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Murphy – Cherokee County Sheriff Derrick Palmer took the oath of office for a second term Monday amid a tumultuous eight-month period to complete his first.
By Matthew Osborne
Murphy – A collective sigh of relief went up from Peachtree on Monday night, as the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners eased the funding burden that has weighed on Tri-Coun
By Matthew Osborne
Murphy – Cherokee County again stood its ground Monday night on an edict sent down earlier this year by the N.C.
By Matthew Osborne
Sports for Subscribers
Durham – It will be Murphy’s sixth state championship appearance of the decade Saturday, as the Bulldogs will travel to Wallace Wade Stadium, on the campus of Duke University,
Murphy – It went exactly as predicted: smash-mouth, hard-nosed football between the top two teams in the West.
Murphy – Storied Murphy High School head football coach David Gentry has been notified of his selection to the National High School Athletic Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame.
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Murphy High Coach David Gentry was honored Tuesday morning with an assembly in front of the entire student body after winning his 400th career game on Friday night against Swain County.
Obituaries
Donald Wayne “Don” Reavis, 79, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend to many, passed on to glory Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018.
Leslie “Wayne” Pierce, a Vietnam War era veteran, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018.
Wayne was a native of Portsmouth, Va.; Gatesville, N.C.; and Hayesville.
Celebrate Cherokee
52 Things to Celebrate About Cherokee County: No. 49 – Singing Christmas Tree
52 Things to Celebrate About Cherokee County: No. 48 – Christmas Parades
52 Things to Celebrate About Cherokee County: No. 47 – Small Businesses
ScoutBlog
The Fourth of July Parade in Murphy made a nice comeback Wednesday, led by American Legion Post 96 and Cub Scout Pack 400 and followed by plenty of terrific entries.
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