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Donald Hale/Contributing Photographer The helpers: These caring people have volunteered in the past at the nonprofit Moorehouse Ministries in Murphy.

Donald Hale/Contributing Photographer The helpers: These caring people have volunteered in the past at the nonprofit Moorehouse Ministries in Murphy.

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News Staff
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Body ANDREWS Food Truck Friday back
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com The former Central Office at 911 Andrews Road stood empty Monday morning. Cherokee County Schools had until Friday to vacate the building and has set up shop at the former campus of The Oaks Academy and Marble Elementary School.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com The former Central Office at 911 Andrews Road stood empty Monday morning. Cherokee County Schools had until Friday to vacate the building and has set up shop at the former campus of The Oaks Academy and Marble Elementary School.

County schools ready to open under swirling controversies

News Staff
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Body Monday, Aug. 26, is the first day of school for Cherokee County Schools.

Surveys look inside classroom

Randy Foster
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Body Marble Cherokee County Schools leaders have been frequently criticized about a perceived lack of transparency and responsiveness to the public, their peers in Cherokee County gover
Left: A search of one car Friday allegedly revealed 3.03 ounces of a substance that field-tested positive for methamphetamine. Right: A search of another car Sunday revealed a quantity of meth and 6.3 grams of a substance that tested positive for pure fentanyl.

Left: A search of one car Friday allegedly revealed 3.03 ounces of a substance that field-tested positive for methamphetamine. Right: A search of another car Sunday revealed a quantity of meth and 6.3 grams of a substance that tested positive for pure fentanyl.

Officers arrest 6, get drugs off street

News Staff
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Body A search of the car allegedly revealed 3.03 ounces of a substance that field-tested positive for methamphetamine. Further checks revealed that the driver was also on probation.
The Valley River Chevrolet car show in Murphy brought more than show cars and admirers together on July 20. Animals and people came together as well. Charlotte Kilpatrick needed a friend and protector, and she found one in Axle. She was moved to tears while sitting with him in the dealership’s lobby.

The Valley River Chevrolet car show in Murphy brought more than show cars and admirers together on July 20. Animals and people came together as well. Charlotte Kilpatrick needed a friend and protector, and she found one in Axle. She was moved to tears while sitting with him in the dealership’s lobby.

Cars, dunk tank and animals make it a show

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Body Murphy – Even with the possibility of rain, local residents and visitors came out for more than just a car show at Valley River Chevrolet on July 20.