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Cherokee County Arrest Report

News Staff
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Body The following people were booked through the Cherokee County Detention Center from May 24- ??, 2024, and federal law enforcement officers handled the cases.
The Dumpsters at the Cherokee County Landfill in Marble seem to stay full most of the time.

The Dumpsters at the Cherokee County Landfill in Marble seem to stay full most of the time.

All trash convenience centers will be staffed

Randy Foster
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Body The convenience centers will be gated and open to the public only when attendants are present, the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners decided on May 29.
Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Cherokee County commissioners, past and present, joined officials and clients in celebrating the Department of Social Services’ new children’s Cottage of Hope on May 21.

Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Cherokee County commissioners, past and present, joined officials and clients in celebrating the Department of Social Services’ new children’s Cottage of Hope on May 21.

Families have hope with DSS’ new cottage home

Nicole Wright
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Body “Some of these children were sleeping in our offices, and we knew we had to find a way to house or shelter them that would be more like a home environment,” DSS Director Amanda McGee said.
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Andrews High School faculty congratulate newly graduated seniors Thursday night after commencement ceremonies.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Andrews High School faculty congratulate newly graduated seniors Thursday night after commencement ceremonies.

51 seniors graduate as Wildcats

Randy Foster
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Body Andrews – Fifty-one Andrews High School seniors ended one chapter and began the next during commencement at Hugh Hamilton Stadium on Thursday night.
Cannon Crompton/sports@cherokeescout.com Issiah Hall (left) receives the Steve Bias Scholarship from Oaks Academy Principal Carmen Garland during commencement ceremonies Thursday.

Cannon Crompton/sports@cherokeescout.com Issiah Hall (left) receives the Steve Bias Scholarship from Oaks Academy Principal Carmen Garland during commencement ceremonies Thursday.

20 overcome odds, move ahead

Cannon Crompton
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Body Murphy – The Oaks Academy graduated 20 seniors Thursday at Shepherd of the Mountains Church.