In this week’s archives of the Cherokee Scout and Andrews Journal:
10 years ago – Sept. 18, 2013, Scout: The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners decided to move forward with a controversial new convenience center dump site at the intersection of Candy Mountain Road and N.C. 294 in Hiwassee Dam.
- The Foster Grandparent Program was helping students succeed in Cherokee County by giving them a mentor, someone to care about them.
- Cissy Bristol-Dyer was named one of the “100 to Remember” female athletes by the N.C. High School Athletic Association. The Murphy Elementary School teacher coached the Lady Bulldogs in basketball for 24 years, leading both basketball and softball teams to state championships, after being a star athlete at Andrews High School and Clemson University.
Sept. 19, 2013, Journal: Adam Haigler was named executive director of Pacesetters Adventure Center in Marble after the death of founder Gil Hargett.
- Students at the Basic Law Enforcement Training course at the Cherokee County Center for Applied Technology in Marble had to pass an extensive road driving course, as well as get Tased, in order to achieve certification. Update: Yes, all of the students took a 50,000-volt jolt from a Taser.
25 years ago – Sept. 16, 1998, Scout: No one was injured in an unoccupied house fire on Mauney Street in downtown Murphy. The blaze started near a baseboard heater and an extension cord.
- The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners agreed to again ask for a state investigation into missing equipment at the Farmers Market worth an estimated $179,000.
- Troy Adams, a senior at Hiwassee Dam High School, was making a 634-mile bicycle trip to Washington along with Swain County High School senior Jody Anthony. The U.S. Department of Education funded the Western Carolina University Educational Talent Search program, which awarded the duo $259,000.
Sept. 17, 1998, Journal: A two-car accident on U.S. 19/74 in Granny Squirrel blocked traffic for an hour and half and left one passenger in critical condition. Mary Raxter Wishon, 22, of Topton, was treated and released at Murphy Medical Center, while three others were also injured.
- No one was injured when a grass fire ignited a tanker filled with liquid asphalt at Hidden Construction on Robbinsville Road. That’s likely because liquid asphalt is water based.
50 years ago – Sept. 20, 1973, Scout: Cherokee Hills golfers held their annual Club Championship, with Lonnie Reece taking the top spot just ahead of Ricky Curtis. Maudie B. Alexander was the ladies winner, while Maxine Gossett finished second. Update: Sadly, Cherokee Hills Golf Course no longer exists.
- Representatives of John D. McArthur of Palm Beach, Fla., described as the fifth-richest man in the world, were buying a tract of about 1,000 acres around Cherokee Hills Golf Course south of Murphy.
- You could buy new custom wide treads, with white walls – and at several different sizes – for just $9.88 each at Carolina Tire Co. in Murphy.
Sept. 19, 1973, Journal: Marian Kilpatrick received her commission to become the new postmaster of the Marble Post Office.
- Granny Morton of Valleytown, a retired school teacher, was happy to see her blind black cat, Inky Boy, celebrate his 20th birthday.
– Publisher David Brown