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News Staff
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Body ANDREWS Man accused of sex abuse Authorities arrested Andrews resident Devin Blane Jones on Sept. 12 following accusations of child sex abuse.
This is the front page of the Sept. 18, 1952, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 70 years ago this week.

This is the front page of the Sept. 18, 1952, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 70 years ago this week.

This Week in Local History

News Staff
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Body In this week’s archives of the Cherokee Scout and Andrews Journal:
Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Andrews athletics retired the No. 82 jersey of Butch Sursavage prior to the Wildcats’ home football game against North Georgia on Friday night. Sursavage, who graduated from Andrews High School in 1964, helped the Wildcats win the Class A Region 4 championship in 1963. He went on to play at Clemson University, where he was named first team-All Atlantic Coast Conference in 1965 and 1966, helping the Tigers win three straight conference titles from 1965-67.

Justin Fitzgerald/sports@cherokeescout.com Andrews athletics retired the No. 82 jersey of Butch Sursavage prior to the Wildcats’ home football game against North Georgia on Friday night. Sursavage, who graduated from Andrews High School in 1964, helped the Wildcats win the Class A Region 4 championship in 1963. He went on to play at Clemson University, where he was named first team-All Atlantic Coast Conference in 1965 and 1966, helping the Tigers win three straight conference titles from 1965-67.

Quick Reads

News Staff
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Body MURPHY Sock drive has started
Photos by Jared Putnam/ editor@cherokeescout.com Jesse Barlow and Winter Finch enjoy icy treats Friday during the opening day of the Cherokee County Fair

Photos by Jared Putnam/ editor@cherokeescout.com Jesse Barlow and Winter Finch enjoy icy treats Friday during the opening day of the Cherokee County Fair

Return of the county fair

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Body “I’m going to eat a blue snow cone,” she said while munching on a barbecue sandwich with her family at the fair, which returned this year after not being held since 2016 at Mountain Folk Center in Ranger.
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County demands state pay for DSS

Jared Putnam
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Body Twenty-six lawsuits were filed against the county in 2018 and 2019, stemming from the department’s use of such agreements to place children outside of their parents’ homes without court approval.
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No more EMS fee to assist citizens

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Body “I’ve been contacted by several residents of the county, and in particular a few veterans, who have asked if this board would consider waiving the $100 citizen assist fee for the veterans of the county,” Commissioner Jan Griggs said.

School board names Woody superintendent

Jared Putnam
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Body “We are excited to welcome Dr. Woody as the next superintendent of Cherokee County Schools,” Mathews said. “Dr. Woody has an impressive breadth of experience as an educator, having held a wide range of positions.
Photos by Bill Belian/Contributing Photographer Many participated in the Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride on Friday.

Photos by Bill Belian/Contributing Photographer Many participated in the Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride on Friday.

Thunder rolls on Trail of Tears

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Body Murphy – Thunder rolled through Cherokee County on Friday, when about 100 motorcycles made their way through the county en route to Oklahoma.