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Hiwassee Dam High School has seven foreign exchange students this year – Alina Freisseis, David Roldan, Alberto Ruiz, Sebastean Poletz, Xavier Oms Baltrons, Pattaraporn Khamneungsitti and (seated) Minwoo Kim. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Hiwassee Dam hosts 7 foreign exchange students

Samantha Sinclair

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Body Hiwassee Dam - As the homecoming court played a game during the pep rally Friday morning, David Roldan was taking in all the different sights and sounds with a d

Cherokee County Schools

Flu closes school, cancels games

Samantha Sinclair

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Body Murphy – Murphy High School was closed Friday and all activities, including sports, were canceled for the weekend due to the flu and strep throat.

Jason William Burrell crashed a car into Junaluska Creek during a high-speed chase on Jan. 22. Photo by Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office

High-speed crash ends crime spree

Penny Ray

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Body Andrews – A five-day caper concluded on the afternoon of Jan. 22, when an armed robbery suspect flipped the getaway car into Junaluska Creek.

Cherokee County Schools

Board approves design for schools

Samantha Sinclair

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Body Murphy – After considering the potential uses, the Cherokee County Board of Education approved a revised design plan that includes a spectator gym for its School

Blake Ritz of Martins Creek speaks at the continuation of the Cherokee County Board of Education meeting on Jan. 22. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Community shows support for school

Samantha Sinclair

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Body Murphy – There’s no doubt that the Martins Creek community loves their school.

photo by Noah Shatzer

Soaring Eagle

Cannon Crompton

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Body Hiwassee Dam - Erin Raper, daughter of Earl and Ellen Raper, was named Hiwassee Dam High School’s homecoming queen Friday night at The Nest.

4 facing charges after raid

Penny Ray

Friday, January 24, 2020

Body Murphy – An eight-month drug investigation culminated last week with the arrest of four local residents after Cherokee County sheriff’s deputies raided a home on

Rylei Howard (hat) and Bella Kent sit on wobble stools – a supply their teacher would like more of – while Dylan Adams and Joe Payton Moses (background) sit on stability balls to work on their Chromebooks. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Teachers look online to fund technology

Samantha Sinclair

Friday, January 24, 2020

Body Drones, headphones and wireless keyboards are all items on the wish lists of teachers across the county.

PFA Architects Architectural Design Studio presented designs for the new school in Peachtree, which would house the alternative school for both middle and high school students (now called The Oaks Academy), a new career and technical education school, and Tri-County Early College High School.

School board considers adding and eliminating campuses

Samantha Sinclair

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Body Marble – The future was on the minds of Cherokee County Board of Education members Thursday night.

Cherokee County and state officials examine the structural integrity of Tanglewood Dam in Murphy last week. Photo by Penny Ray

Letter informs of dam ‘hazard’

Penny Ray

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Body Murphy – In an effort to inform citizens who could be impacted by a dam failure, Cherokee County officials delivered a potential hazard warning letter to the own