School board ends all remote learning days
Jared Putnam
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Those days will instead be converted to on-campus, face-to-face student days.
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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Emergency management 10 years after tornado
Kevin Puskar
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Murphy – Cherokee County has added a lot to emergency management after an EF-2 tornado rocked the area 10 years ago.
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Local woman inspires others through tragedy
Anngee Quinones-Belian
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Murphy – Pam Meintel had a difficult childhood that has left her with scars today.
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
David Brown/dbrown@cherokescout.com Bob Massey (left) hands a check to Janet Drew, mother of the late Nora Starks, at the Rotary Club of Murphy’s meeting Monday. The money will build a well in Kenya.
Fresh drinking water coming to Kenya thanks to local girl
Abigail Blythe Batton
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Murphy – “Nora came over on her way to the Winter Formal so I could see her pretty dress.
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
George Bendzen and Ray Barrios celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Marine Corps League, Cherokee Detachment 1011.
Local Marines celebrate turning 23
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Peachtree – About 23 years ago, 12 veterans of the U.S. Marines gathered together to form the Marine Corps League, Cherokee Detachment 1011 – or, as they say, 0311 Grunt.
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Abigail Hickman/Staff Correspondent Patricia Hall, president of One Dozen Who Care, reads from a book on the lawn of the Murphy Public Library during their 2021 summer story-time series.
One Dozen still cares for kids in reading program
Abigail Blythe Batton
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Andrews – It’s astonishing what a group of women can accomplish.
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Bus driver shortages continue to affect schools
Jared Putnam
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Murphy – Last Friday marked the second anniversary since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020.
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Shawn Standingdeer, 35, of Sylva, pleaded guilty March 10 to a total of six felony charges. He is on the left with his lawyer, Rich Cassady, on the right.
Law & Order
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MARBLE
Man admits 10 charges
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Blue Ridge Craft Trails innovative way to enjoy Appalachia’s artistry
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Mike Ayers of Mountain Mike’s Whetsone Woodworks in Maggie Valley once carved 38 bears in an hour, a record that has not yet been bested.
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Saddle Club urges covered arena
Jared Putnam
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Ranger – A funding request for a $1 million multipurpose covered arena and stables gained little traction with the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners.
Wednesday, March 16, 2022