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By Anngee Quinones-Belian Staff Correspondent  Murphy – For a few hours on July 14, Main Street USA Diner downtown went back in time to celebrate the graduates from the Class of 1956. Former Murphy High School students gathered over lunch to reminisce about the years gone by and what a hoot it was for the returning Bulldogs. Laughter was heard as old friends reunited over roast beef, ham, green beans, corn and peach cobbler. The reunion has occurred about every five years until COVID-19 interrupted the

By Anngee Quinones-Belian Staff Correspondent  Murphy – For a few hours on July 14, Main Street USA Diner downtown went back in time to celebrate the graduates from the Class of 1956. Former Murphy High School students gathered over lunch to reminisce about the years gone by and what a hoot it was for the returning Bulldogs. Laughter was heard as old friends reunited over roast beef, ham, green beans, corn and peach cobbler. The reunion has occurred about every five years until COVID-19 interrupted the

Good times remembered by Murphy Class of 1956

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Body Murphy – For a few hours on July 14, Main Street USA Diner downtown went back in time to celebrate the graduates from the Class of 1956.
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Murphy resident Victoria Ivie envisions a Konehete Veterans Park full of active-use features for children and people of all ages and abilities.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Murphy resident Victoria Ivie envisions a Konehete Veterans Park full of active-use features for children and people of all ages and abilities.

‘Bored mom’ has plan to revitalize town park

Randy Foster
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Body Murphy – A local woman who describes herself as a “bored mom who went down the rabbit hole” has come up with plans to revitalize Konehete Veterans Park by infusing it with family f
From left are Mike and Karen Herring, Frankie Womble, Ronney Freeman Sr., Michelle Degner and William Wallace, Polk County’s litter grant director.

From left are Mike and Karen Herring, Frankie Womble, Ronney Freeman Sr., Michelle Degner and William Wallace, Polk County’s litter grant director.

Community cleans up Runion Road before repaving begins

News Staff
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Body Turtletown, Tenn. – The people have spoken, and their voices have been heard, thanks in large part to a petition Ronney Freeman Sr.

Local man facing sex charge

News Staff
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Body Seattle, Wash. – Jack Allen Roberson, 69, of Andrews, was seated next to a 15-year-old girl on board a Delta Air Lines aircraft on July 16 traveling from Atlanta t

Cherokee County Arrest Report

News Staff
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Body The following people were booked through the Cherokee County Detention Center from July 16-22, 2023, and federal law enforcement officers handled the cases.
Photos by Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Clerk of Court Roger Gibson (left) administers the oath of office to board members as Director of Elections Leighsa Jones (foreground) holds a Bible at the Cherokee County Board of Elections office in downtown Murphy on July 18. Taking the oath are (from left) Shelley Debty, Craig Allen, Sandy Solesbee and Charles Hoesch.

Photos by Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Clerk of Court Roger Gibson (left) administers the oath of office to board members as Director of Elections Leighsa Jones (foreground) holds a Bible at the Cherokee County Board of Elections office in downtown Murphy on July 18. Taking the oath are (from left) Shelley Debty, Craig Allen, Sandy Solesbee and Charles Hoesch.

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David Brown
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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