The month-long question of whether Justin Hyde would take his seat as a Cherokee County commissioner was answered Monday, ...

For the first time since 2021, the Murphy varsity football team is back in the fourth round of the N.C. High School Athletic ...

Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent A lone firefighter surveys the damage after a fire at Foster’s Flea Market in ...

Many creative, fun and inspirational events are planned to celebrate Christmastime across Cherokee County this month. The fun is compiled in chronological order. ...

As sheriffs in some counties ramp up for an anticipated crackdown and deportation on undocumented immigrants after President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, Cherokee County law enforcem ...

Andrews – Nicole Phelps, who teaches English language arts to sixth-graders at Andrews Middle School, has a personal interest ...

Part 1 of a two-part series The stigma many attached to so-called hard liquor was the main reason the industry voluntarily agreed to refrain from radio and television advertising... Premium Content ...

A lifetime ago, I enjoyed swimming and surfing in south Florida without a care in the world. Alas, the 1975 movie Jaws gave ...

Far-western North Carolina is a hot spot for Native American history, and officials across the region have usually worked well with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to preserve sensitive cultur ...

The 2024-25 Hiwassee Dam High School homecoming court includes (from left) Sarah Stock, Avery McNabb, Josey Ware, Kalli ...

I was sitting on the front porch of my Hiwassee Dam home, 9 years old, looking up the long “S” curve of Hiwassee Dam Access ...

Local residents came out in the early morning of Nov. 29 for Black Friday savings. Lowe’s in Murphy gave the first 25 people ...