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Experts say washing your hands and disinfecting surfaces are the best things you can do to prevent spreading viruses.

Experts say washing your hands and disinfecting surfaces are the best things you can do to prevent spreading viruses.

Coronavirus risk not considered high here

Samantha Sinclair
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Body Update: Gov. Roy Cooper declared a statewide state of emergency in response to five more people testing positive for the COVID- 19 coronavirus on March 10.
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2 new faces head to election

Penny Ray
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Body     Murphy – With early ballot results showing them each losing by a couple hundred votes, uncertainty swirled around supporters of Steve “Cold Cash” Coleman and inc
Local residents who were bowling to help Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cherokee County really got into the games Saturday. Photo by Sam Jokich

Local residents who were bowling to help Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cherokee County really got into the games Saturday. Photo by Sam Jokich

Bowl for Kids’ Sake: Funds help bigs, littles

News Staff
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Body     Murphy - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cherokee County held its first Bowl for Kids’ Sake on Saturday at the Ultra-Star Entertainment Center inside Harrah’s Cherok
While schools were closed Friday, Karen Crubaugh helped one of her neighbors who had to work by watching her daughter, Mayla Ramos. She took the girl who had recently moved from California to Konehete Park to play in the snow and feed the ducks. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

While schools were closed Friday, Karen Crubaugh helped one of her neighbors who had to work by watching her daughter, Mayla Ramos. She took the girl who had recently moved from California to Konehete Park to play in the snow and feed the ducks. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Schools close for student safety in bad weather

Samantha Sinclair
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Body     Murphy – Bill Grove is one local parent who completely agrees when schools close if there is even a threat of inclement weather.
The terminal at Western Carolina Regional Airport was named after Richard Parker.

The terminal at Western Carolina Regional Airport was named after Richard Parker.

Airport planning ceremony to honor Parker

Samantha Sinclair
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Body     Andrews – Western Carolina Regional Airport is missing a smiling face that has been there almost daily for more than 70 years.
Capt. Wayne Roberts speaks with students and faculty in the aviation class at Tri-County County Early College High School on Feb. 11. In the foreground is a model of the Lockheed-Martin C-130 Hercules cargo plane that Roberts helped develop. He also flew it into the history books at a Great Britain airshow in 2018, when he became the only pilot to take that plane through a complete loop. Photo by Scott Wallace

Capt. Wayne Roberts speaks with students and faculty in the aviation class at Tri-County County Early College High School on Feb. 11. In the foreground is a model of the Lockheed-Martin C-130 Hercules cargo plane that Roberts helped develop. He also flew it into the history books at a Great Britain airshow in 2018, when he became the only pilot to take that plane through a complete loop. Photo by Scott Wallace

‘Right stuff’ pilot comes to Early College

News Staff
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Body Editor’s note: To see footage of that historic loop-de-loop, go to an online search engine and type in “C-130 loop.”     Peachtree – C