Debbie Curtis/Contributing Photographer Emma Kindy, a third-grade student at Peachtree Elementary School, became our hero for the day when she was captured closely reading the April 12 edition of the Cherokee Scout. Emma was especially interested in local articles about Beulah the dog and soccer games, since that’s the sport she plays. Thanks for reading!
Photos by Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Above: An area firefighter uses a high-powered leaf blower to push the flames back onto themselves during a woods fire off of Joe Brown Highway on Thursday afternoon.
Pilot Robert “Bobby” Ibrahim, 36, of Hopkinsville, Ky., shown with his dog, was killed when his plane crashed shortly after takeoff here.
Abigail Blythe Batton/Staff Correspondent Flagman Jack Roberson and engineer Rick Lapolla get the rail bikes into position at the turnaround in the Valley River Tunnel. See the video on cherokeescout.com.
Photos by Abigail Blythe Batton/Staff Correspondent Elsa Holland, second-place winner in the Tri-County Democratic Women’s Club essay writing contest, stands with her mom, Melissa Burchfield, and dad, Chris Holland, at the award’s ceremony April 17 at Penland Senior Center.
Photos by Abigail Blythe Batton/Staff Correspondent People line up waiting for the gates to open at the Murphy Music & Brews festival downtown Saturday night. The event raised money and awareness for the Shepherd’s Men nonprofit, which raises funds for the Share initiative at the Shepherd Clinic in Atlanta.
Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent Jeff Haskill of Topton came out and enjoyed the Spring Fling wearing his Scottish clan’s hunting tartan.
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