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Things are anything but business as usual for local restaurants like ShoeBooties Cafe in downtown Murphy, which have had to operate as take-out only since the state’s first Stay-at-Home Order. Photo by Sam Jokich

Businesses wait to reopen

Samantha Sinclair

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Body Murphy – Although business is not normal in downtown, the Murphy Business Association is brainstorming ways to bring people back downtown once it’s safe.

The Curiosity Shop Bookstore in downtown Murphy, one of only a few bookstores in Cherokee County, has been listed for sale.

Bookstore up for sale

Penny Ray

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Body Murphy – A books and gift shop that has been a downtown staple for 20 years is on the market.

Keith Kilpatrick holds his book, Kilpatrick: A Family of Colonial North Carolina, outside the potato house on his family’s property. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Book shares Kilpatrick family and local history

Samantha Sinclair

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Body Turtletown, Tenn. - Keith Kilpatrick never thought of himself as writer, but he is one today.

Valley View Care and Rehabiltation Center

Visiting through calls, windows

Samantha Sinclair

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Body Andrews – Danny Anderson would visit his mom, Annie Juanita Anderson, every day – sometimes twice day – at Valley View Care & Rehabilitation.

Cherokee County Schools

Schools to end classes early

Samantha Sinclair

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Body Murphy – Friday may be the last day of school for some Cherokee County students.

State, local lawmakers prepare for reopening

Penny Ray

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Body With new research data showing the spread of COVID-19 in North Carolina has slowed down, officials are planning to reopen the state’s economy in phases.

County keeps numbers low

Samantha Sinclair

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Body Murphy – Although Cherokee County had four more cases of COVID-19 announced last week, things are trending better for the county and reopening local businesses.