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Abigail Blythe Batton/Staff Correspondent Anita Nieva-Rosas strikes a pose during a dance sequence at the Cherokee County Arts Council on Saturday as part of a free class celebrating International Dance Day.

Abigail Blythe Batton/Staff Correspondent Anita Nieva-Rosas strikes a pose during a dance sequence at the Cherokee County Arts Council on Saturday as part of a free class celebrating International Dance Day.

Arts council showcases Indian dancing

Abigail Blythe Batton
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Body Murphy – International Dance Day, April 29, is actually the birthday of one particular dancer, who dedicated his life to one specific type of dance. Jean-Georges Noverre.
Abigail Blythe Batton/Staff Correspondent Adria Jones – sitting for a spell with her husband, Loren Jones – holds up a beer and a chicken wing in the VIP section of Murphy Music & Brews, a fundraising festival held downtown on April 22 to raise money and awareness for Shepherd’s Men and the Shepherd Clinic in Atlanta, which treats injured U.S. military veterans. Southern rock band Drivin N Cryin played at the show.

Abigail Blythe Batton/Staff Correspondent Adria Jones – sitting for a spell with her husband, Loren Jones – holds up a beer and a chicken wing in the VIP section of Murphy Music & Brews, a fundraising festival held downtown on April 22 to raise money and awareness for Shepherd’s Men and the Shepherd Clinic in Atlanta, which treats injured U.S. military veterans. Southern rock band Drivin N Cryin played at the show.

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News Staff
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Body MURPHY Aegis works for defense

Crash first flight after certification

Randy Foster
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Body Andrews – The Kentucky man killed on April 15 when the experimental airplane he was piloting crashed shortly after takeoff from Western Carolina Regional Airport was test-flying th
Sam Davis/Contributing Photographer   The Cherokee County Search & Rescue team spends hours training in order to be prepared for searches.

Sam Davis/Contributing Photographer   The Cherokee County Search & Rescue team spends hours training in order to be prepared for searches.

Search & rescue adds value to county

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Body When an autistic teenager went missing in Hiwassee Dam on Feb. 21, part of the multi-agency rescue effort was performed by the Cherokee County Search & Rescue team.
Abigail Blythe Batton/Staff Correspondent It’s that time of year of again. The Murphy Spring Festival opens at 11 a.m. Saturday and will offer food trucks, artisan booths, libations and live music until 7 p.m. on Tennessee Street and Valley River Avenue downtown.

Abigail Blythe Batton/Staff Correspondent It’s that time of year of again. The Murphy Spring Festival opens at 11 a.m. Saturday and will offer food trucks, artisan booths, libations and live music until 7 p.m. on Tennessee Street and Valley River Avenue downtown.

Spring Festival taking over town Saturday

News Staff
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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