Cherokee County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Tuesday, December 1st. We will monitor the precipitation leaving open the option to call a remote day if freezing temps persist.
Read More »North Carolina Expands Pre-Thanksgiving No-Cost COVID-19
RALEIGH: This weekend, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is offering more than 120 no-cost COVID-19 community testing events, including new locations in partnership with retailers to help North Carolinians protect themselves, their loved ones, and their communities as they prepare for Thanksgiving. In addition to existing testing events throughout the […]
Read More »NCDHHS Joins Nationwide Observance of National Rural Health Day on Nov. 19
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Rural Health is proud to recognize the innovation, quality of care and dedication of health professionals and volunteers in communities during National Rural Health Day 2020. National Rural Health Day falls on the third Thursday in November each year and recognizes the […]
Read More »Zeta-related power outages cause Cherokee County NC Schools to close
MURPHY, NC – Due to the widespread power outages from tropical storm Zeta, Cherokee County Schools are now closed for the day. Originally, the school system was operating on a two-hour delay because of the tropical storm warning. In a statement from the school, officials said: “Cherokee County Schools is closed today, October 29th. This […]
Read More »Armed Methamphetamine Trafficker Is Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced that Christopher Price, 43, of Turtletown, Tennessee, was sentenced to 180 months in prison on drug trafficking and firearms offenses. U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. also ordered Price to serve five years under court supervision upon completion of his prison term. According to filed court […]
Read More »Governor Cooper Proclaims October 28 First Responders Appreciation Day
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed today, October 28, First Responders Appreciation Day to recognize the thousands of North Carolinians who serve their communities by responding to emergencies. “As I think about my last few years as Governor, I can’t imagine where we’d be without our hard-working, dedicated law enforcement officers, firefighters, service men and […]
Read More »K-12 Students Encouraged to Submit Artwork for Antibiotic Awareness Poster Competition
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Division of Public Health is accepting entries for the NC Be Antibiotic Aware Artwork Competition. Students K-12 are encouraged to submit an original poster on a theme related to antibiotic awareness, infection prevention, hand hygiene, the 3 Ws and/or COVID-19 to help educate the public on the proper use of antibiotics. Antibiotics […]
Read More »Murphy man arrested for sexual assault of a minor
Murphy, NC— Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced the October 1, 2020 arrest of 39-year-old Robin Farmer Stalcup, of Murphy, North Carolina on charges of sexual assault a minor child. In June 2020 a complaint was made with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office of an allegation of a sexual assault of a minor child. Pursuant to this […]
Read More »Marble man arrested for sexual assault of minor
Murphy, NC— Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced the September 28, 2020 arrest of 46-year-old Robert Eugene Barnhill, of Marble, North Carolina for charges of sexually assaulting a minor child. In May 2020 a complaint was made with the Cherokee County Department of Social Services and then to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office of an allegation of […]
Read More »Andrews man arrested for child sexual assault
Murphy, NC— Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced the September 24, 2020 arrest of 39-year-old Benito Morales Mendez, of Andrews North Carolina for sexual assault of a child. In January 2020 a complaint was made with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office of an allegation of sexual assault involving a minor child. Pursuant to this allegation, the Cherokee […]
Read More »Flash flood watch issued ahead of Hurricane Sally
Murphy, NC – A Flash flood watch begins on Wednesday afternoon and lasts through Friday morning for Cherokee, Clay, and Polk counties due to Hurricane Sally. The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a: “Flash Flood Watch for portions of southwest North Carolina and east Tennessee, including the following areas, in southwest North Carolina, […]
Read More »Cooper Announces Nearly $40 million to Connect Students and Communities to High-Speed Internet
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced nearly $40 million in funding for NC Student Connect, a new partnership created to address internet connectivity gaps that are a barrier to remote learning for many North Carolina students. When school resumed in August, superintendents estimated that at least 100,000 students still lacked a reliable internet connection at home. […]
Read More »Two Blue Ridge residents arrested in Cherokee NC
MURPHY, N.C. – Cherokee County Sheriff Deputies discovered drugs, drug paraphernalia, stolen firearm, and cash on tow Blue Ridge, Georgia individuals while conducting a traffic stop on September 1. Law enforcement stopped Haley Farr, 21, and James Willingham, 36, and after Farr failed to stop at a red light. They shortly uncovered 8.7 oz of […]
Read More »5.1 magnitude earthquake rocks North Carolina
MURPHY, NC – At 8:07 a.m. on August 9, 2020, many North Carolinians were rattled by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake, originating two miles outside of Sparta, NC. According to the National Weather Service, this quake is the strongest to hit NC since 1916. It was 5.2. magnitude earthquake in Buncombe county and it toppled chimneys […]
Read More »Governor Roy Cooper urges extension to the Census deadline
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper joined a bipartisan coalition of governors from Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington to urge the US Census Bureau to extend the Census through October 31 to help ensure a complete count. In a signed letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Census Bureau […]
Read More »Cherokee County NC announces fourth COVID-19 death
A Cherokee County resident that was previously reported to have COVID-19 has died from complications of COVID-19. This individual was in their early sixties. This is the fourth COVID-19 related death in Cherokee County. This serves as an unfortunate reminder of the seriousness that surrounds COVID-19 and the potential impacts of the virus. We as […]
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