Nicole Wright/ Staff Correspondent Lone Star Spirits premieres at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Valleytown Cultural Arts Center in downtown Andrews. Cast members in the dinner play (from left) include (standing) Sarah Reynolds as Jessica; (seated) Philip Deckle as Ben; Taylor Swain as Marley; Cory Cheeks as Drew; and Brycham Reynolds as Walter.

Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  Folks gathered in downtown Murphy on Thursday to enjoy some singing, prayers and praises during the National Day of Prayer. The event was held on the steps of the Cherokee County Courthouse under bright and sunny skies.

Ferebee Park in Andrews as it looked in 2020.

Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Beading jewelry during the Learning Leisure Skills session at the annual Multicultural Women’s Development Conference, sponsored by One Dozen Who Care Inc. last weekend at Hinton Life Center in Hayesville. From left are Glynette Scott, Patricia Hall, Emory Prescott and Hannah Larson.

J.R. Carroll/Staff Correspondent Students in Cicely Cable’s STEM Center class at Murphy Elementary School cut the ribbon on April 24 as Cherokee County Board of Education Chair Shannon Raper (far left) and Superintendent Keevin Woody (to her right) look on.