This is the front page of the Oct. 7, 2020, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was five years ago this week.
Cannon Crompton/sports@cherokeescout.com Senior Emma Laney reacts to the announcement that she is the 2025 Murphy High School homecoming queen Friday night on David Gentry Field. See every member of the Bulldogs’ homecoming court on page 12A.
Photos by Michelle Bradbeer/Staff Correspondent John C. Campbell Folk School’s Morris Dancers brought colorful outfits, musical instrucments and traditional folk songs to the 49th annual Fall Festival on Saturday and Sunday in Brasstown. A packed house was on hand over two gorgeous autumn days to celebrate the kickoff of the folk school’s 100th anniversary celebration.
Photos by Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com The Murphy office of the U.S. Forest Service, above and below was closed Monday as part of the federal government’s shutdown.
Photos by Aiden McCoy Williams/Staff Correspondent Kids were all smiles when volunteer firefighters gave them the chance to sit in the front of one of their trucks.
Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent From left, Danna Pash of Cherokee County Veterans Services Office, County Commissioners Ben Adams and Jan Griggs, state Sen. Kevin Corbin, Army veteran Oscar Valdes, U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards, Commissioner Cal Stiles and Rick Millett of Veterans Services pose during the renaming celebration of Konehete Veterans Park on Jan. 17, 2023.