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Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com The convenience center at the Cherokee County Landfill in Marble will be open 70.5 hours under the new plan, which takes effect following the Fourth of July weekend.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com The convenience center at the Cherokee County Landfill in Marble will be open 70.5 hours under the new plan, which takes effect following the Fourth of July weekend.

County defends convenience center changes

Randy Foster
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Body Murphy – A sudden decision to staff and adjust hours at all 10 convenience sites in Cherokee County has angered hundreds of users.
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com A Dumpster filled with textbooks and other classroom-related materials sits outside the former Oaks Academy/Marble Elementary School campus Monday. It has been mentioned as a possible new location for Central Office.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com A Dumpster filled with textbooks and other classroom-related materials sits outside the former Oaks Academy/Marble Elementary School campus Monday. It has been mentioned as a possible new location for Central Office.

Chair calls school votes right choices

Randy Foster
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Body The board of commissioners is evicting Cherokee County Schools’ Central Office from 911 Andrews Road effective Aug. 2 and redirecting future Article 46 quarter-cent sales tax proceeds from education to the county’s general fund.
Stacy Van Buskirk/Staff Correspondent Three generations of racers – Billy Payne (left); Jasper, 4 (center); and Tyler Payne (right) – at the new Elevation Motocross track in Brasstown. Racing starts at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Stacy Van Buskirk/Staff Correspondent Three generations of racers – Billy Payne (left); Jasper, 4 (center); and Tyler Payne (right) – at the new Elevation Motocross track in Brasstown. Racing starts at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Track dream come true for family

Stacy Van Buskirk
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Body All revved up with someplace to go
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Andrews Public Library co-manager Jacqueline Hulse was catching up on paperwork Monday – her day off.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Andrews Public Library co-manager Jacqueline Hulse was catching up on paperwork Monday – her day off.

Town keeps library funding level

Randy Foster
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Body Since 2020, the town has been putting $100,000 a year into the library – $20,000 for the building, and $80,000 that the library uses to pay for staff at the Andrews branch.
Matthew and 3-year-old Paris Owens had a blast participating in the Fishing Derby during the 2023 Hometown Celebration at Konehete Veterans Park in Murphy.

Matthew and 3-year-old Paris Owens had a blast participating in the Fishing Derby during the 2023 Hometown Celebration at Konehete Veterans Park in Murphy.

Fourth of July events in Murphy, Andrews

News Staff
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Body Andrews and Murphy are planning to bring out all of the stops to celebrate the Fourth of July.
Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Tom Bennett from the North Georgia Wildlife Park holds “Specks,” a spectacled owl.

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Tom Bennett from the North Georgia Wildlife Park holds “Specks,” a spectacled owl.

Animals drive crowds wild

Nicole Wright
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Body Andrews – Kids of all ages got a chance to get up close and personal with some very wild creatures during the kickoff of the Nantahala Regional Libraries’ Summer Programs for Child