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Cherokee County Arrest Report

News Staff
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Body The following people were booked through the Cherokee County Detention Center from May 19-24, 2024, and federal law enforcement officers handled the cases.
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com A road crew puts down new asphalt in downtown Murphy, where the four major streets will be repaved and meet at an intersection that will be reconfigured as a traffic circle.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com A road crew puts down new asphalt in downtown Murphy, where the four major streets will be repaved and meet at an intersection that will be reconfigured as a traffic circle.

The State of Cherokee County

Randy Foster
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Body Don’t listen to naysayers: County doing well
Paulette Smithmeyer/ Contributing Photographer Melissa Van Keuren salutes a fallen soldier at Greenlawn Cemetery in Peachtree on Friday. American Legion Post 96, along with Auxiliary Unit 96 and Warriors Veteran Outreach in Murphy, place flags at the cemetery in honor of the U.S. military’s fallen soldiers. For many years, Post 96 has headed up the effort to place flags on the Friday before Memorial Day, when each name is also read and saluted.

Paulette Smithmeyer/ Contributing Photographer Melissa Van Keuren salutes a fallen soldier at Greenlawn Cemetery in Peachtree on Friday. American Legion Post 96, along with Auxiliary Unit 96 and Warriors Veteran Outreach in Murphy, place flags at the cemetery in honor of the U.S. military’s fallen soldiers. For many years, Post 96 has headed up the effort to place flags on the Friday before Memorial Day, when each name is also read and saluted.

Not forgotten

News Staff
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  Happy customers Christina, Jack and Matthew Stevens were happy they chose Kobe Grill in Murphy for their lunch destination on May 20, opening day for the new downtown restaurant. “The portions are bigger than I expected, and everything tastes great. The atmosphere is beautiful, the exterior is gorgeous and there’s a lot of employees making sure you’re taken care of immediately. Everything came out faster than I thought it would,” Jack Stevens said.

Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  Happy customers Christina, Jack and Matthew Stevens were happy they chose Kobe Grill in Murphy for their lunch destination on May 20, opening day for the new downtown restaurant. “The portions are bigger than I expected, and everything tastes great. The atmosphere is beautiful, the exterior is gorgeous and there’s a lot of employees making sure you’re taken care of immediately. Everything came out faster than I thought it would,” Jack Stevens said.

New restaurant offers nice addition to downtown

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Body Murphy – In the local culinary world, there’s a new kid on the block.
Courtesy of Shawn Greene-Stone  After discovering old letters hidden behind a wall, Shawn Greene-Stone of Andrews believes they hold great value and is excited to learn more about the historical find.

Courtesy of Shawn Greene-Stone  After discovering old letters hidden behind a wall, Shawn Greene-Stone of Andrews believes they hold great value and is excited to learn more about the historical find.

Demolished house yields hidden treasure

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Body Andrews – Many homes are filled with and built on different memories throughout the years by the occupants.
Jason Ireson/Contributing Photographer Boats on Lake Hiwassee will be decorated for the Fourth of July holiday fit with colorful adornments, while competing for prizes and bragging rights. All the fun will be had starting at 1 p.m. Friday, July 5.

Jason Ireson/Contributing Photographer Boats on Lake Hiwassee will be decorated for the Fourth of July holiday fit with colorful adornments, while competing for prizes and bragging rights. All the fun will be had starting at 1 p.m. Friday, July 5.

A festive flotilla for Fourth on the Fifth

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Body Bear Paw – Everyone is invited out to Lake Hiwassee for a parade on the water starting at 1 p.m. Friday, July 5.