Culberson – On a cold February night in 1963, 76-year-old Lou Emma “Emma” Shields went missing, which started the largest manhunt in Cherokee County history of the time.
Murphy – Now they can begin. The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners voted to commit up to $40 million toward a new consolidated high school.
Murphy – Six people occupied a notorious drug house in Andrews on the evening Cody Austin White nearly died.
Brasstown Thursdays have taken on new meaning for residents in Cherokee and surrounding counties, as people near and far have been showing support for a young boy recovering from a
Murphy – The Cherokee Scout, the primary news source for residents of Cherokee and surrounding counties since 1889, has added two new members to the local news team.
Murphy – After almost 17 years as the county extension agent for agriculture, Keith Wood is retiring for N.C. Extension’s Cherokee County Center.
By Charlie Benton
cbenton@cherokeescout.com
Cherokee County celebrated Monday, when no new positive test results were reported for the coronavirus.
Murphy – The superintendent of Cherokee County Schools has received harassing and threatening messages from numerous people in the community for at least the past three years.
Murphy – Imagine if he started a private investigative firm where he documented infidelity in the county.
Murphy – Defense attorneys want the attempted murder trial against local resident Jackie Slaughter to be won on the witness stand.