MARBLE
Trail of Tears chapter meet
The N.C. Trail of Tears Chapter will hold its summer meeting at 2 p.m.
Sunday at the Cherokee County Indian Community Club, 300 Airport Road.
After a catered lasagna dinner, the featured speaker will be Casey Cooper, CEO of the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority and Remember the Removal bike rider alumnus.
The nearby new EBCI Clinic is being built adjacent to where Cherokees from the area traveled over the designated National Trail of Tears Historic on the forced removal to Fort Butler in Murphy in June 1838.
Details: Email Dr. Susan Abram at smabram@wcu.edu.
PEACHTREE
Hillbilly Hams host Field Day
Members of the Hillbilly Hams ARC will be participating in the national amateur radio Field Day exercise Saturday and Sunday, June 28-29, at 1650 N.C. 141, behind Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church.
Since 1933, ham radio operators across North America have established temporary ham radio stations in public locations during Field Day to highlight the science and skill of amateur radio.
On Saturday, operators will start the event at 2 p.m. and run through to 4:59 p.m. Sunday. All local fire and emergency services personnel, along with local elected officials, are invited to join from 2-5 p.m. Saturday to ask questions, see the operational set up and have a chance to get on the air.
Details: Visit hillbillyhamsarc.org.
PEACHTREE
Home buying seminar set
The Gremli real estate group will present a Home Buying Seminar from 5-7 p.m. Monday, June 30, at 315 Family Church Road.
Dinner will be served. “There will be no pressure, no pitch, just honest advice,” according to Taylor Gremli.
Other speakers include Gina Sanders of Mortgage Financial Group, Steven Aft of State Farm Insurance, Dr. Sue Lynn Ledford of Four Square Community Action and Dr. Jeana Conley of Educate 4 Success.
Details: Register for free at tinyurl.com/FreeHomeBuyingSeminar.
MARBLE
Next school calendar out
Cherokee County Schools has released its 2025-26 school calendar. Key dates:
- First day of school: Aug. 25, 2025.
- Progress report: Sept. 23.
- Report cards: Oct. 24.
- Thanksgiving holiday: Nov. 27-28.
- Progress report: Dec. 5
- Christmas break: Dec. 22 through Jan. 6, 2026.
- Report cards: Jan. 16.
- Progress report: Feb. 10.
- Spring break: April 3-10.
- Progress report: April 23.
- Grades 3-8 end-of-grade testing: May 15.
- High school end-of-grade testing: May 22.
- Last day of school: May 29.
MURPHY
Sonograms free Choice
Choices of Western North Carolina – the Murphy Pregnancy & Planning Center – at 1262 Andrews Road is offering free sonograms every Tuesday.
The direct link for appointments is choicesofwnc.com/sonogram.
Details: Call 828-835-3444 or email info@choicesofwnc.com.
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Public meetings
THIS WEEK
- No public meetings are scheduled for this week.
COMING SOON
- Cherokee County Board of Education meets at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 26 of each month at Central Office, 2230 Airport Road in Marble. Live-streamed on the school YouTube channel.
- Local, state and federal government offices – and the Cherokee Scout – will be closed Friday, July 4, for the Fourth of July holiday.
- Cherokee County Board of Commissioners Chairman’s Forum meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 7, in the Andrews Senior Center on Main Street.
Compiled by Publisher David Brown.