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Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  Current and retired members of the Murphy Fire Department attended a special ceremony on Sept. 16 to honor members with 20 or more years of service to the community.

Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  Current and retired members of the Murphy Fire Department attended a special ceremony on Sept. 16 to honor members with 20 or more years of service to the community.

Project brings honor to retired heroes

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Body Murphy – Nearly 100 people – including family, friends, current and former town council members, Town Manager Chad Simons, Mayor Tim Radford, fire personnel and visitors – came to
Aiden McCoy Williams/Staff Correspondent First ringing of the restored historic bell at Martins Creek Community Church on Sunday. The restoration volunteers are (from left) Doug Loft , Johnny Stalcup, Rodney Sellers, Roy “Leroy” Stalcup and Ted Thistle.

Aiden McCoy Williams/Staff Correspondent First ringing of the restored historic bell at Martins Creek Community Church on Sunday. The restoration volunteers are (from left) Doug Loft , Johnny Stalcup, Rodney Sellers, Roy “Leroy” Stalcup and Ted Thistle.

For whom the bell tolls

News Staff
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Body Martins Creek – For the first time since the building burned down in 1994, Martins Creek Community Church’s bell from 1860 range again Sunday.
Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Scenes from the 2023 Oktoberfest celebration in downtown Andrews.

Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Scenes from the 2023 Oktoberfest celebration in downtown Andrews.

Oktoberfest taking over Andrews

News Staff
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Body Andrews – The Andrews Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its fourth annual Oktoberfest from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday downtown.

Cherokee County Arrest Report

News Staff
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Body The following people were booked through the Cherokee County Detention Center from Sept. 8-14, 2024, and federal law enforcement officers handled the cases.
This is the front page of the Sept. 4, 1969, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 65 years ago today.

This is the front page of the Sept. 4, 1969, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 65 years ago today.

This Week in Local History

David Brown
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Body In the last three week’s archives of the Cherokee Scout and Andrews Journal:
Welcome to the party: Buddy McMillan (left), Kadee Close, Mark Kephart (right) and other Cherokee County Republican Party members meet with N.C. GOP Chair Jason Simmons on Sept. 6 at The Mason Bar in Murphy.

Welcome to the party: Buddy McMillan (left), Kadee Close, Mark Kephart (right) and other Cherokee County Republican Party members meet with N.C. GOP Chair Jason Simmons on Sept. 6 at The Mason Bar in Murphy.

Quick Reads

David Brown
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Body MURPHY State GOP chair visits