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Bill Belian/Contributing Photographer  Members of Daughters of the American Revolution held a plaque dedication ceremony at the Cherokee County Courthouse on May 10 to honor Archibald D. Murphey, for whom their chapter is named.

Bill Belian/Contributing Photographer  Members of Daughters of the American Revolution held a plaque dedication ceremony at the Cherokee County Courthouse on May 10 to honor Archibald D. Murphey, for whom their chapter is named.

DAR remembers town, club namesake Murphey

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent Plenty of folks still came out to enjoy Food Truck Friday in Andrews, despite the gray sky and water on the ground.

Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent Plenty of folks still came out to enjoy Food Truck Friday in Andrews, despite the gray sky and water on the ground.

Weather no match for hungry

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Body Andrews – It started out with a near cancellation due to rain, then the weather cleared up to the amazement of vendors only to leave the first Food Truck Fridays event of the year
Photos by Sam Jokich/Staff Correspondent The First Friday Art Walk on May 5 and the annual Spring Festival on May 6 brought colorful crowds to downtown Murphy for food and fun.

Photos by Sam Jokich/Staff Correspondent The First Friday Art Walk on May 5 and the annual Spring Festival on May 6 brought colorful crowds to downtown Murphy for food and fun.

Quick Reads

News Staff
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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Eli’s mother is a woman of faith, and she’s also a woman of action. As Eli suffered through the treatments and surgeries his cancer requires, his mother stood by his side and asked her community for prayer support.

Eli’s mother is a woman of faith, and she’s also a woman of action. As Eli suffered through the treatments and surgeries his cancer requires, his mother stood by his side and asked her community for prayer support.

Local teen faces cancer treatments

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Body Eli’s mother is a woman of faith, and she’s also a woman of action. As Eli suffered through the treatments and surgeries his cancer requires, his mother stood by his side and asked her community for prayer support.
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Slick roads lead to wreck

Randy Foster
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Body An unidentified motorist was taken by ambulance to the hospital after a single-vehicle rollover on westbound U.S. 19 at Maltby Road near Marble. The crash happened about 5:30 p.m.
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com   A private airplane takes off at Western Carolina Regional Airport in Andrews on April 13, as a farmer plows a field on agricultural land next to the runway.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com   A private airplane takes off at Western Carolina Regional Airport in Andrews on April 13, as a farmer plows a field on agricultural land next to the runway.

FAA visits local airport

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Body Hass said the representatives were “impressed with the growth and professional atmosphere at the airport, and said the county is able to seek funding again in order to replace antiquated lighting on-field and off-field.