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Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  The last Murphy Farmers Market and craft show of the season will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 4 Railroad St. The market provides an opportunity to purchase locally grown fruits and vegetables as well as do some holiday shopping. Everyone is invited out to enjoy the beautiful fall weather.

Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  The last Murphy Farmers Market and craft show of the season will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 4 Railroad St. The market provides an opportunity to purchase locally grown fruits and vegetables as well as do some holiday shopping. Everyone is invited out to enjoy the beautiful fall weather.

Going to market one more time

Macon men guilty of selling meth

Body Franklin – District Attorney Ashley Welch announced Monday that, in separate cases, two Macon County men pleaded guilty this month to trafficking methamphetamine. 
Photos by Donald Hale/Contributing Photographer This image was taken at 7:45 a.m. Sept. 13. “How wonderful, how blessed we are to see a sunrise like this. And we just finished this part of the flower bed.”

Photos by Donald Hale/Contributing Photographer This image was taken at 7:45 a.m. Sept. 13. “How wonderful, how blessed we are to see a sunrise like this. And we just finished this part of the flower bed.”

Sunrise in Murphy

Cherokee County Arrest Report

Body The following people were booked through the Cherokee County Detention Center from Oct. 13-19, 2024, and federal law enforcement officers handled the cases.
The new Cherokee County Clinic site, a satellite clinic of the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority, has a projected completion date of October 2025.

The new Cherokee County Clinic site, a satellite clinic of the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority, has a projected completion date of October 2025.

Construction begins on clinic

Body Marble – After a brief delay, construction officially commenced in September on the new Cherokee County Clinic site, a satellite clinic of the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority th
Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Candyland: The 2023 edition of Trunk or Treat was a hit in downtown Andrews.

Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Candyland: The 2023 edition of Trunk or Treat was a hit in downtown Andrews.

Quick Reads

Body ANDREWS Trunk, treat and dungeon The annual Trunk or Treat will be held Saturday downtown from 3-5 p.m.
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Cherokee County Board of Elections office off Peachtree Street on Thursday, the first day of early voting in North Carolina. The wait was about an hour, but it has been shorter since then.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Cherokee County Board of Elections office off Peachtree Street on Thursday, the first day of early voting in North Carolina. The wait was about an hour, but it has been shorter since then.

Early voting draws 10.7% of voters

Body As of Monday, mail-in ballots received included 223 civilian, two military and 12 overseas.
Anngee Quinones-Belian/ Staff Correspondent A two-vehicle accident at about 10:05 a.m. Oct. 16 at Blairsville Highway and Hedden Road in Bellview resulted in three people being taken to the hospital and extensive damage to both vehicles. One car and a pickup needed to be towed from the scene, with one requiring a flatbed tow. There was airbag deployment, but no one was airlifted out. The Ranger Volunteer Fire Department, Cherokee County Emergency Medical Services and N.C. Highway Patrol responded, and traff

Anngee Quinones-Belian/ Staff Correspondent A two-vehicle accident at about 10:05 a.m. Oct. 16 at Blairsville Highway and Hedden Road in Bellview resulted in three people being taken to the hospital and extensive damage to both vehicles. One car and a pickup needed to be towed from the scene, with one requiring a flatbed tow. There was airbag deployment, but no one was airlifted out. The Ranger Volunteer Fire Department, Cherokee County Emergency Medical Services and N.C. Highway Patrol responded, and traff