Opinion

Nonprofit hopes to build area bridges

David Brown

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Body There have been multiple attempts over the years at bringing together Cherokee County residents to work at solving our collective problems, many that have been outlined in the myFutureNC 2026 profi

DAVID BROWN: Murphy losing a great generation

David Brown

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Body The year 2026 has not been kind to a great generation of leaders who helped make Murphy and Cherokee County what they are today. They deserve to be remembered.

Blake Foster of Raleigh visits Cover Falls over Father's Day Weekend.

David Brown: Waterfall one of area’s many hidden treasures

David Brown

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Body In the summer of 1982, my best friend talked me into taking a short hike to see something only the most local of residents knew about.

DAVID BROWN: Two weeks later, still more to say

David Brown

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Body Two weeks. The first two weeks I wasn’t on a newspaper’s payroll since May 1985. That’s all it took for me to get bored not having a weekly deadline and want to start writing a column again.

Cartoon by Anngee Quinones-Belian

Time for a Laugh: Uncle Vinny takes gardening to a new level

Anngee Quinones-Belian

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Body Sometimes co-gardening can have unexpected resultsI woke up this morning just knowing today was gonna be difficult even though my feet hadn't yet hit my wooden floor.