Our small mountain town is in Cherokee County, the western-most county in North Carolina. It is conveniently located to five cities (Atlanta, Georgia; Knoxville, Tennessee; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Asheville, North Carolina; and Greenville, South Carolina) that are approximately a two-hour drive away for when you want to enjoy what those cities offer.

You will find that Murphy, NC offers scenic beauty, friendly people, and all the benefits of living in or near a small town in a rural mountain area that is closer to the Great Smoky Mountains than it is to the nearest traffic jam.

Murphy Gold Businesses

The businesses featured on Murphy Gold are all owned by people who live here. While some people prefer to take their business to large national chains, we prefer to do business with people we know and trust.

If you share that philosophy, you'll find information about a growing number of small business owners who live and work here.

By supporting local small businesses, you can do your part to grow our local economy and that's one of the ways a small town can thrive.

Local Business Directory - All businesses sorted by business category.

Local Business Listings - All businesses sorted alphabetically by business name.

Local Business Owners - All businesses sorted alphabetically by the last name of the business owner.

The owners of these locally-owned businesses offer great value and superior service to you, their customer.

To show their appreciation for your business, they have a variety of special offers. Just show them anything with Murphy Gold on it to get more for your money.

That means that you, the customer or client, won't have to buy a discount club membership card, book of coupons, or anything else.

Just let these business owners or their employees know that you saw them on Murphy Gold and you'll be able to take advantage of their special offers at absolutely no cost to you!

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Before you do anything else, I want to invite you to subscribe to our free newsletter, Murphy Gold News. We will be publishing this newsletter regularly and it will inform you of new businesses and their special offers.

You will receive special offers from some of the best local businesses in Murphy, NC.

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Special Offers for 2010

Special offers and discount coupons are as good as money in your pocket. The added-value special offers enable you to get more for your money and the discount coupons help you save on your purchases.

We hope you will regularly make use of these Murphy Gold Special Offers for 2009 throughout the rest of the year, and please tell your friends and neighbors.

Over the next week or two, we'll be updating the special offers and some of the current specials will not be offered in 2010. You still have the rest of 2009 to take advantage of the current specials.

Limited Time Special Offers

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Upcoming Events

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New Businesses

(The complete list is in our Local Business Directory.)

Outdoor Recreation Outfitters: Appalachian Outfitters, owned by Ron and Kathryn Jenkins.

Copiers, Fax Machines, and Printers: Mountain Office Systems, owned by Sam Warren and Sherri Warren.

Restaurants - Downtown Murphy: ShoeBooties Cafe, owned by George Kerber and Muffy Kerber.

Coming Soon...

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Updates and Changes

The Green Sheets has expanded their service area into Blue Ridge, Georgia and that increases their circulation to 16,000 homes and businesses that receive The Green Sheets in their mailboxes every month.

New Testimonials

We've added a form where you can share your stories about your ShoeBooties Cafe Dining Experiences with other readers here. It's easy and takes only a couple of minutes to share your stories.

We'll be adding more of these pages where readers can tell us about your experiences with the Murphy Gold businesses and their owners.

New Recommendations

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New Locations

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Business Closures

January, 2010: It is with great sadness that we inform you that The Village Grill was recently destroyed by fire and the business has been closed. We extend our sympathy and best wishes to Wanda Rice, the employees, and all our friends and neighbors who enjoyed dining there.

Businesses for Sale

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