Photos by Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Casting a line: Anthony DaSilva, 13, of Murphy, casts his line in a pond during the annual Kids Fishing Day at the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office shooting range in Marble on May 28. He was there with his parents, Grace and Chris DaSilva, and brother, Kyle, 7. The event drew dozens of families.

Even the dogs at the Valley River Humane Society’s animal shelter in Marble seem tired of the nonprofit’s endless funding debates.

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Andrews Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Shannan Kelly (left) presents the Business of the Year award to Morning Fog Coffee & Eats during the Andrews Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards dinner June 10 at the historic Walker Inn. With Kelly (from left) are co-owners Curt Steinlage, wife Leslie and daughter Sydney.

Photos by Aiden McCoy Williams/Staff Correspondent What Has Been Revealed Has Already Been Redeemed is Mary L. Brown-Wilson’s newest book. Book signings will be held Friday and Sunday in Murphy.

.Local experts will present a Home Buying Seminar from 5-7 p.m. Monday at 315 Family Church Road in Peachtree.

Photos by Stacy Van Buskirk/Staff Correspondent “Miss Bridget” Wilson captivates a group of young listeners during storytime at the Murphy Public Library on June 16. 

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Debuting the new Social Media hashtag #WNCOpenForBusiness at the recent Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce’s Forks & Corks on June 5. The hashtag is for businesses and visitors to the area to promote the reopening of several businesses impacted by Hurricane Helene and conceived as a joint effort by several western North Carolina chambers of commerce. From left are: Becca McNabb, vice president of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce; Aaron Patton of Tri-County