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Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Owners Corey and Kam Thompson of Hoppy Trout Brewing Co. present Andrews Public Library branch co-managers Kelly Bryant and Jacqueline Hulse with their June fundraiser check from the “Round Up Your Change” drive. The brewery matched funds for a total of $600, their largest fundraiser so far to date in 10 months of ownership. From left are Bryant, Hulse, Corey Thompson and Kam Thompson.

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Owners Corey and Kam Thompson of Hoppy Trout Brewing Co. present Andrews Public Library branch co-managers Kelly Bryant and Jacqueline Hulse with their June fundraiser check from the “Round Up Your Change” drive. The brewery matched funds for a total of $600, their largest fundraiser so far to date in 10 months of ownership. From left are Bryant, Hulse, Corey Thompson and Kam Thompson.

Hoppy Trout raises funds for the town’s library

Body Andrews – June saw local residents and Hoppy Trout Brewing Co.
This is the front page of the July 17, 1969, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 55 years ago today.

This is the front page of the July 17, 1969, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 55 years ago today.

This Week in Local History

Body In this week’s archives of the Cherokee Scout and Andrews Journal:

MountainTrue opposes widening of U.S. 64 E.

Body The environmental group MountainTrue is weighing in on several proposed highway projects in western North Carolina, including some in Cherokee County the group favors, but one that gets a “hard no.

Cherokee County Arrest Report

Body The following people were booked through the Cherokee County Detention Center from July 7-13, 2024, and federal law enforcement officers handled the cases.
Bill Belian/ Contributing  Photographer  Guest speaker and meteorologist Jennifer Narramore speaks during a special Tornado Talk meeting at the Murphy Fire Department on Thursday afternoon.

Bill Belian/ Contributing Photographer Guest speaker and meteorologist Jennifer Narramore speaks during a special Tornado Talk meeting at the Murphy Fire Department on Thursday afternoon.

Tornado leaves mark 50 years later

Body Murphy – In 1974, Cherokee County suffered the worst tornado in its history. Four people lost their lives, and the damage left in its wake was devastating.
Wally Avett/For the Cherokee Scout  Houses and trailers in Murphy’s Bealtown neighborhood were devastated by the tornado, viewed here from a Forest Service helicopter.

Wally Avett/For the Cherokee Scout Houses and trailers in Murphy’s Bealtown neighborhood were devastated by the tornado, viewed here from a Forest Service helicopter.

April 3,1974, tornado brought death, destruction

Body Unsettled weather when winter is turning into spring has always been with us.