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Lee speaking at MLK Prayer Breakfast on Monday
Texana – The Texana Community Development Club will host the 30th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast at 8 a.m.
This Week in Local History
In this week’s archives of the Cherokee Scout and Andrews Journal:
County to test absentee ballot signature verification program
Murphy – Cherokee County is one of 10 North Carolina counties included in a pilot program to match and verify signatures on absentee ballots against a database of on-file signature
Cherokee County Arrest Report
The following people were booked through the Cherokee County Detention Center from Dec. 29, 2023-Jan. 6, 2024, and federal law enforcement officers handled the cases.
U.S. 64 roundabout on ‘pause’
Murphy – The U.S. 64 West roundabout project may not be a done deal after all.
Missing local girl found safe
Andrews – Missing 17-year-old Addison Faith Dartez is safe and appeared in juvenile court in Murphy on Tuesday morning for an emancipation hearing.