Andrews Mayor James Reid kept his seat in a narrow win against challenger Alderman Brandi Smith. For alderman, Chasity Ledford won easily with Heath Woodard coming in second for two available seats in ...

Marble – A bicyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle on Airport Road late Monday afternoon. The incident occurred on the ...

Unaka Meet Ann Lukens, a woman who has spent her life helping others. Until one day, when she found herself in need of help. ...

Kernersville – Fern Crayton of Tri-County Early College won the 1A cross-country state championship Friday morning. She ran ...

Bryson City – With a 28-0 win over Swain County, the Murphy varsity football team secured their second consecutive Smoky ...

Murphy – In the last month, quick thinking by staff members kept two female inmates from overdosing on narcotics at the Cherokee County Detention Center. The latest inc ...

Murphy Carl Edwards started beekeeping in 1979, and got the honey he produced into Ingles Markets only one year later in 1980. His grandson, Gage Killian, spent his ...

Martins Creek – A Hedden Road man is facing nine charges, including two felonies, after an attempted traffic stop escalated into a chase Friday. Kobe Tyler Carter, 23, ...

Murphy – An Old Ranger Road resident faces first-degree attempted arson charge and possession of a weapon of mass destruction following an incident at his parents’ house Thursd ...

Murphy – In the near future, a 911 call in Cherokee County may result in a behavioral health specialist responding and not a deputy. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Off... Premium Content is available ...

Murphy – Two federal judges ruled separately Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, u ...

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