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Reach advocate Kimberly Stiles stands next to one of the informational tables situated in front of the teal silhouette sculpture as part of the group’s efforts to educate the community during Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April.

Reach advocate Kimberly Stiles stands next to one of the informational tables situated in front of the teal silhouette sculpture as part of the group’s efforts to educate the community during Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April.

Reach showing victims ‘Your Voice Has Power’

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Body Matthew Crawford, Reach’s marketing coordinator and advocate, said, “April went better than I could have ever hoped.”
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Mountain Men from Shepherd of the Mountains Church in Murphy spent around 200 hours over one year renovating the site of Fort Butler, a former U.S. Army post that was part of the Trail of Tears period in the 1830s.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Mountain Men from Shepherd of the Mountains Church in Murphy spent around 200 hours over one year renovating the site of Fort Butler, a former U.S. Army post that was part of the Trail of Tears period in the 1830s.

Mountain Men refresh history at Fort Butler

Randy Foster
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Body Murphy – Fort Butler played a major role in local history, both in the development of the town and with the Cherokee Indians, who were funneled through the fort during a period of
Photos by Robert Grand/John C. Campbell Folk School John C. Campbell Folk School’s Friends & Family Day always has plenty of surprises.

Photos by Robert Grand/John C. Campbell Folk School John C. Campbell Folk School’s Friends & Family Day always has plenty of surprises.

School celebrates family, friends

News Staff
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Body Brasstown – Hundreds of adults and children were on hand for John C.