In this week’s archives of the Cherokee Scout and Andrews Journal:
10 years ago – Aug. 15, 2012, Scout: The Cherokee Scout’s series on local communities highlighted Granny Squirrel and Topton, where the great outdoors is more than just a saying.
u Three dogs underwent cutting-edge stem cell therapy with Dr. Carlton Van Horn at Alpine Veterinary Hospital in Murphy. Update: The Cherokee Scout praised the procedure in an editorial.
u First Lt. Todd Lambka of Robbinsville was killed while serving with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.
Aug. 16, 2012, Journal: Andrews was one of 35 municipalities honored
by the N.C. Department of Natural Resources with an Optimization Award, in
part because the town had two high-quality water sources.
u The Andrews Board of Aldermen were considering an ordinance regulating the use of golf carts incapable of exceeding 20 mph on town roads.
25 years ago – Aug. 13, 1997, Scout: Murphy Town Council members approved a contract with Cherokee County for a $1.5 million water line extension all the way down U.S. 64 West to N.C. 60.
Jordan Hall, 10, of Murphy, was struck by a vehicle while riding his Honda motorcycle in Ebenezer. Update: He was hospitalized with injuries but released from the hospital a week later.
The Cherokee Scout’s “Love a Child” school bus radio campaign won the Best Community Service award in the annual contest sponsored by Community Newspapers Inc.
Aug. 14, 1997, Journal: The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad paid about $685,000 to buy the 52-mile Dillsboro-to-Andrews train line, which included the Andrews Train Depot.
Wendell Ulm of Topton said North Carolina “sold out” local landowners on a quitclaim deed with Southern Railway, then the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad, by giving them right of way on all contiguous property.
50 years ago – Aug. 17, 1972, Scout: Little Joey Owens, 7, of Murphy, son
of Cherokee Scout Publisher Jack Owens, died after an 18-month fight with an incurable cancer.
Cherokee County sheriff’s Deputy Jimmy Cole was credited with saving the life of teenager Winifred Shields, who was struck by lightning during a severe electrical storm and needed to be revived.
Three people were arrested as a result of two different marijuana cases in Slow Creek and Tomotla. Update: Plants more than 7 feet tall were seized.
Aug. 16, 1972, Journal: The Andrews and Valleytown fire departments made a “wet run,” simulating
what it would be like if
there was a major blaze in town.
The Andrews Town Council told the Andrews Fire Department that it would have to plan for the future based on a budget, as the police department was just beginning to do.
Update: The Andrews Public Library board was also included in having a need for an annual budget.