Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com The N.C. Highway Patrol and Murphy Fire Department attend to a single-vehicle traffic accident on the center median of U.S. 19/74/129 just east of the Walmart Supercenter on Monday morning. The vehicle was headed westbound on the highway at the time of the crash about 9 a.m. Details were not available by the Cherokee Scout’s press time Tuesday morning.
Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Sheila Hudson (left) and Megan Lambert (right) along with owner Jan Olson (middle) offer gardening advice to Roy Blackwell (far right) along with seeds and plant starts at the Cherokee Clay Food Alliance Seed Swap on April 6 at FernCrest Winery in Andrews.
Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Crowds gather at last year’s Spring Fling in downtown Andrews for the Doxie Derby. This year’s fourth annual derby will take place at noon Saturday as part of the day’s fun-filled event schedule.
Photos by Aiden McCoy Williams/Staff Correspondent Unaka Baptist Church hosted the first Easter egg hunt held for the entire community in Unaka in several years.
Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Food Lion Feeds program employee volunteers and associates attended the monthly Manna Food Market on April 1 at Aquone Baptist Church in Topton. Food Lion was on hand to help celebrate the company’s “Thanks A Billion” initiative, which has provided more than 1.5 billion meals to people affected by hunger. Several associates drove from Franklin, Hendersonville and Morganton to attend the event and demonstrate their commitment to working to end hunger in western North Carolin
Brush burns along U.S. 19/74 near Topton at about 2:30 a.m. Friday. Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com
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Aiden McCoy Williams/Staff Correspondent Lotsa Memories Antiques & More is holding a raffle for a real-life Easter bunny, complete with a starter kit.
Photos by Bre Woodward/Staff Correspondent The Town of Andrews hosted a free Easter Egg Hunt on April 5 at Andrews Recreation Park. Kids brought their baskets and smiles for the fun event.
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Not a Halloween throwing device: The availability and price of eggs has risen to the point where stores like Ingles in Andrews are limiting customers to buying no more than two dozen at a time. Waffle House in Murphy even has a 50-cent-per-egg surcharge.