The race for N.C. Senate District 50 will be unopposed in the primary for both Republican and Democrat nominations – ...

From left are Shirley Kephart, Cherokee County Auxiliary president; Bill Battle, Clay County; Frank Fazio, Clay County; Phil ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority heard comments and answered questions from landowners and residents in the area on the ...

Murphy – Holly Strawn opened Harpp Flower Farm in 2022 and completed her fourth growing season this year.

Photos by Samuel Jokich/Staff Correspondent These high- and low-flying birds were spotted in and around Cherokee County over the summer and fall. ...

Murphy – The town council opposes a push by state legislators to turn non-partisan municipal elections in the state to partisan and combine those elections with state and federal ...

Murphy – Noon Friday was the deadline to file for the March 4, 2026, primary elections, which turn out to be crowded fields in almost all local offices. Unconte ...

Photos by Samuel Jokich/Staff Correspondent Cherokee County is a beautiful place to be, whether on the river or in the pasture. ...

Murphy – Joy Lynn Hale never gave a second thought to getting on a lift that would raise her up without the need for climbing stairs until Sept. 24, 2005. It had b ...

The following people were booked through the Cherokee County Detention Center from Dec. 14-19, 2025, and federal law enforcement officers handled the cases. Those whose names appear should be p ...

Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent Murphy Police Sgt. Adam May and Chief Tim Lominac of the Murphy Police Department chased the Gingerbread Man (Hayden Williamson) ...

In this week’s archives of the Cherokee Scout and Andrews Journal: 10 years ago – Dec. 23, 2015, Scout: Cherokee County Toys for Tots brigh ...