Photos by Brian Gatti/Contributing Photographer This Lego built robot was used to complete various tasks in a previous competition in Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  Many folks came out to the Murphy Public Library on Aug. 8, for a fundraising Trash to Treasure sale that offered great prices and left attendees extra happy with their newly found finds. 

This is the front page of the Aug. 20, 1964, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 61 years ago today.

Stop by and say hi: The Unaka Volunteer Fire Department, 15015 Joe Brown Highway north of Murphy, is always looking for volunteers willing to serve the community.

Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Andrews Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7620 will hold its annual Hot Summer Nights Car Show downtown Andrews from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Admission for spectators is free, and there will be plenty of classic bikes, cars and trucks on display. Food and vendors will also be out. All money raised will help support national VFW programs in local schools – including Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy, which help teach middle and high schoolers about basic themes of America

Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Juneteenth: Andru Jamison and band perform classic rock during the second annual Juneteenth celebration on June 14 at the Texana Community Center. Jamison was invited to perform by coordinator Mark Pickens after Pickens’ cousin Arlise Emerson met Jamison at a hotel in Nashville, Tenn.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com A fly over shows downtown Murphy as it appeared in June 2023. The most notable difference between then and now is the intersection of Valley River Avenue and Hiwassee, Peachtree and Tennessee streets. Gone is a four-way traffic signal, replaced by a traffic circle. Pocket parks at the four corners are also under construction.