Our Appalachian Mountains are no strangers to forest fires, as evidenced by the 2016 Gatlinburg, Tenn., fires and the ring of ...

IOI – culminated a year-long celebration of their 50th anniversary with an open house celebration on Oct. 4. Long known as ...

Photos by Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent The Rotary Club of Murphy’s second annual Gobble Gallop fundraiser was a ...

Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent Marcil Hurt, president and longtime volunteer of the Peachtree Community ...

Nantahala – Owen Alexander, a sophomore at Western Carolina University and an employee at Nantahala Outdoor Center, has been ...

Kristi Cook/Contributing Photographer The Murphy Bulldogs added another number to the scoreboard by winning the 2024 Smoky ...

Andrews – The town’s annual Trunk or Treat event was a sweet success on Oct. 26, despite being driven indoors due to afternoon rain showers. Andrews Chamber of Commerce Director Nola Cooper worked… ...

Texana – One Dozen Who Care Inc. will host a benefit fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Texana Community Center, 29 Texana Community Center Road. The western North Carolina… ...

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Visit cherokeescout.com for up-to-date Election Day coverage, as polls closed after the Cherokee Scout’s print deadline Tuesday. Murphy – If nothing else, a divisive election does wonders for voter ...

Culberson – The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit has arrested and charged Kwantez Marquis Tobe of Asheville with multiple counts of opioid trafficking and resisting law enforcement. … ...

It’s going to be OK,” I told my friend, who was anxiously sitting on the tailgate of his pickup while bemoaning the still-unknown results of Tuesday’s general election. “No matter who wins ...