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Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Science teacher Bethany Clark (left, in plaid reindeer ears) stands with students and staff and families in front of her classes’ poster board Punnett square projects during Andrews Middle School’s Winter Art Showcase of students’ academic and artistic projects.

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Science teacher Bethany Clark (left, in plaid reindeer ears) stands with students and staff and families in front of her classes’ poster board Punnett square projects during Andrews Middle School’s Winter Art Showcase of students’ academic and artistic projects.

Andrews Middle holds winter arts showcase

Body Andrews – Andrews Middle School held its Winter Arts Showcase on Dec. 10 to highlight the latest academic and artistic projects from grades 6-8.
Casting crew: The History Channel’s popular show American Pickers is coming to North Carolina early next year.

Casting crew: The History Channel’s popular show American Pickers is coming to North Carolina early next year.

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Body NORTH CAROLINA Pickers to be grinning here

$22,933 in grants go to schools

Body The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina has awarded grants totaling $22,933 to Cherokee County Schools from the Learning Links program.
Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Andrews Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7620 Commander Scott Ramler presents the group’s annual Teacher of the Year award to Andrews Middle School eighth-grade English language arts and social studies teacher Ann Williams at the Christmas celebration Saturday night.

Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Andrews Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7620 Commander Scott Ramler presents the group’s annual Teacher of the Year award to Andrews Middle School eighth-grade English language arts and social studies teacher Ann Williams at the Christmas celebration Saturday night.

Teacher awarded by town’s VFW post

Body Andrews – Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7260 handed out the Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher of the Year Award to Ann Williams, teacher of English language ar
Tim Radford/Contributing Photographer Speakers including Judy Lachance were part of a dinner to honor veterans at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Nov. 21.

Tim Radford/Contributing Photographer Speakers including Judy Lachance were part of a dinner to honor veterans at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Nov. 21.

Dinner honors veterans

Body Ebenezer – Veterans were shown honor and great respect on Nov.
Cherokee County sheriff’s Capt. David Williams was recently awarded an advanced service award certificate through the N.C. Department of Justice by Sheriff Dustin Smith (left) and Chief Deputy Justin Jacobs (right).

Cherokee County sheriff’s Capt. David Williams was recently awarded an advanced service award certificate through the N.C. Department of Justice by Sheriff Dustin Smith (left) and Chief Deputy Justin Jacobs (right).

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Body CHEROKEE COUNTY Checking documents