Everett Tatham was still a junior at Andrews High School when he earned an associate’s degree from Tri-County.

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent The Forks & Corks: Local Savor fundraiser on June 6 at the Hackney Warehouse in Murphy brought people together with their favorite restaurants, breweries and wineries.

Photos by Stacy Van Buskirk/Staff Correspondent Charles Watson and Allen Dean, two officers killed in the line of duty in Culberson in 1921, are still recognized for their bravery at Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office is applying for Watson and Dean to be added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington and seeking surviving family members of the two men.

Stacy Van Buskirk/ Staff Correspondent   Gary Kilpatrick of Murphy celebrates 25 years with the Cherokee County Board of Elections on June 8 at Cherokee County Democratic Party Headquarters in Andrews.

This is the front page of the June 20, 1963, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 61 years ago this week.

Photos by Sam Jokich/Staff Correspondent Keep on Art Walkin’: The First Friday Murphy Art Walk on June 7 was a hit, with good crowds checking out all the interesting things available to see, do and buy downtown. The Valley River Arts Guild, which operates the Murphy Art Center, organizes the monthly event. The next one is set for Friday, July 5, downtown.