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Deborah Pound found a hardworking and “honest to a fault” man in Gary Hall after being scammed online. The two have been happily married for three years.

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent From left, fifth-graders Sofia Gallagher as Mary Lyon, AJ Jones as Emma Willard, Sofia Morales as Emma Willard, Zydisiah Allen as Mary Cassatt, Krislynn White as Phyllis Wheatley and Aimee Day as Rosa Parks during Andrews Elementary School’s “Living History Museum” on Feb. 18. Students dressed up as “American Heroes” and gave interactive demonstrations about the people they portrayed to engage with U.S. history beyond the printed page.

Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent Cooking up some tunes: Local favorite Bill Vespasian was the musical entertainment at Buck Bald Brewing in downtown Murphy on Feb. 15 during a chili cook-off to help raise money benefitting Nam Knights of America MC, Appalachian Chapter.

This is the front page of the Feb. 25, 1965, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 60 years ago this week.

Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  Reach of Cherokee & Graham Counties has held a fundraiser every year at Downtown Pizza in Murphy for the last decade. The nonprofit agency’s goal is to help stop abuse in relationships. Offerings included a gift basket for raffle, cookies for sale from Parker’s Burgers & Sweets in Ranger as well as lots of free swag. From left are Tiffany Crawford and Elizabeth Lance, both who work with Reach. 

The Rev. Fred Lunsford has spent many hours frequenting his personal prayer garden and a place on his property he calls “Light House Mountain.”