The race for N.C. Senate District 50 will be unopposed in the primary for both Republican and Democrat nominations – ...

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

Murphy – Holly Strawn opened Harpp Flower Farm in 2022 and completed her fourth growing season this year.

The Tennessee Valley Authority heard comments and answered questions from landowners and residents in the area on the ...

Murphy – In the first Smoky Mountain Conference matchup of the season, the Murphy varsity basketball teams hosted Cherokee. ...

I’ve been a player in the big game, just like you, paying increasing prices since about 1975 for about everything. Since I’m ...

Preston Blakely/Beacon Media When people see me serving as mayor – leading council meetings, hosting community events or ...

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

Cannon Crompton/[email protected] Before the game state 2A championship on Dec. 13, Murphy’s Brody Orton (second from ...

Hayesville – To start their final week of games in 2025, the Eagles traveled to take on the Yellow Jackets. In their first ...

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

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 ...