James Bryant stares up into the face of “Yellow Feather,” something he said was the hardest to sculpt.

Terry Gribble/Contributing Photographer Victorian Carolers are an annual favorite in downtown Andrews.

Photos by Jeanie Setser/Contributing Photographer Folks enjoy the annual Peachtree Community Center’s Arts & Crafts Festival in 2021.

Courtesy of Big N Funky Productions Tracy Yaste (Annie) struggles while Luke Walker (Mike) looks on. Vinnie Vineyard, the co-director and cinematographer, films the scene for his third movie, Camp Smokey, for Big N Funky Productions.

Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  There was a vehicle accident in front of Hot Spot at U.S. 64/129 in the early afternoon Monday. Three vehicles were involved, with two people taken to the hospital and two others refusing treatment. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, N.C. Highway Patrol and Ranger Volunteer Fire Department responded.

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Photos by Sam Jokich/Staff Correspondent It was a decidedly fun – and not too scary – Halloween at the Cherokee County Health Department in Murphy, which welcomed costumed kids and their parents on Oct. 31.