Aiden McCoy Williams/Staff Correspondent Winter can be beautiful, but it can also be dangerous.
Photos by Aiden McCoy Williams/Staff Correspondent Cheyenne has already spent years bringing joy to children and adults at High Lonesome Therapeutic Equestrian Center and Unaka Community Development Club events.
An intense fire destroyed one of eight chicken barns at Andrews Valley Poultry Farm on Friday night. Photo by Kevin Carter, Cherokee County fire marshal
This is the front page of the Jan. 14, 1965, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 60 years ago today.
Samuel Jokich/Staff Correspondent Spiders taking winter off: One of the best things about colder weather months is we don’t have to put up with these critters on our porches and sneaking into homes.
Cynthia J. Butts (center) receives recognition for her decades of faithful caregiving for her veteran husband, Chief Warrant Officer Steve L. Butts (left), U.S. Army (Retired), and other veterans. Lake Silver (right), field representative from U.S. Rep. Chuck Edward’s office, visited Murphy City Hall on Dec. 18, 2025, to present her a Certificate of Recognition honoring her longstanding commitment to caring for veterans and their families.
Hal Yeager/Birmingham News Eric Rudolph is escorted by Murphy Police Chief Mark Thigpen (left) and Cherokee County Sheriff Keith Lovin (right) from the Cherokee County Jail on June 2, 2003.
Emergency responders block Airport Road in Marble after a bicyclist was struck and killed in September. It was the second fatality on Airport Road involving a bicyclist in 2025