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Martins Creek School student Abby Farner was happy to inscribe a message on the table using a wood-burning tool.

Martins Creek School student Abby Farner was happy to inscribe a message on the table using a wood-burning tool.

Family heirloom

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Body Sellers purchased the lumber, which even came with the measurements and plans for the project her father started.
Olive’s Porch and the Texana Community Development Club came together Friday to help the homeless with warm items for the colder months. From left are Vickie Sullivan, Eurial Turner and Cathy LaTulipe.

Olive’s Porch and the Texana Community Development Club came together Friday to help the homeless with warm items for the colder months. From left are Vickie Sullivan, Eurial Turner and Cathy LaTulipe.

Club, school give warm gifts to homeless

News Staff
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Body Texana – A community club is making sure the homeless are a bit warmer this winter, with bags containing comfort items put together with love.
Mike Taylor/Contributing Photographer Firefighters and an officer with the Murphy Police Department came together to bring a little extra joy to Cherokee County kids on Christmas by holding a boot drive in front of Hot Spot at the intersection of U.S. 64 and Blairsville Highway in Ranger on Dec. 16. From left are junior firefighter Trenten Beavers, Niki Roberson, Chief Mike Taylor, Landon Taylor Jr., firefighter Tyler Miller and Murphy police Officer Nick Roberson.

Mike Taylor/Contributing Photographer Firefighters and an officer with the Murphy Police Department came together to bring a little extra joy to Cherokee County kids on Christmas by holding a boot drive in front of Hot Spot at the intersection of U.S. 64 and Blairsville Highway in Ranger on Dec. 16. From left are junior firefighter Trenten Beavers, Niki Roberson, Chief Mike Taylor, Landon Taylor Jr., firefighter Tyler Miller and Murphy police Officer Nick Roberson.

Generosity of folks helps kids between cracks

News Staff
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Body Ranger – When Jordan Rogers’ heart was burdened with a desire to help kids in Cherokee County, he didn’t just dismiss it.
Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent New manager Paul Disporto Jr. stands in front of a massive train display at the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad Museum in Bryson City.

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent New manager Paul Disporto Jr. stands in front of a massive train display at the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad Museum in Bryson City.

All tracks lead home for this Jersey transplant

Nicole Wright
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Body Nantahala Trains and rails run deep through Paul Disporto Jr.’s blood as the grandson of railroad workers in Bellville, N.J.
The Cherokee County Schools of Innovation & Technol- ogy’s main entrance at sunrise in Peachtree.

The Cherokee County Schools of Innovation & Technol- ogy’s main entrance at sunrise in Peachtree.

Schools improve in state grading

Randy Foster
Monday, January 8, 2024
Body Murphy – Cherokee County Schools officials are proud of how most schools in the district performed in the most recent grades released by the N.C.

Cherokee County Arrest Report

News Staff
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Body The following people were booked through the Cherokee County Detention Center from Dec. 22-31, 2023, and federal law enforcement officers handled the cases.
Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  Santa riding a dinosaur was seen stopping by Cherokee Guns on U.S. 64 West in Murphy.

Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  Santa riding a dinosaur was seen stopping by Cherokee Guns on U.S. 64 West in Murphy.

Quick Reads

News Staff
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Body BRASSTOWN Debate for House set