🌱 Robbinsville Christmas Parade and 10 more events

What's up Murphy! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 42 and low of 24 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 56, low: 29.
• Saturday: Sun and areas of low clouds, with a high of 54 and low of 29 degrees.

📸 Around Murphy

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 13

• Robbinsville Christmas Parade
  Robbinsville High School , 301 Sweetwater Rd , Robbinsville
  1:00 pm
• UCSC Banquet 2025
  Comfort Grub , 5722 US-64 , Murphy
  7:00 pm
• Appalachian Roadshow
  Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center , 121 School House Rd , Robbinsville
  7:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Schoolhouse Fiber Friends
  Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center , 121 School House Rd , Robbinsville
  3:00 pm
• Schoolhouse Fiber Friends at Stecoah
  Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center , 121 School House Rd , Robbinsville
  5:30 pm
• Speed Dating Night at Mountain Vale Lodge (Ages 20–29)
  Mountain Vale Lodge , 66 Tennessee St , Murphy
  7:00 pm
• Hiwassee Dam at Hayesville
  205 Yellow Jacket Dr , Hayesville
  9:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Don't Bite Your Tongue / Mind the Drive / Eyecandy
  Elf School of the Arts , 982 Elf School Rd , Hayesville
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Community Carving Night
  Olive's Porch , 27 Peachtree St , Murphy
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• How to Cacao
  849 Connahetta St , Murphy
  3:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Curtis & Kim Jones Mountain Gypsy Music
  Laughing Dogs Brewing , 516 Tusquittee St , Hayesville
  12:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Building?
  At Dirt Dude Construction, we transform your vision into reality. Our team combines extensive construction management expertise with sustainable… (Nextdoor Crisp Mountain)
• Building with receipts!
  Dirt Dude Construction delivers comprehensive site solutions from the ground up. We handle erosion control, land clearing, demolition, civil… (Nextdoor Crisp Mountain)

• Reynolds Consumer Products posted a job opening for Lift Truck Operator- Concord in Murphy. Apply here.
• Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Bojangles Shift Manager - Huntersville, NC - 885 in Murphy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Murphy here.

🗞 Nearby News

Franklin

• A career of service: Former Franklin Mayor Jack Horton reflects on decades in government (smokymountainnews.com)
• High School Round Up: December 9, 2025 (wlos.com)
• Pawsome Birthday 12.09.25 (wlos.com)

Highlands

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