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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...