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Jason Harley Kloepfer and his wife, Alison Mahler, appear in this photo on Kloepfer’s Facebook page.

Jason Harley Kloepfer and his wife, Alison Mahler, appear in this photo on Kloepfer’s Facebook page.

Man shot by SWAT won’t face 2 charges

Body The two dismissal orders were signed on March 1 by Chief Assistant District Attorney Jason Arnold. However, the Dec. 13 incident continues to draw attention following a shocking video that refutes official law enforcement’s version of the raid.
Above: Former President Jimmy Carter visits with Curtis Brown of Murphy at Carter’s cabin in Cherry Log, Ga. Below: Brown and Carter at the Emerson plant.

Above: Former President Jimmy Carter visits with Curtis Brown of Murphy at Carter’s cabin in Cherry Log, Ga. Below: Brown and Carter at the Emerson plant.

Local reflects on Jimmy Carter

Body “My secretary told me President Jimmy Carter was on the line,” said Brown, who was manager of the Emerson plant in Peachtree in 1985. “I thought, oh, yeah, that’s got to be one of my friends. The pope’s calling me, too.”
Abigail Blythe Batton/ Staff Correspondent  David Grimes stands at the point where pavement ends and gravel starts at the Wells Lake subdivision in southern Cherokee County.

Abigail Blythe Batton/ Staff Correspondent  David Grimes stands at the point where pavement ends and gravel starts at the Wells Lake subdivision in southern Cherokee County.

Home blues

Body “We had the worst internet service in the state of North Carolina,” he said with a laugh.
David Brown/dbrown@cherokeescout.com This fallen tree cut off the only access road into the Boulder Creek neighborhood off of Hedden Road in Bellview late Friday afternoon – at least until neighbors and workers with chainsaws arrived.

David Brown/dbrown@cherokeescout.com This fallen tree cut off the only access road into the Boulder Creek neighborhood off of Hedden Road in Bellview late Friday afternoon – at least until neighbors and workers with chainsaws arrived.

Weather causes havoc in parts of county

Body The weather got dicy Friday afternoon in Cherokee and surrounding counties, but local residents appeared to escape the worst damage.
Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  Parents and children came out to Andrews Elementary School on Feb. 28 for the first Touch a Truck event.

Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  Parents and children came out to Andrews Elementary School on Feb. 28 for the first Touch a Truck event.

Touch a Truck Event

Crews began prescribed burns across the beautiful Cades Cove on Feb. 20 and plan to wrap up Friday.

Crews began prescribed burns across the beautiful Cades Cove on Feb. 20 and plan to wrap up Friday.

Quick Reads

Body MURPHY Firm handles foreclosures
Patton High School Band Director Chad Higdon, formerly of Andrews, is shown with some of his students from the Patton High School Panther Regiment on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory.

Patton High School Band Director Chad Higdon, formerly of Andrews, is shown with some of his students from the Patton High School Panther Regiment on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory.

Ex-Andrews band director honored by award

Body Morganton – A Burke County high school band director was recently honored with the Award of Excellence by the N.C. Bandmasters Association.
Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  McCray brothers of Andrews receive recognition from the Sons of the American Revolution and Military Order of the World Wars, presented by Compatriot Ronald Hill on Saturday. Hill, wearing a Revolutionary War uniform, poses with (from left) Billy, Gilbert, Tina, Anthony, Larry and Elijah McCray. In front is Hannah McCray.

Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent McCray brothers of Andrews receive recognition from the Sons of the American Revolution and Military Order of the World Wars, presented by Compatriot Ronald Hill on Saturday. Hill, wearing a Revolutionary War uniform, poses with (from left) Billy, Gilbert, Tina, Anthony, Larry and Elijah McCray. In front is Hannah McCray.

McCray family of Eagle Scouts earn honor

Body Andrews – Compatriot Ronald Hill, a highly decorated and distinguished U.S.