- Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Elected leaders have asked for N.C. Department of Transportation to find a solution to weekday traffic congestion in mornings and afternoons at Murphy Elementary School. Murphy Town Council member Barry McClure and Cherokee County Commissioner Ben Adams each requested for the DOT to study the intersection at Hilton Street and Valley River Avenue during peak traffic hours for Murphy Elementary. Both are two-lane streets, with a traffic light at their intersection, but tr