Indiana bats are beneficial! Bats consume billions of insects every year and provide what’s called an ecosystem service to the agricultural industry. They are also great pollinators and spreaders of seeds.
Hayden Rain Moss
Bobby Huel Pastell
Angel Owens, left, signs paperwork after taking the oath of office as Cherokee County's new superintendent of schools. A reception was held at Cherokee County Schools home office in Marble on June 30. The Cherokee County Board of Education selected Owens as the School System's new superintendent during its meeting on May 21, 2026. Owens repaced Dr. Keevin Woody, who served as the superintendent since Nov. 1, 2022. Photo by Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com
Fort Butler Memorial Park located is Murphy will be transferred to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians at no cost, preserving the historical site that is important to the EBCI. Cannon Crompton/sports@cherokeescout.com
Mountain Youth Livestock Market is run by the cowboys for the cowboys. Photo by Aiden McCoy Williams/Cherokee Scout