Brasstown – With the air starting to cool and leaves slowly losing their pigments, John C.

    Shoal Creek – A woman died from electrocution last week while practicing the controversial art of fractal wood burning.

    Peachtree – Charles Choplin is leaving Cherokee County after a decade as its N.C. Forest Service ranger, but he will leave a small piece of his heart here before he goes.

    Lincolnton – A Murphy man and the woman he was with were arrested late Thursday night in Lincoln County on charges of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

    Andrews – The town can no longer allow residents who haven’t paid their water bill by the 30th of each month to escape without penalties.

    Marble – Dogs now have a place to play and just be dogs at the Valley River Humane Society Animal Shelter.

    Andrews – For the last 12 years, David Johnson has worked off and on the 1967 Ford Fairlane he purchased from a friend.

    Brasstown – Despite the lingering heat, fall arrives for certain this weekend.