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  First Audiobook Release of Cherokees of the Smoky Mountains: A Little Band that has Stood Against the White Tide for Three Hundred Years by Horace Kephart, Narrated by his Great Granddaughter, Janice Kephart A new eBook and audiobook version of  Cherokees of the Smoky Mountains: A Little Band that has Stood Against the White Tide for Three Hundred Years  has been released. Written by  Horace Kephart  in the early 1900s, and brought to life in its first narration by his great granddaughter,  Janice Kephart , the book is now available for purchase on Amazon ( Kindle/Audible ),  Storytel ,  Scribd ,  Google Play ,  Spotify  and other audiobook retailers and libraries worldwide. Cherokees of the Smoky Mountains  is a powerfully emotive history that weaves facts with strong commentary on the multitude of terrible injustices committed against the southern Appalachia Cherokees that resulted in the Trail of Tears. This audiobook gives a voice to the outrage Kephart evokes at American imperia

  Remembering Patriot Day Contribution Reginal G. Lyerly In the United States and across the globe, we remember Patriot Day. Thousands of lives were lost on September 11 th 2001. This series of events changed our world forever. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (one of the world’s major financial hubs) in New York City and The Pentagon (the major headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense) in Virginia totally refined liberty, freedom and most of all life. There are thousands of people who left their home that day not knowing that it would be their last. There are thousands of secondary losses of life in addition to the initial attack. Let’s not forget about the people who lost their lives on United Airlines Flight 93 when the plane fatally crashed in Pennsylvania. The first plane struck the World Trade Center at 8:46am Eastern Standard Time on this day on 2001. The time 8:46am on this day will always have special meaning. Today, Americans are usually asked to honor th

 “Businesses: Your Holidays start before the Holiday Season” Article Contributor Reginal G. Lyerly “The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining” John F. Kennedy-35 th U.S. President Business planning for the Holiday Season starts several months before the consumer decides to buy any product or service. Think about your business plans. Who are you looking to reach? Who will be interested in your products and services? What is your advertising budget? What are your sales goals? Do you have the required to stay in operation or increase your operation? Do you need to obtain and secure capital in order to put your business plans into action? Do you need more personnel to help implement your business plans? Are we making sure our tax preparation will be taking care of once the Holiday Season concludes? The time to plan for this is now. When the Holiday Season begins a business owner must be prepared, ready, and able to seize every opportunity to take care of their customers and cl

VET STORY: “Never Be Too Cool for School” by Staff Sgt Reginal Lyerly US Armed Forces Retired    August is traditionally Back to School Month. For most school systems across the state of North Carolina is on or around August 26, 2023.  Of course, each county school system has their own calendar. Here are some good ways to mentally prepare for the new academic year:   Create a Positive Mindset  Get Organized for back to school   Create a good study schedule   Make sure any summer homework is done   Make you have all of your supplies. This will help alleviate some unnecessarily stress before the start of the academic year. Being prepared for the new academic year can help save time.  Here are some other things to consider:   Start waking your child early about a week before the start of the school year. This help gets the child used to waking up early again.   Implement an hour of quiet time at night. This will help a child to get settled down before rest.   Limit how much that y