(1050), WPFJ-AM (1480), WFQS-FM (91.3), and WNCC (96.7) are based in Franklin, North Carolina. The most important newspaper in Clay County is the Clay County Progress, which, in addition to Clay County, covers Cherokee County, North Carolina and Towns County, Georgia. Two other notable newspapers are the Cherokee Scout and the Towns County Herald. Infrastructure Transportation Warne sits on Old Hwy 64, which connects Hayesville to the northeast and Brasstown to the northwest. Young Harris Road connects Warne to State Road 515 in Young Harris, Georgia. Western Carolina Regional Airport , known locally as the Murphy Airport, Andrews Airport, or Murphy-Andrews Airport, is located approximately north of Warne between the towns of Andrews and Murphy. Blairsville Airport lies approximately southwest of Warne, near Blairsville, Georgia. Utilities Electricity for Warne (and all of Clay County) is provided by Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation, a member-owned cooperative located in Young Harris, GA. Blue Ridge Mountain EMC purchases wholesale electricity from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and distributes it in Towns, Union, and Fannin counties in Georgia, and Clay and Cherokee counties in North Carolina. Natural gas is supplied by Piedmont Gas, which serves over 1 million customers in North and South Carolina and Tennessee. In 2004 the company formed the Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation and has since invested over 4 million dollars in the various communities it serves. Industrial and personal waste is landfilled. Healthcare Murphy Medical Center, located in Murphy, sports 57 hospital beds and a 120-bed nursing home. References External links Clay County Chamber of Commerce Clay County Government Services Clay County History Warne - Aerial View Warne Community Center The Clay County Progress, Warne's local newspaper West NC Travel Guide at Western NC Attractions Unincorporated communities in Clay County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina