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Jared Putnam/editor@cherokeescout.com The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Cherokee County Emergency Medical Services Station 1, scheduled for 2 p.m. April 5 at the site on Jackson Street, was moved inside to the county courthouse due to inclement weather. State Rep. Karl Gillespie and state Sen. Kevin Corbin (both R-Franklin) presented a $1.2 million check allocated for the new building to emergency management officials as well as Murphy Mayor Tim Radford, county commissioners, the county manager and st

Jared Putnam/editor@cherokeescout.com The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Cherokee County Emergency Medical Services Station 1, scheduled for 2 p.m. April 5 at the site on Jackson Street, was moved inside to the county courthouse due to inclement weather. State Rep. Karl Gillespie and state Sen. Kevin Corbin (both R-Franklin) presented a $1.2 million check allocated for the new building to emergency management officials as well as Murphy Mayor Tim Radford, county commissioners, the county manager and st

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022
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Randy Foster/news@cherokeescout.com A crowd of about 50 people attended a public meeting at Tri-County Community College in Peachtree on April 5 to learn more about a proposal to allow permitted bear hunting in three western North Carolina bear sanctuaries.

Randy Foster/news@cherokeescout.com A crowd of about 50 people attended a public meeting at Tri-County Community College in Peachtree on April 5 to learn more about a proposal to allow permitted bear hunting in three western North Carolina bear sanctuaries.

Bear sanctuaries draw big interest

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Body At a public meeting held on April 5 at Tri-County Community College organized by state legislators to talk about the proposal, members of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission laid out the reasoning for allowing limited hunting in the western North Carolina sanctuaries.
Joe Liguori operates a ladder truck with the Delray Beach (Fla.) Fire Rescue Department. He retired as a captain/paramedic in 2014 before getting the firefighting “bug” again.

Joe Liguori operates a ladder truck with the Delray Beach (Fla.) Fire Rescue Department. He retired as a captain/paramedic in 2014 before getting the firefighting “bug” again.

A man of many talents, and not-so-retired

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Body Brasstown If you are next to Joe Liguori anywhere and have a medical emergency, he would know exactly what to do.
Abigail Hickman/Staff Correspondent Eugenia Floyd (right) captivates beginning teachers at their “Spring Forward 2022 NC New Teachers Support Program Professional Development Day” on March 26.

Abigail Hickman/Staff Correspondent Eugenia Floyd (right) captivates beginning teachers at their “Spring Forward 2022 NC New Teachers Support Program Professional Development Day” on March 26.

Schools provide new teachers with support, guidance

Abigail Blythe Batton
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Body Peachtree – Caesar Campana is a visionary, which suits Cherokee County Schools – where he serves at an instructional coach and beginning teacher coordinator – just fine.
Arleen Elliott/Contributing Photographer David Bellino, now of Murphy, plays his guitar in style at Waikiki Shell in Hawaii.

Arleen Elliott/Contributing Photographer David Bellino, now of Murphy, plays his guitar in style at Waikiki Shell in Hawaii.

Local man’s music reaches the sky and beyond

Anngee Quinones-Belian
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Body Murphy David Bellino took the long way to finally arrive in Cherokee County, as the native of Brooklyn, N.Y., also spent a number of years in Hawaii.
Sam Jokich/Staff Correspondent The action was fast, but not too furious, during the bowling for Big Brothers & Big Sisters fundraiser on March 26 at the Multi-Tainment Center that’s part of Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel in Murphy.

Sam Jokich/Staff Correspondent The action was fast, but not too furious, during the bowling for Big Brothers & Big Sisters fundraiser on March 26 at the Multi-Tainment Center that’s part of Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel in Murphy.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022
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Ga. man charged after 50 break-ins

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Body Murphy – Jack Earnest Smith, 35, of Baldwin, Ga., has been charged with multiple break-ins from March 30, 2021, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office.