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A total of 56 working local families have all found a new place to call home at Valley River Apartments, next to Walmart in Murphy.

A total of 56 working local families have all found a new place to call home at Valley River Apartments, next to Walmart in Murphy.

Murphy celebrates affordable housing

News Staff
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Body Murphy – On a crisp Friday morning, what began as an empty field several years ago had transformed into something that still seemed almost too good to be true: 56 units of genuinel

Meth trafficker gets 24 years

News Staff
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Body Marble – Keith Ryan Noles, 44, of Marble, was sentenced to 296 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release on drug and gun charges, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S.
Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent A little “coffee klatch” before homeroom as (from left) science teacher Bethany Clark, art teacher Ann Williams and math teacher Jenni Cable direct new and returning students to their classrooms Monday morning.

Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent A little “coffee klatch” before homeroom as (from left) science teacher Bethany Clark, art teacher Ann Williams and math teacher Jenni Cable direct new and returning students to their classrooms Monday morning.

Nothing 'middling' going on in grades 6-8 in Andrews

Nicole Wright
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Body Andrews – Andrews Middle School students enjoyed a brisk morning, hearty breakfast and smiling faces for their first day of the 2025-26 school year.

Cherokee County Arrest Report

News Staff
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Body The following people were booked through the Cherokee County Detention Center from Aug. 17-23, 2025, and federal law enforcement officers handled the cases.
Firefighters pour water on fire at a four-unit apartment complex in Tomotla on Monday.

Firefighters pour water on fire at a four-unit apartment complex in Tomotla on Monday.

Fire destroys four-unit apartment building in Tomotla

Randy Foster
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Body Tomotla – Four families were displaced, including two individuals who were transported for hospital care, when fire destroyed an apartment four-flex at Meadowbrook Apartments on Tu