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Samantha Sinclair/scoutingaround@cherokeescout.com Local potter Mike Lalone has become a published author with his workbook, Pinch Pot Portraits.

Samantha Sinclair/scoutingaround@cherokeescout.com Local potter Mike Lalone has become a published author with his workbook, Pinch Pot Portraits.

Art coach publishes workbook

Samantha Sinclair
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Body Murphy – Mike Lalone was called the “art coach” when he taught at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Fla.
Photos by Samantha Sinclair/scoutingaround@cherokeescout.com Small businesses like The Black & White Market are open and ready to welcome holiday shoppers to downtown Murphy for Black Friday.

Photos by Samantha Sinclair/scoutingaround@cherokeescout.com Small businesses like The Black & White Market are open and ready to welcome holiday shoppers to downtown Murphy for Black Friday.

Special events encourage shopping local first

Samantha Sinclair
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Body Chevelles 66 has had its ups and downs over the last several months, from the COVID-19 shutdown until today, but through it all the owners have been trying to do things for the surrounding communit
Penny Ray/pennyray@cherokeescout.com Sheriff’s deputies used a spike strip to end a high-speed chase on the afternoon of Nov. 18 in western Cherokee County.

Penny Ray/pennyray@cherokeescout.com Sheriff’s deputies used a spike strip to end a high-speed chase on the afternoon of Nov. 18 in western Cherokee County.

2 arrested after 2 high-speed chases

Penny Ray
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Body Local law enforcement officials engaged in two high-speed chases last week, one of which ended with a wreck.
Penny Ray/pennyray@cherokeescout.com The Holloway family of Andrews reflects on their blessings during the Thanksgiving season. Clockwise are Kilby Helms, Moses, Lailee, Tucker, Little, Brody and Juliet.

Penny Ray/pennyray@cherokeescout.com The Holloway family of Andrews reflects on their blessings during the Thanksgiving season. Clockwise are Kilby Helms, Moses, Lailee, Tucker, Little, Brody and Juliet.

Virus unites family at holiday

Penny Ray
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Body The smell of sausage, syrup and coffee filled the house as the Holloway family settled into their morning routine, trying their hardest to ignore a reporter in the dining room. 
Samantha Sinclair/scoutingaround@cherokeescout.com Veteran Oscar Valdes receives a bag of meals from Crystal Smith at Townson-Rose’s first drive-through version of its annual luncheon for veterans.

Samantha Sinclair/scoutingaround@cherokeescout.com Veteran Oscar Valdes receives a bag of meals from Crystal Smith at Townson-Rose’s first drive-through version of its annual luncheon for veterans.

400 veterans get meals

Samantha Sinclair
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Body Peachtree – With some help from the local Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, Townson-Rose Funeral Home shared their appreciation for local veterans with a drive-through barbec
Penny Ray/pennyray@cherokeescout.com A Robbinsville woman crashed into a tractor-trailer on U.S. 19 before hitting two other vehicles Friday afternoon.

Penny Ray/pennyray@cherokeescout.com A Robbinsville woman crashed into a tractor-trailer on U.S. 19 before hitting two other vehicles Friday afternoon.

Woman charged with DWI in head-on crash

Penny Ray
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Body Friday the 13th could have been a fatal day. 
Robin Sargent/Contributing Photographer This is the entrance to Mountain Creek Village on Lazy Bear Trail in Andrews.

Robin Sargent/Contributing Photographer This is the entrance to Mountain Creek Village on Lazy Bear Trail in Andrews.

Developers encourage real estate investment

Penny Ray
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Body Andrews Local real estate developers are encouraging Cherokee County residents to invest in residential properties to secure their financial future and improve the economy.