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Following these tips can help you to create a budget and health-conscious meal plan for you and your family to stick to your resolution and goals.

Following these tips can help you to create a budget and health-conscious meal plan for you and your family to stick to your resolution and goals.

Healthy eating on a budget possible

Aiden McCoy Williams
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Body The beginning of the year marks a time for setting new habits and new routines, but as the year progresses, it can be difficult to keep up with those due to time, money and the amount of commitmen
District Attorney Ashley Welch, left, and Cherokee County Sheriff Dustin Smith confer privately before a press conference following the death of Detention Officer Francisco Flattes allegedly at the hands of an escaped inmate in June 2025 at Tri-County Community College.

District Attorney Ashley Welch, left, and Cherokee County Sheriff Dustin Smith confer privately before a press conference following the death of Detention Officer Francisco Flattes allegedly at the hands of an escaped inmate in June 2025 at Tri-County Community College.

Cherokee County Sheriff Dustin Smith resigning after DA 'loses confidence'

Randy Foster
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Body Update: Sheriff Dustin Smith is resigning, effective Friday. His full statement is below. Also, his resignation followed a request for him to resign from the district attorney.
From the National Weather Service center in Morristown, Tenn.: "Here's a morning radar view from Hytop, AL with local reports overlaid. Left is the base radar view, right is the radar seeing a melting layer in the yellows/greens, where the precipitation is changing type like an evolving Pokemon. Red just means everything looks the same to the radar."

From the National Weather Service center in Morristown, Tenn.: "Here's a morning radar view from Hytop, AL with local reports overlaid. Left is the base radar view, right is the radar seeing a melting layer in the yellows/greens, where the precipitation is changing type like an evolving Pokemon. Red just means everything looks the same to the radar."

Temps better than expected as winter storm nears Cherokee County

Randy Foster
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Body Downtown Murphy and Andrews each had ghost-town vibes this morning ahead of a potentially destructive ice storm predicted for Cherokee County.