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Photos by Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com This homeless encampment beside the Hiwassee River near the town wastewater treatment plant was vacant and possibly abandoned when “Point in Time” volunteers visited it on Jan. 31.

Photos by Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com This homeless encampment beside the Hiwassee River near the town wastewater treatment plant was vacant and possibly abandoned when “Point in Time” volunteers visited it on Jan. 31.

‘Point in Time’ count reveals 141 homeless live in county

Randy Foster
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Body Murphy – A count of Cherokee County’s homeless population conducted by volunteers on Jan. 31 and Feb.
Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Sandy Reid, 69, of Murphy, proudly shows off her book My Lieutenant.

Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Sandy Reid, 69, of Murphy, proudly shows off her book My Lieutenant.

First book born from creative college essays

News Staff
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Body Murphy – Self-publishing no longer has the stigma of vanity publishing attached to it thanks to the internet, the great equalizer of small presses and self-publishing enterprises.

Cherokee County Arrest Report

News Staff
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Body The following people were booked through the Cherokee County Detention Center from Feb.11-17, 2024, and federal law enforcement officers handled the cases.
I eat tacos and burritos: Demolition on the Taco Bell off of U.S. 19/74 in Murphy began on Feb. 1 and was complete in three days. The more extensive cleanup of the sidewalks and parking lot will be on going for a few weeks. Cort Carringer, owner of Landscapes Complete LLC, received the bid for the demolition of the building and sidewalk. According to Woody Hutchens, project supervisor for Sela Building Corp., the new building should be open by late spring.

I eat tacos and burritos: Demolition on the Taco Bell off of U.S. 19/74 in Murphy began on Feb. 1 and was complete in three days. The more extensive cleanup of the sidewalks and parking lot will be on going for a few weeks. Cort Carringer, owner of Landscapes Complete LLC, received the bid for the demolition of the building and sidewalk. According to Woody Hutchens, project supervisor for Sela Building Corp., the new building should be open by late spring.

Quick Reads

David Brown
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Body MURPHY DSS receives care funding
Dorothy Graham’s Bible was deeply charred, but its contents were unscathed.

Dorothy Graham’s Bible was deeply charred, but its contents were unscathed.

House destroyed, Bible survives fire

Randy Foster
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Body Hiwassee Dam – After a fire destroyed a mobile home and everything inside it Saturday, firefighters sifting for things to salvage found something in the middle of the structure, wh
Photos by Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Parents express their displeasure with a school board decision to reorganize four schools in the coming year.

Photos by Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Parents express their displeasure with a school board decision to reorganize four schools in the coming year.

Parents scold school board

Randy Foster
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Body Standing-room-only crowd against approved rezoning