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Cherokee County Pit Crew winners of the Pinewood Derby are Levi Anderson, first place; Felicia Kimmel, represented by son Korbin, second place; and Alexa Ceberek, third place.

Cherokee County Pit Crew winners of the Pinewood Derby are Levi Anderson, first place; Felicia Kimmel, represented by son Korbin, second place; and Alexa Ceberek, third place.

Pack 409 Pinewood Derby winners announced

Body Ranger – Race fans came together at Ranger Baptist Church on Feb. 29 for Pack 409’s first Pinewood Derby.
Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  Leaudenia King was celebrated Thursday at Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. King turned 95 on April 2 and had friends and family around to help celebrate the milestone.

Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent Leaudenia King was celebrated Thursday at Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. King turned 95 on April 2 and had friends and family around to help celebrate the milestone.

Fireside Chats: 95 years of living the good life and still going strong

Body Murphy – Leaudenia King celebrated her 95th birthday at Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing Center on Thursday, when family and friends made sure the cheerful lady knew she was spe
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Posterized

Body The Cherokee County Soil & Water Conservation District handed out awards for its annual poster contest during a ceremony March 10 at Murphy United Methodist Church.
Joining Maria Hass (center) on March 26 were brothers Joe Wood and Tim Wood; husband, Eric Hass (from left); and one of her sons, Jacob Martinez (right).

Joining Maria Hass (center) on March 26 were brothers Joe Wood and Tim Wood; husband, Eric Hass (from left); and one of her sons, Jacob Martinez (right).

Cherokee County's Maria Hass the top clerk in state

Body Cherokee County clerk to the board and assistant county manager Maria Wood Hass has been named the 2025 Howard Holly Outstanding Clerk of the Year.
Kyla and Phillip Cutshaw started their business to help bring more convenience and opportunity to Ogreeta.

Kyla and Phillip Cutshaw started their business to help bring more convenience and opportunity to Ogreeta.

K&P Produce brings in the fresh

Body Ogreeta – K&P Produce is owned and operated by Kyla and Phillip Cutshaw. The couple has a family lake house off Joe Brown Highway, about 20 minutes from Murphy.
Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent  Attendees at the March 23 groundbreaking ceremony for the Andrews wastewater treatment facility project included (from left) Andrews Alderman James Mclean, facility director Tim Wood, construction superintendent from Haren Randell Knepper, McGill Senior Principal Joel Storrow, Andrews Mayor James Reid as king of the mountain and Claire Osborn from the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality.

Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Attendees at the March 23 groundbreaking ceremony for the Andrews wastewater treatment facility project included (from left) Andrews Alderman James Mclean, facility director Tim Wood, construction superintendent from Haren Randell Knepper, McGill Senior Principal Joel Storrow, Andrews Mayor James Reid as king of the mountain and Claire Osborn from the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality.

Andrews wastewater treatment plant groundbreaking a sign of progress

Body Andrews – After two years in the making, a groundbreaking ceremony for the Town of Andrews’ wastewater treatment facility project was held on March 23. 
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com  The former Cherokee County Health Department building in Andrews has sat vacant for about a decade.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com The former Cherokee County Health Department building in Andrews has sat vacant for about a decade.

Parenting center appears headed to new venue – next door

Body Andrews – A former health clinic that sat empty for a decade suddenly has competing interests, although Cherokee County commissioners appear to have chosen.