Quick Reads

  • Sam Jokich/Staff Correspondent Carolina Crafting, a staple of downtown Murphy for years, has a new name and new owners. Indigo Mountain Traders at 49 Peachtree St. is owned by Lisa Gibbs Meadows and her husband, Gene, who have moved things around and added a bunch of items to the store’s inventory. Everyone is invited to stop by and say hi to some of the community’s latest entrepreneurs. Details: 407-227-3918.
    Sam Jokich/Staff Correspondent Carolina Crafting, a staple of downtown Murphy for years, has a new name and new owners. Indigo Mountain Traders at 49 Peachtree St. is owned by Lisa Gibbs Meadows and her husband, Gene, who have moved things around and added a bunch of items to the store’s inventory. Everyone is invited to stop by and say hi to some of the community’s latest entrepreneurs. Details: 407-227-3918.

    MURPHY

    Schools set graduations

    Local high school graduation dates have been approved. Locations are at the schools’ stadiums unless otherwise noted.

    The dates are:

    • The Oaks Academy: 6 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2024; location to be determined.
    • Andrews High School: 8 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2024.
    • Tri-County Early College: Tri-County Community College’s Enloe Building, 6 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2024.
    • Murphy High School: 8 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2024.
    • Hiwassee Dam High School: 10 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2024.

    The dates were worked out by school principals and approved by the Cherokee County Board of Education on Thursday.

    MURPHY

    Raper still board chair

    Cherokee County Board of Education Chair Shannon Raper will keep the gavel through 2024,

    School board member Steve Coleman was picked to be vice chair, replacing James Ellis. Coleman was nominated to be chair but declined, then accepted a nomination to be vice chair.

    All votes were unanimous at the monthly school board meeting Thursday.

    ANDREWS

    Town meets Thursdays

    The Andrews Board of Aldermen has switched its meeting days from Tuesdays to Thursdays.

    Beginning in January, the board will hold workshops at 6 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month, with regular meetings moving to 6 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month.

    The board approved the change at its Dec. 12 regular meeting – the last Tuesday meeting before the change takes effect.

    CORRECTION

    The article with the headline, “Griggses lose tax appeal after board recusals,” on page 7A in the Dec. 13 edition of the Cherokee Scout contained a factual error about a lawsuit.

    Cherokee County Tax Assessor Teresa Ricks sought a no-contact order against a former employee and accused that person of cyberstalking. A judge dismissed the request for a no-contact order, and the cyberstalking allegation is a criminal case on hold because of insufficient evidence. The Scout regrets the error.

    LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    Public meetings

    THIS WEEK

    • Cherokee County Department of Social Services Board meets at noon today in the DSS conference room, 4800 U.S. 64 W. in Ranger.
    • Local, state and federal government offices, as well as the Cherokee Scout’s office at 89 Sycamore St. in downtown Murphy, will be closed Monday for the Christmas holiday. The Scout will reopen at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

    COMING SOON

    • Local, state and federal government offices, as well as the Cherokee Scout’s office at 89 Sycamore St. in downtown Murphy, will be closed Monday, Jan. 1, for the New Year’s holiday. The Scout will reopen at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2.
    • Murphy Town Council meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, Murphy Electric Power Board, 5 Wofford St. downtown. Live-streamed on the Scout’s Facebook page if possible.
    • Andrews Board of Aldermen will hold a work session at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, in the Facilities Building, 85 Fourth St.
    • Cherokee County Tourism Development Authority meets at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, in the Murphy Visitors Center, 20 Tennessee St.
    • Cherokee County Board of Health meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, at the Cherokee County Health Department, 228 Hilton St. in Murphy.
    • Cherokee County Board of Commissioners meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, at the Cherokee County Courthouse, 75 Peachtree St. in Murphy. Live-streamed on the Scout’s Facebook page if possible.
    • Cherokee County Veteran Forces meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, at the Cherokee County Courthouse, 75 Peachtree St. in downtown Murphy.
    • Andrews Board of Aldermen meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, in the Facilities Building, 85 Fourth St.
    • Andrews ABC Board meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, in the Facilities Building, 85 Fourth St.
    • Cherokee County Department of Social Services Board meets at noon Wednesday, Jan. 17, in the DSS conference room, 4800 U.S. 64 W. in Ranger.
    • Cherokee County Board of Education meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at Central Office, 911 Andrews Road in Murphy. Live-streamed on the Scout’s Facebook page if possible.
    • Cherokee County Board of Commissioners meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, at the Cherokee County Courthouse, 75 Peachtree St. in downtown Murphy. Live-streamed on the Scout’s Facebook page. Compiled by Publisher David Brown and Editor Randy Foster.