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Cherokee County’s Schools of Innovation & Technology, as designed by LS3P Architects, is going up in Peachtree.

Cherokee County’s Schools of Innovation & Technology, as designed by LS3P Architects, is going up in Peachtree.

Touring the Schools of Innovation

David Brown
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Body The School of Innovation has a $20 million price tag, funded by $15 million from N.C. Education Lottery proceeds and $5 million from local sales taxes that have already been set aside for the project.
These are paths the Tennessee Valley Authority is considering in order to build a new power transmission line in Cherokee County.

These are paths the Tennessee Valley Authority is considering in order to build a new power transmission line in Cherokee County.

Fight against TVA project ‘still in the ball game’

Randy Foster
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Body Tennessee Valley Authority representatives met with Cherokee County commissioners earlier this month to discuss the project – breaking the board into smaller sections to avoid violating open meeting rules.
Wreckage of Life Force 6 blocks Middle Burningtown Road in Macon County on Friday on the morning following a crash. All four aboard survived.

Wreckage of Life Force 6 blocks Middle Burningtown Road in Macon County on Friday on the morning following a crash. All four aboard survived.

Andrews-based air ambulance crashes

(not verified)
Friday, March 10, 2023
Body Franklin – Four people – an Andrews-based flight crew and one patient – survived when an air ambulance en route from Murphy to Asheville crashed in Macon County about 7 p.m.
Shelley Dietrich/Contributing Photographer Skiers from Berry College in Rome, Ga., recently stopped in Murphy before hitting the snow at Cataloochee Ski Resort in nearby Maggie Valley.

Shelley Dietrich/Contributing Photographer Skiers from Berry College in Rome, Ga., recently stopped in Murphy before hitting the snow at Cataloochee Ski Resort in nearby Maggie Valley.

Quick Reads

David Brown
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Body MURPHY Skiers stop in county
Dr. Thomas Vann Clayton as he appeared in his chief of staff biography at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital at left. At right is his arrest booking photo from last week.

Dr. Thomas Vann Clayton as he appeared in his chief of staff biography at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital at left. At right is his arrest booking photo from last week.

Doctor arrested on sex charges

Randy Foster
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Body Clayton is an Andrews family medicine doctor also affiliated with Erlanger in Peachtree. As chief of staff, Clayton serves on numerous committees and is responsible for the oversight of all medical staff, according to the hospital’s website.