Jack Lewis was a young boy growing up in Valleytown when he sat on the then grass airline runway at Western Regional Airport every Sunday.

It was a difficult week for many local families, as 10 Cherokee County residents died from COVID-19 complications.

The Ranger Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual open house event next month, complete with a blood drive.

Even though most people who contract COVID-19 recover well from the virus, for some the nightmare lasts well beyond the initial infection.

When four Americans were murdered in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012, by an Islamic militant group, many people were outraged at what they perceived as a failure by President Barack Obama’s administration in general, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in particular, to provide adequate protection for Americans working in that hostile area.

Downtown was busy over the weekend.