Murphy – The Murphy Bulldogs had a tough early season test when they took on Franklin, who is highly ranked in 3A West. On ...

Hiwassee Dam – In their first meeting of the season, the Hiwassee Dam Lady Eagles defeated Murphy 63-32. It was a packed ...

Andrews – Coming off their loss to Cherokee on Dec. 13, the Andrews boys varsity basketball team has put together a ...

Hiwassee Dam – After two losses to start the season, the Murphy boys varsity basketball team is in the win column after they ...

“My plan this Christmas Day is to get up early, jump into the cold English sea, meditate and then go to church. By the time I get home the household will be awake. After opening presents we will ...

By Dieter Zimmerer, Guest Columnist I love to cycle for my health and to enjoy the beauty that surrounds us. However, recently I felt that cycling may be bad for my health and may even cause me to ...

The following people were booked through the Cherokee County Detention Center from Dec. 15-20, 2024, and federal law enforcement officers handled the cases. Those whose names appear should be p ...

HONORS Murphy coach Gentry to N.C. Sports Hall of Fame Legendary Murphy High School football coach David Gentry will be a ...

Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent Santa Claus meets the Grinch: The Grinch was behaving nicely at Walmart in Murphy ...

This is the front page of the Dec. 24, 1953, edition of the Cherokee Scout, which was 71 years ago this week. In this week’s ...

Who knows about rock? Years ago, I loved to drive to the Cherokee County-Clay County line, where the Hiwassee River flows underneath the highway and turn into Weber ...

Murphy – When asked if he had received any complaints about drones lately, Cherokee County Commissioner Dan Eichenbaum said ...