From the National Weather Service center in Morristown, Tenn.: "Here's a morning radar view from Hytop, AL with local reports overlaid. Left is the base radar view, right is the radar seeing a melting layer in the yellows/greens, where the precipitation is changing type like an evolving Pokemon. Red just means everything looks the same to the radar."
Cherokee County Emergency Management officials Sam Davis, left, and Bobby Barton meet Friday morning to go over the 10 a.m. briefing shortly before posting it.
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Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Elected leaders have asked for N.C. Department of Transportation to find a solution to weekday traffic congestion in mornings and afternoons at Murphy Elementary School. Murphy Town Council member Barry McClure and Cherokee County Commissioner Ben Adams each requested for the DOT to study the intersection at Hilton Street and Valley River Avenue during peak traffic hours for Murphy Elementary. Both are two-lane streets, with a traffic light at their intersection, but tr
Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent The 2025 winners of the Andrews VFW Post 7620 annual Fire in the Valley Chili Cook-Off included (from left) Corey Thompson of Hoppy Trout Brewing Co. in third place, Curt Steinlage of Morning Fog Coffee & Eats in second and Duron Smith, former owner of Cups & Cones, taking the top spot.
This is the front page of the Jan. 20, 1966, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 59 years ago this week.
Shooting pool has its rewards: Dan Scayola, James Tharp, Murphy Mayor Tim Radford and JD Baker (from left) are all smiles at The Mason Bar downtown.