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Cherokee County Arrest Report

News Staff
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Body The following people were booked through the Cherokee County Detention Center from Oct. 19-25, 2025, and federal law enforcement officers handled the cases.
This is the front page of the Oct. 28, 1970, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 55 years ago this week.

This is the front page of the Oct. 28, 1970, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 55 years ago this week.

This Week in Local History

David Brown
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Body In this week’s archives of the Cherokee Scout and Andrews Journal:
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Chattanooga, Tenn., meteorologist Clay Smith (right) explains weather forecasting to a lively classroom at Peachtree Elementary School on Oct. 8.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Chattanooga, Tenn., meteorologist Clay Smith (right) explains weather forecasting to a lively classroom at Peachtree Elementary School on Oct. 8.

How's the weather? Forecast calls for a long drive to school

Randy Foster
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Body Few know about weather more than meteorologist Clay Smith, but he was still late by 30 minutes after a foggy morning drive from Chattanooga, Tenn., to Peachtree Elementary School on Oct. 8.
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com A diverse group of organizations and individuals met at First United Methodist Church in Murphy over the past week to create a plan to keep needy families.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com A diverse group of organizations and individuals met at First United Methodist Church in Murphy over the past week to create a plan to keep needy families.

Food stamp cuts has community springing into action

Randy Foster
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Body Murphy – Cherokee County agencies, churches and citizens are scrambling to put together food relief for thousands of local residents whose SNAP – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Aegis Power Systems CEO Arlissa Vaughn (right) explains what “aegis” means and what the company does during Family Day on Oct. 2. Employees and their families were treated to tours of the facility along with food and games throughout the afternoon.

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Aegis Power Systems CEO Arlissa Vaughn (right) explains what “aegis” means and what the company does during Family Day on Oct. 2. Employees and their families were treated to tours of the facility along with food and games throughout the afternoon.

Aegis celebrates family & manufacturing day

Nicole Wright
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Body Local facility shares what company does