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Voters toss incumbents in Cherokee County elections

Mirroring statewide results, Cherokee County voters picked Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Watley for U.S. senator; and Democrat Jamie Ager and incumbent Republican Chuck Edwards for ...
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Voters toss incumbent Cherokee County commissioners

District 1 (Andrews) Commissioner Stiles came in second in a three-candidate field, losing to retired Cherokee County Schools superintendent Jeana Conley. Conley won with a commanding 52.8% of the ...
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'Dog attack' blamed for death of Hiwassee Dam woman

Hiwassee Dam – After a 74-year-old Cross Creek Lane woman was found dead by sheriff’s deputies, three dogs – two pit bulls and a Great Pyrenees – were seized and suspected ... Premium Content is ...
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This Week in Local History

This is the front page of the March 4, 1965, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 61 years ago today. In this week’s archives of the Cherokee Scout and Andrews Journal: 10 years ago – March 2, ...
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Things to Celebrate About Cherokee County – No. 9: Appalachian Lady Homesteaders

Gov. Josh Stein declared March as Women’s History Month, honoring women across the state whose leadership, courage and innovations have shaped the social, economic and cultural fabric o ...
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Survivor Series: Some roads harder to travel than others

Marble Debbie Sanders knows what fighting feels like. She also knows how to survive a battle. In 1995, she was diagnosed with endometriosis.Endometriosis is defined as a chr ...
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Local tragedy puts animal control back on county's front-burner

Murphy – Cherokee County Commissioner Ben Adams has vowed that the 10 months remaining in his term will be spent bringing up ...
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Unaka fighting back against littering, illegal dumping

Photos by Aiden McCoy Williams/Staff Correspondent The Unaka community and Abernathy Trash Service will host a large trash item pickup event Saturday, March 14, at the Unaka Convenience Center.
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Bridging Families program supports family reunification

Randy Foster/editor@cherokeescout.com Cherokee County resident Katherine Taaffe (left) presents a petition to Maria Hass, clerk to the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners, calling for the county to ...
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Barker retiring after years leading Murphy library

Belian/Staff Correspondent After years of dedicated service to the Murphy Public Library, the time came Feb. 25 for head librarian Melissa Barker to retire. About 20 people gathered at El Maguey ...
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Lady Wildcats make state 1A Final Four

Cannon Crompton/sports@cherokeescout.com The Andrews girls varsity basketball team celebrates its win over Summit Charter on Monday night. Cannon Crompton/sports@cherokeescout.com Knox Davis of ...
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Cherokee County varsity high school sports schedule for March 2-6

Colton Morgan of Murphy pitches against North Buncombe on March 7, 2025. In the game, Morgan pitched 2.0 inning and gave up two runs on one hit and three walks, while striking out two batters.