Sports

The Andrews and Murphy football teams will be doing drills and hitting the sleds starting today.

The Andrews and Murphy football teams will be doing drills and hitting the sleds starting today.

Fall high school sports get ready

Body In accordance with the N.C. High School Athletics Association, today is the first day of practice for the 2024 fall sports.
The Class of 2024 was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Sunday.

The Class of 2024 was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Sunday.

Knoxville native Helton inducted into Hall of Fame

Body Todd Helton of Knoxville, Tenn., was one of four Major League Baseball players inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Cannon Crompton/sports@cherokeescout.com Callie Moore of MountainTrue gives a presentation on what they do to the Mountain Rod & Gun Club on July 16 at Downtown Pizza in Murphy.

Cannon Crompton/sports@cherokeescout.com Callie Moore of MountainTrue gives a presentation on what they do to the Mountain Rod & Gun Club on July 16 at Downtown Pizza in Murphy.

MountainTrue talks outdoors with area gun club members

Body Their goal with the merger was to build a stronger organization through increased geographic reach in the 23 counties across North Carolina.
Wolcott/Marion Post A copper mining section between Ducktown, Tenn., and Copperhill, Tenn. Fumes from smelting copper for sulfuric acid have destroyed all vegetation and eroded the land. The photograph was originally published September 1939.

Wolcott/Marion Post A copper mining section between Ducktown, Tenn., and Copperhill, Tenn. Fumes from smelting copper for sulfuric acid have destroyed all vegetation and eroded the land. The photograph was originally published September 1939.

Toxic waters: History repeats

Body What Paris’ River Seine, Ocoee River have in common is, sadly, pollutants