 assists in the win. The Catamounts handed Mercer

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