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David Brown/dbrown@cherokeescout.com The annual Downtown Beautification Project brings colorful floral life to Andrews. You can sponsor a basket, too; read how on this page.

David Brown/dbrown@cherokeescout.com The annual Downtown Beautification Project brings colorful floral life to Andrews. You can sponsor a basket, too; read how on this page.

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David Brown
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Body MARBLE 27 acres for landfill
Randy Foster/editor@ cherokeescout.com  Murder defendant Bryan Crisp (left) sits while his lawyer, Bill Jones, talks with the judge last week at the Cherokee County Courthouse in Murphy.

Randy Foster/editor@ cherokeescout.com  Murder defendant Bryan Crisp (left) sits while his lawyer, Bill Jones, talks with the judge last week at the Cherokee County Courthouse in Murphy.

Details added to shooting death

Randy Foster
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Body Murphy – The murder trial of Bryan Vincent Crisp has stretched into its third week, with several developments that add details to the May 10, 2016, shooting death of 22-year-old lo
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com  Becky Wright has turned her dining room table into a project space in her fight against the Tennessee Valley Authority’s plans to install power transmission lines in western Cherokee County, including the Bell Hill Road property where she lives.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com  Becky Wright has turned her dining room table into a project space in her fight against the Tennessee Valley Authority’s plans to install power transmission lines in western Cherokee County, including the Bell Hill Road property where she lives.

Residents facing off with the TVA

Randy Foster
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Body More recently, Wright installed a tiny house where she plans to live. Her nephew will move into the main house that she and her husband built, and she planned to let her son have the back third of the property.
Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy  Gregory Lloyd grew up a gamer, but today he’s participating in real action with the Blue Angels flight squadron

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy  Gregory Lloyd grew up a gamer, but today he’s participating in real action with the Blue Angels flight squadron

Local man soaring into success

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Body The most challenging part of his job is the fund allocation.
Abigail Blythe Batton/Staff Correspondent  Sage chef and owner Steven Lash rolls up his sleeves, preparing to work in his downtown Andrews restaurant, which is a tribute to his beloved father.

Abigail Blythe Batton/Staff Correspondent  Sage chef and owner Steven Lash rolls up his sleeves, preparing to work in his downtown Andrews restaurant, which is a tribute to his beloved father.

Chef honors dad at Sage

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Body Andrews – What started out as a high school job washing dishes turned into a lifelong love affair for Steven Lash, chef and owner of Sage restaurant on Main Street downtown.