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Cherokee Scout file Hanging Dog Campground off of Joe Brown Highway was a popular hangout for local residents and visitors over many years. Local officials have been trying to revive it since the U.S. Forest Service shut it down in 2014.

Cherokee Scout file Hanging Dog Campground off of Joe Brown Highway was a popular hangout for local residents and visitors over many years. Local officials have been trying to revive it since the U.S. Forest Service shut it down in 2014.

Hanging Dog State Park?

News Staff
Friday, December 29, 2023
Body State greets $20+ million idea with skepticism
Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent The community celebrated the new Cherokee County Emergency Medical Services Station 1 on Dec. 20 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and guided tour of the facility.

Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent The community celebrated the new Cherokee County Emergency Medical Services Station 1 on Dec. 20 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and guided tour of the facility.

Officer settling in as hometown police chief

Randy Foster
Friday, December 29, 2023
Body Andrews – Caleb Stiles is the latest in a troublingly long list of Andrews police chiefs over the past two decades; his goal is to shut that revolving door and restore stability to
Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent The community celebrated the new Cherokee County Emergency Medical Services Station 1 on Dec. 20 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and guided tour of the facility.

Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent The community celebrated the new Cherokee County Emergency Medical Services Station 1 on Dec. 20 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and guided tour of the facility.

New EMS station helps all

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Friday, December 29, 2023
Body The new EMS Station 1 at 475 Peachtree St. is clearly visible from the roadway as well as the intersection of U.S. 19/64/74/129. Quicker access to the four-lane highway will assist in expediting patient care.
Photos by Bill Belian/Contributing Photographer  Cherokee County Commissioner Jan Griggs and Cherokee Scout humor columnist and Staff Correspondent Anngee Quinones-Belian played the part of living mannequins in the storefront window of Marketplace Antiques on Dec. 16. The act was presented to bring a bit more fun to the shopping experience. 

Photos by Bill Belian/Contributing Photographer  Cherokee County Commissioner Jan Griggs and Cherokee Scout humor columnist and Staff Correspondent Anngee Quinones-Belian played the part of living mannequins in the storefront window of Marketplace Antiques on Dec. 16. The act was presented to bring a bit more fun to the shopping experience. 

Window shopping = stares on both sides

News Staff
Friday, December 29, 2023
Body Murphy – It’s not often that folks stop, stare and blatantly make faces at other people, but on Dec. 16 that’s exactly what happened to a couple of local women.
Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Parishioners from Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Andrews get ready for the Our Lady of Guadalupe Procession, which is held every Dec. 12 here and around the world.

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Parishioners from Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Andrews get ready for the Our Lady of Guadalupe Procession, which is held every Dec. 12 here and around the world.

Our Lady of Guadalupe procession gathers faithful crowd

Nicole Wright
Friday, December 29, 2023
Body Andrews – It was a chilly day when Holy Redeemer Catholic Church held its annual Feast Day Procession of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12.
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Cherokee County Manager Randy Wiggins, Commissioner Cal Stiles, former county manager Ron Hill and Commissioner Randy Phillips (from left) pose outside with an award in Hill’s honor at the Cherokee County Historical Museum in Murphy on Oct. 5.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Cherokee County Manager Randy Wiggins, Commissioner Cal Stiles, former county manager Ron Hill and Commissioner Randy Phillips (from left) pose outside with an award in Hill’s honor at the Cherokee County Historical Museum in Murphy on Oct. 5.

County native makes difference in new home

News Staff
Friday, December 29, 2023
Body By Samantha Sinclair White County News
Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent The Andrews Public Library has acquired a 3D printer.

Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent The Andrews Public Library has acquired a 3D printer.

Andrews library adds 3D printer for MakerSpace

News Staff
Friday, December 29, 2023
Body Andrews – The Andrews Public Library has acquired a 3D printer to serve as its first piece in its new MakerSpace for 2024.