MURPHY
Art Walk set Friday night
The Valley River Arts Guild will present the final Murphy Art Walk of 2021 from 5-8 p.m. Friday downtown.
There will be live music, food, shopping and more fun at the special event. There will also be demonstrations and special kids activities at the Murphy Art Center, 33 Valley River Ave. The MAC also has new classes starting this weekend.
For details, call 360-3038, email VRAGinc@gmail.com or visit valleyriverarts.com.
ANDREWS
Decorate windows
It’s time for Andrews’ annual Christmas Window Contest to make the town look festive for Christmas on Main Street.
Andrews area businesses are encouraged to decorate your front windows for the season by Friday, Nov. 19, then email Andrews Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Nola Cooper at director@andrewschamber.com. Judging will take place Dec. 1-4.
Be sure to have your display all lit up on those evenings because judges might come at night. Cooper said she can’t wait to see this year’s entries.
MURPHY
Free dinner for holiday
Connections of Caring Hearts will present a free Thanksgiving dinner to everyone who would like to join at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 25, at Main Street USA Diner on Hiwassee Street.
Public servants only will be fed from 10-11 a.m. The general public will be fed from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The meal is drive-through or walk-through only due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you would like to help the local family that provides this first-class meal, see the group’s announcement on Facebook.
MAGGIE VALLEY
Ghost town to come back
Plans are in the works for Ghost Town in the Sky to make a comeback.
The wild west-themed amusement park that has been closed since 2002 and needs a lot of work. which is a part of why it was shut down in the first place. However, design and production company Storyland Studios is on the project, according to a release.
Storyland Studios is a company run by previous Disney imagineers, and as a result the new reincarnation will look very different from its past. While plans have not been released, renderings feature shopping, dining, entertainment and residential use.
While the fate of the parks original rides is unknown, there could be some rides like a ferris wheel. A spokesperson for the project told the Smokey Mountain News that the “lower level of Ghost Town might look something like ‘Broadway on the Beach’ in Myrtle Beach.”
MURPHY
$5K raffle for HAVEN set
HAVEN Children’s Advocacy Center is having a raffle fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 13, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Hackney Warehouse on Hiwassee Street downtown.
Tickets are $100 each, which entitles the ticket holder to dinner, dessert and a chance to win $5,000. Tickets will be drawn throughout the evening for prizes. At the end of the event, five final tickets will be drawn for a chance to win the $5,000 prize – or the five can split the money, which happened last year.
Enjoy good food and entertainment, as well as an open bar and silent auction, all for a great cause. HAVEN was founded in 2005 and serves Cherokee and Clay counties, helping children and families when abuse is suspected.
Only 225 tickets are available and can be purchased online or at the HAVEN office on U.S. 64 in Peachtree. For details, call 837-5872 or visit www.havencac.org/event-details/5-000-raffle-fundraiser.
ANDREWS
Parade for veterans set
Andrews High School is planning to hold a Veterans Day Parade in honor of local residents who served in the U.S. armed forces at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10.
The public is invited to come and join the celebration on Main Street, between Locust and Walnut streets downtown. For details, call the school office at 321-5415.
UNITED STATES
Daylight time comes to end
Daylight Saving Time, which began on March 14, comes to an end at 2 a.m. Sunday. Make sure to set back your clocks or there will be some empty pews that morning.
Interestingly, the majority of Americans want to stop changing the clocks twice a year. As of 2021, at least 33 states have introduced legislation addressing DST, according to almanac.com.
A poll showed 40 percent yearn for standard time year-round, 31 percent want to move to Daylight Saving Time year-round and 28 percent want to keep switching back and forth.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Public meetings
THIS WEEK
- Andrews Board of Aldermen will hold a work session at 6 p.m. today in Andrews Town Hall, 1101 Main St.
- Cherokee County Tourism Development Authority will meet at 2 p.m. Monday in the Murphy Visitors Center, 20 Tennessee St.
- Andrews Board of Aldermen will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Facilities Building, 85 Fourth St.
COMING SOON
- Cherokee County Veteran Forces will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, at the Cherokee County Courthouse, 75 Peachtree St. in downtown Murphy.
- Cherokee County Board of Education will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, at Central Office, Andrews Road in Murphy.
- Andrews ABC Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov, 15, in the Facilities Building, 85 Fourth St.
- Cherokee County Department of Social Services Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, in the DSS conference room, 4800 U.S. 64 W. in Ranger.
- All local, state and federal government offices – along with the Cherokee Scout and other businesses – will be closed Thursday, Nov. 25, for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Scout will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 26.
From staff reports.