Cherokee County

Andrews Mayor James Reid, Cherokee County school board member Steve Coleman and Andrews Mayor Pro Tem Brandi Smith hold a sidebar discussion following Coleman’s presentation of his school consolidation plan in Andrews on July 25.

Andrews Mayor James Reid, Cherokee County school board member Steve Coleman and Andrews Mayor Pro Tem Brandi Smith hold a sidebar discussion following Coleman’s presentation of his school consolidation plan in Andrews on July 25.

Coleman pitches school plan in Andrews

Randy Foster
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Body Editor's note — This article has been updated since originally posted to correct reporting errors.
Two lawmen, left, take point with more than a dozen officers and K-9 support behind them as they approach a Fort Butler Street residence in Murphy on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Two lawmen, left, take point with more than a dozen officers and K-9 support behind them as they approach a Fort Butler Street residence in Murphy on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

Standoff ends with one unharmed and in custody

Randy Foster
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Body Murphy – Murphy police and Cherokee County sheriff’s deputies were able to diffuse a tense situation in which a Murphy resident was thought to be armed and holed up alone inside a