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Sam Jokich/Staff Correspondent This young girl was practicing tricks on her skateboard during the Cherokee County Fair in Andrews on Oct. 15.

Sam Jokich/Staff Correspondent This young girl was practicing tricks on her skateboard during the Cherokee County Fair in Andrews on Oct. 15.

Tricked out

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
A purple rock reminds local residents and visitors that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 

A purple rock reminds local residents and visitors that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 

Reaching out on Halloween

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Body October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month across the United States, and Reach of Cherokee & Graham Counties is finishing the month with a flurry of Halloween-related events.

Cherokee County Arrest Report

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Body The following people were booked through the Cherokee County Detention Center from Oct. 15-21, 2023, and federal law enforcement officers handled the cases.
This is the front page of the Oct. 25, 1960, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 63 years ago this week.

This is the front page of the Oct. 25, 1960, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 63 years ago this week.

This Week in Local History

David Brown
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Body In this week’s archives of the Cherokee Scout and Andrews Journal:
Traci Kuykendall/Contributing Photographer From their back deck, a local resident recently captured this plane landing safely in Hiwassee Lake and posted it on the Murphy, NC Our Hometown Facebook page.

Traci Kuykendall/Contributing Photographer From their back deck, a local resident recently captured this plane landing safely in Hiwassee Lake and posted it on the Murphy, NC Our Hometown Facebook page.

Quick Reads

David Brown
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Body MURPHY ‘Pond Water’ suspenseful