Outsiders not real problem
It is my opinion that criminal charges are forthcoming over the fateful events of Dec. 13, 2022. The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners will appoint an interim sheriff to fill the vacancy until the 2026 election cycle, as one will be needed.
This interim sheriff will need to strengthen and restructure an office of rogue degenerates. His first priority should be to terminate 38 percent of existing staff and require the remaining 62 percent to reapply and undergo thorough backgrounds.
His second priority would be to re-appropriate the 38 percent saved into a raise. Certified deputies should receive $22 and detention officers $18 an hour, as the sheriff has authority to spend his budget as he sees fit. This interim must be a working sheriff, needing no chief deputy or captains. The trouble will be finding someone brave enough to jump into the lion’s den.
No prudent commissioner would appoint an interim sheriff with local ties to this community. Residents have suffered decades of deep-seated corruption, cronyism, nepotism and lawsuits. I, myself, fail to see where “outsiders” are the ones corrupting and bankrupting this county.
Darrin Wright, Murphy
Poem on ‘holiness’
Do you feel the cool dark days
And the glamour gone
That challenge our holiness
And the Christian dawn?
The good news first heard
Do we still hold dear
The night the angels said
Not to fear?
Keep the cave prepared for Him for Him
Forever warm in your heart
And worship Him daily for
Your New Year’s start.
Reflect on His passion walk
In the coming days
And His promise to us of Heaven’s warm rays.
Cold January can be a holy bridge
For quiet reflection
To prepare our souls for Easter
The Life and the Resurrection.
Jura Ashley, Murphy
Thankful for what you do
In the middle of June this year, my husband and I moved to Murphy to live for three months in a rented home in the Tarheel area of town. After about a week, we realized that if we wanted to know anything about our adopted home, we would need to find a newspaper, which led us to being avid readers of the Cherokee Scout.
In our hometown of Orlando, Fla., we have subscribed to the Orlando Sentinel for our entire lives because we were raised to read the newspaper in our respective homes.
Having grown to love your newspaper already, when we decided to continue renting, our Wednesday morning routine continues to consist of a stop at your office on our way to the pickleball courts.
The magazine insert included in this week’s edition, Celebrating Our Communities, was a real treat. As we have tried to integrate into the community, knowing more about it makes our time here even more enjoyable.
Thank you for what you do, each and every week.
Gail Peck, Murphy