Brian Parker was an instructor teaching Marines how to build bunkers out of timbers.

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Congregants, family and friends of Darlene Heaton’s Montessori class enjoy a traditional Potlatch celebration in the fellowship hall of Andrews Presbyterian Church on Oct. 31. In its 28th year, the celebration honors First Nations culture; Heaton’s class made beaded necklaces and offered gifts to family, who attended in keeping with the tradition.

Rotary member Gio Castiglione displays his recruitment technique during the Rotary Club of Murphy’s third annual Gobble Gallop on Saturday at Buck Bald Brewing.

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Janna Stewart (left) and Grayson Cutshaw duel it out in the Cup Race during Andrews Elementary School’s Score Big With Math & Reading Family Night on Oct. 16. The evening featured both mental and physical feats for prizes for students. Parents in attendance also enjoyed seeing their children’s progress so far in the school year.

Andrews Elementary School students host their annual local Veterans Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Monday. Following the breakfast a patriotic assembly and program will follow in the Andrews High School gymnasium. In this photo from 2024, Student Council students serve veterans their complimentary breakfast.

Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Participants in the Rotary Club of Murphy’s first Gobble Gallop in 2023 gathered for the “Zero K” race at Buck Bald Brewing. The fundraiser helps Rotary’s mission to “End Polio Now.” This year’s third annual event will take place from 4-6 p.m. Saturday at 110 Valley River Ave.

This is the front page of the Nov. 10, 1960, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 65 years ago this week.

Riding dirty: A search at a traffic stop yielded about 117 grams of suspected methamphetamine being concealed under the center console.