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Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Chris Blaylock (left) joins Woolybooger, aka Gavin Heath Graves, on stage for some old time blues and Americana music during the September Food Truck Friday in downtown Andrews. The next event is scheduled for Oct. 24.

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Chris Blaylock (left) joins Woolybooger, aka Gavin Heath Graves, on stage for some old time blues and Americana music during the September Food Truck Friday in downtown Andrews. The next event is scheduled for Oct. 24.

Food Truck Friday ushers in fall

News Staff
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Crime scene tape remains at the location of a camper trailer fire in Wolf Creek, where a woman’s remains were later found.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Crime scene tape remains at the location of a camper trailer fire in Wolf Creek, where a woman’s remains were later found.

SBI working to ID woman in fatal Wolf Creek fire

Randy Foster
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Body Wolf Creek – A woman’s remains were found inside a travel-trailer that was destroyed in a fire on OCD Ranch Lane on Sept. 12.
Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Andrews Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sara Posey Davis gets into the swing at the Kids Zone during Saturday’s Oktoberfest celebration on Main Street.

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Andrews Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sara Posey Davis gets into the swing at the Kids Zone during Saturday’s Oktoberfest celebration on Main Street.

Residents brave drizzles for Oktoberfest fun

Nicole Wright
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Body Andrews – The streets of downtown were once again filled with crowds looking to celebrate Oktoberfest this past weekend.
Photos by Samuel Jokich/Staff Correspondent John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown hosted a special event to mark the grand reopening of the restored Log Cabin Museum on Sept. 22. It was part of the school’s 100th anniversary celebration, which kicks off at the Fall Festival this weekend.

Photos by Samuel Jokich/Staff Correspondent John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown hosted a special event to mark the grand reopening of the restored Log Cabin Museum on Sept. 22. It was part of the school’s 100th anniversary celebration, which kicks off at the Fall Festival this weekend.

Log Cabin Museum restored

News Staff
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Aiden McCoy Williams/Staff Correspondent Unaka’s monthly Youth Game Night helps create fun memories for local families.

Aiden McCoy Williams/Staff Correspondent Unaka’s monthly Youth Game Night helps create fun memories for local families.

Unaka hosts Youth Game Night

News Staff
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Body Unaka – The Unaka Community Development Club held another fun family game night Saturday.