Opinion

This unidentified man, who at least does not litter, casually flips an old guitar case into a Dumpster at the Caney Creek convenience center last month, even though he should have known an eye in the sky was watching.

This unidentified man, who at least does not litter, casually flips an old guitar case into a Dumpster at the Caney Creek convenience center last month, even though he should have known an eye in the sky was watching.

Be careful when taking out the trash

David Brown
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Body I have tried to live a decent life. I try to follow the rules, at least when they’re good for me. I try to do the right thing, even when I don’t necessarily want to.

‘Unworthy Republic’ deepens histories

News Staff
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Body     Completing the year tomorrow as a celebrated non-fiction finalist in the National Book Awards is Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indi
This article was on the front page of the April 2, 1942 edition of the Cherokee Scout.

This article was on the front page of the April 2, 1942 edition of the Cherokee Scout.

My View: When ducks get liquored

David Brown
Friday, November 6, 2020
Body     I was going to write something on the general election, making wildly inaccurate prognostications and trying in vain to find something positive to say about it, but then I read a
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Scout office reopening Friday

David Brown
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Body     As we reported last week, the Cherokee Scout closed your local newspaper’s office to the public on Aug. 14, then for the entire week of Aug.
Bryson City merchant Lance Holland writes Nantahala history in his new book The Nantahala River A History & Guide.

Bryson City merchant Lance Holland writes Nantahala history in his new book The Nantahala River A History & Guide.

Nantahala history detailed in new Lance Holland book

Wally Avett
Friday, August 14, 2020
Body     Early last week, I drove through the Nantahala Gorge, where the N.C. Department of Transportation was finishing cleanup after yet another landslide.
Scott Sankey's shop Hillbilly Wind Chimes, located between Andrews and Marble, makes the world sound a litter nicer. Photo by Sam Jokich

Scott Sankey's shop Hillbilly Wind Chimes, located between Andrews and Marble, makes the world sound a litter nicer. Photo by Sam Jokich

The Otter Place

David Brown
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Body     Cherokee County is filled with interesting people with compelling stories to share, and one of them lives in “The Otter Place” between Andrews and Marble making Hillbilly Wind Ch
Ann Miller Woodford of Andrews (right) counsels Te’Lor Allen of Murphy before Thursday’s march downtown. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

Ann Miller Woodford of Andrews (right) counsels Te’Lor Allen of Murphy before Thursday’s march downtown. Photo by Samantha Sinclair

My View: About the right way to protest

David Brown
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Body     The First Amendment is alive and well in Cherokee County, which is a much bigger deal that it should be, but in these times of uncertainty, chaos and COVID-19 we need all the goo

Racial injustice with U.S.

David Brown
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Body     I always told my son that if he ever ran into a problem to find the closest law enforcement officer. The person in uniform is there to protect and serve.

Nancy Cash

News Staff
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Body     Nancy McClung Fawcett Cash, 79, passed away Monday, May 25, 2020 in Bentonville, Ark.