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

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 ...

A small pile of burning leaves quickly got out of control, causing a brush fire and damaging a mobile home. The home could have easily been destroyed. The N.C. Forest Service announced over the ...

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. … ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Trevis Hicks/Contributing Photographer Murphy Mayor Tim Radford introduced AmeriCorps member and lead for N.C. Fellow Ona ...

Chris Faries/Contributing Photographer A total of 38 local participants went to the Senior Games State Finals in Raleigh.