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The Cherokee County Board of Elections in downtown Murphy is the only one-stop early voting location in the county. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

The Cherokee County Board of Elections in downtown Murphy is the only one-stop early voting location in the county. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Voters head to polls Tuesday

Samantha Sinclair
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Body     Murphy – Anyone who wants to cast their vote in the primary election before Tuesday has until 3 p.m. Saturday to do it.
Alex Flaws watches in wonder as Maddy Lincoln teaches him and Elizabeth Ference how to marbleize a rock. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Alex Flaws watches in wonder as Maddy Lincoln teaches him and Elizabeth Ference how to marbleize a rock. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Autism awareness begins with local group

Samantha Sinclair
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Body     Murphy - Tuesday night is pizza night, but instead of bringing pizza home to just her family, Bea Zajkowski brings it to Kids in Stride to share with all the fam
The N.C. Division of Energy, Mineral & Land Resources wants the county to help drain Tanglewood Lake, much to the dismay of many local residents. Photo by Sam Jokich

The N.C. Division of Energy, Mineral & Land Resources wants the county to help drain Tanglewood Lake, much to the dismay of many local residents. Photo by Sam Jokich

State wants to drain Tanglewood

Penny Ray
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Body     Murphy – Concern over the integrity of Tanglewood Dam continues, as state officials sent a letter to Cherokee County earlier this month seeking help with drainin
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Frontier causes 2nd 911 outage

Samantha Sinclair
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Body     Dillsboro – Frontier Communications workers cut fiber wiring in Jackson County late Thursday night, preventing Cherokee County E-911 Communications from receivin
Tim Radford of Murphy is appealing the property assessment on his personal home, and he also is concerned about his commercial land revaluations. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Tim Radford of Murphy is appealing the property assessment on his personal home, and he also is concerned about his commercial land revaluations. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Property revaluation headaches: Owners urged to review assessments

Samantha Sinclair
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Body     Eddie Allen, Cherokee County’s tax assessor, is busy reviewing the new property revaluations, but he’s not as busy as anticipated.
Ranger Elementary/Middle School students were the first students in the state to act out the roles of the Four Chaplains during last year’s program. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Ranger Elementary/Middle School students were the first students in the state to act out the roles of the Four Chaplains during last year’s program. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Four Chaplains program returning to Ranger school

Samantha Sinclair
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Body     Ranger – American Legion Post 96 and Ranger Elementary/Middle School will present the Four Chaplains program at 8 a.m. Monday in the school’s gymnasium.

Flooding causes farmers concern

Samantha Sinclair
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Body     Murphy – Cherokee County farmers may have quite a bit of clean up after flooding hit their farms, but most crops should not be affected by changing weather condi
On behalf of the U.S. Forest Service, public affairs officer Cathy Dowd accepted valentines from Frank Landis, Mary Lightner, Lorraine Bennett, Mary Jo Dent, (seated), Tom Bennett and Callie Moore. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

On behalf of the U.S. Forest Service, public affairs officer Cathy Dowd accepted valentines from Frank Landis, Mary Lightner, Lorraine Bennett, Mary Jo Dent, (seated), Tom Bennett and Callie Moore. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Can’t see the forest for the 50 valentines

Samantha Sinclair
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Body     Murphy – MountainTrue and forest advocates delivered about 50 valentines to the U.S. Forest Service’s Tusquitee Ranger District on Friday morning.
William Bowens sits in his business, The Pressing Club, in 1916. It was the only black-owned business in Andrews. Bowens gave Happytop its name.

William Bowens sits in his business, The Pressing Club, in 1916. It was the only black-owned business in Andrews. Bowens gave Happytop its name.

Local black history shared at justice workshop

Samantha Sinclair
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Body     Andrews - More than 100 years ago, William Cleveland Miller found peaceful white people in the Valley and built the first house in what was soon to be called Hap