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Mountain Gypsy musician duo Curtis (right) and Kim Jones (left) perform at J&J’s Getaway Campground & RV Park in Beaver Dam on Aug. 31.

Mountain Gypsy musician duo Curtis (right) and Kim Jones (left) perform at J&J’s Getaway Campground & RV Park in Beaver Dam on Aug. 31.

Meet the bluegrass fusion duo Mountain Gypsy Music

Body Mountain Gypsy Music – the local musical duo of Curtis and Kim Jones – are sharing their original sound in Cherokee and surrounding counties.
Zack Williams removes a tree on Fairview Road in Andrews after a storm. He calls himself a storm chaser and does today what he feared as a child.

Zack Williams removes a tree on Fairview Road in Andrews after a storm. He calls himself a storm chaser and does today what he feared as a child.

Young man’s activity is exciting, scary

Body Andrews There are people who run away from danger, and there are those who run right toward it.
Cannon Crompton/sports@cherokeescout.com Ministry lead singer Al Jourgensen on stage at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort on March 22.

Cannon Crompton/sports@cherokeescout.com Ministry lead singer Al Jourgensen on stage at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort on March 22.

Ministry performs in Cherokee for first time

Body Cherokee – The six-time Grammy nominated industrial metal pioneers Ministry performed at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort on March 22, the group’s first visit to the venue. 
From left, N.C. Sen. Kevin Corbin (R-Franklin) meets with Florida legislators to talk about Medicaid expansion.

From left, N.C. Sen. Kevin Corbin (R-Franklin) meets with Florida legislators to talk about Medicaid expansion.

N.C.’s Medicaid expansion has interest in Florida

Body Raleigh – As the debate over Medicaid expansion continues in Florida, lawmakers are turning their attention to North Carolina as a potential model.
Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com A memorial – with the names of those lost engraved into the stone – was placed on private land about 6 miles east of the 1982 crash site of a U.S. Air Force C-141B cargo jet. A new bill would relocate the memorial closer to the site of the crash, which is off of the Cherohala Skyway.

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com A memorial – with the names of those lost engraved into the stone – was placed on private land about 6 miles east of the 1982 crash site of a U.S. Air Force C-141B cargo jet. A new bill would relocate the memorial closer to the site of the crash, which is off of the Cherohala Skyway.

C-141 memorial may move

Body Hendersonville – U.S. Rep.
With the fire winding down, Team Members were able to conduct valuable training utilizing state-of-the-art equipment for Emergency Services personnel from all across southwestern North Carolina.

With the fire winding down, Team Members were able to conduct valuable training utilizing state-of-the-art equipment for Emergency Services personnel from all across southwestern North Carolina.

Burn ban lifted as of Nov. 22

Body Drenching rain on Tuesday put a stop to Cherokee County’s fire vulnerability and local and state agencies are responding in kind with a lifting of burn bans just in time for Thanksgiving. 
Citizens protesting the spread of biosolids and their smell are shown near the entrance to Copperhill Industries on the morning of Nov. 11. They were forced to move twice, despite permission from race officials to hold their event.

Citizens protesting the spread of biosolids and their smell are shown near the entrance to Copperhill Industries on the morning of Nov. 11. They were forced to move twice, despite permission from race officials to hold their event.

Biosolids protest goes off, with a hitch, at Copperhill

Body Copperhill, Tenn. – Despite attempts to stop them by making them move, protesters at Copperhill Industries on Nov.
U.S. Forest Service map of the Collett Creek Fire as of the morning of Nov. 17.

U.S. Forest Service map of the Collett Creek Fire as of the morning of Nov. 17.

Collett Ridge Fire 80% contained but still smoky

Body ANDREWS – Firefighters are scaling back as the Collett Ridge Fire is 80 percent contained but still putting out a significant amount of smoke from smoldering hot spots.