Opinion

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.

When fun and games are not fun

David Brown
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Body     March was Problem Gambling Awareness Month across the country, and since we have a casino in Cherokee County, I wanted to chat with an expert about how folks can have fun playing

Virus won’t stop news

David Brown
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Body     When the hometown newspaper that eventually became the Cherokee Scout was founded, it had only been 24 years since the end of the Civil War.
Aria Jade has never taken a bad photograph, including this one on Christmas Day while playing with the glowing moon ball she just opened.

Aria Jade has never taken a bad photograph, including this one on Christmas Day while playing with the glowing moon ball she just opened.

My View: Living it up granddaddy style

David Brown
Friday, January 24, 2020
Body     I thought being a daddy was about as good as it gets in this world – and then eight months ago I became a granddaddy for the first time.
A happy Hailie Madlock (center) took home the first-place trophy Thursday morning during the 14th annual Cherokee County Middle Schools Spelling Bee at Martins Creek School. Fellow Martins Creek student Alexis Tighe (left) finished second, while Isabelle Gladson of Ranger (right) took third.

A happy Hailie Madlock (center) took home the first-place trophy Thursday morning during the 14th annual Cherokee County Middle Schools Spelling Bee at Martins Creek School. Fellow Martins Creek student Alexis Tighe (left) finished second, while Isabelle Gladson of Ranger (right) took third.

DAVID BROWN: Only one can be the B-E-S-T

David Brown
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Body     It was in Mrs. Dudash’s fourth-grade class at Melaleuca Elementary School that I first experienced real pressure.