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Lane Schreiber, owner of The Daily Grind & Wine in Murphy, pours champagne to hand out to guests during the 2019 New Year’s Eve celebration. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Lane Schreiber, owner of The Daily Grind & Wine in Murphy, pours champagne to hand out to guests during the 2019 New Year’s Eve celebration. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

COVID-19 alters NYE party hopping

Samantha Sinclair
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Body     Murphy – Typically, Shelly Stephens spends New Year’s Eve hopping from party to party.

Driver in crash accused of DWI

Penny Ray
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Body     Valleytown – The driver who crashed into a utility pole resulting in the death of a local teenager has been charged with driving while intoxicated, according to
This aerial view shows the concert hall off of U.S. 19/74 after Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters renovated the property.

This aerial view shows the concert hall off of U.S. 19/74 after Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters renovated the property.

Snowbird buys part of former mall property

Penny Ray
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Body     Andrews – When a bank foreclosed on the 28 acres of land previously occupied by the Hillbilly Mall and Bear Ridge Speedway last year, no one could have guessed w
Dr. Mary Lane of the Cherokee County Health Department was one of the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Cherokee County. Nurse Misty Postell is administering the vaccine.

Dr. Mary Lane of the Cherokee County Health Department was one of the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Cherokee County. Nurse Misty Postell is administering the vaccine.

40 people vaccinated on 1st day in county

Samantha Sinclair
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Body Murphy – Three Cherokee County Health Department employees were the first in Cherokee County to receive a vaccine for COVID-19.

‘Unworthy Republic’ deepens histories

News Staff
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Body     Completing the year tomorrow as a celebrated non-fiction finalist in the National Book Awards is Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indi
Sarah Zipperer-Price was the first living statue at The Curiosity Shop. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Sarah Zipperer-Price was the first living statue at The Curiosity Shop. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Children become statues for store

Samantha Sinclair
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Body     Murphy – A typical scene this time of year is children peering through store windows, dreaming of the gifts they want.
More than 100 people participated in a peaceful protest in Andrews to condemn the curfew imposed by Gov. Roy Cooper on Dec. 11. Photo by Penny Ray

More than 100 people participated in a peaceful protest in Andrews to condemn the curfew imposed by Gov. Roy Cooper on Dec. 11. Photo by Penny Ray

Protesters break curfew in defiance of gov’s order

Penny Ray
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Body     Andrews – For the past two Friday nights, a group of protesters gathered to condemn Gov.