January 19, 2022 – Vehicle stop. Phillip Morris (PWIMSD METH, RESIST/OBSTRUCT/DELAY) $5000 bond. Tonia Rutledge (PWIMSD METH, MAINTAIN VEHICLE, POSS CS IN JAIL) $7500 bond. Total seized meth approx 19 grams and $1174.00 cash.
Read More »Cherokee County Announces 106th and 107th COVID-19 Related Deaths
Two Cherokee County residents have died from complications of COVID-19. One individual was in their late-forties, and the other individual is was in their mid-seventies. These are the 106th and 107th COVID-19 related deaths in Cherokee County. Cherokee County Health Department emphasizes that anyone who becomes ill with a respiratory type illness to isolate until […]
Read More »Homicide Investigation
The Cherokee County Sheriffs Office with assistance from the NC State Bureau of Investigations is currently investigating a suspicious death at the 1300 block of Old Culberson Road. At approximately 9:30 pm on January 11, 2022 a deceased female was found at her residence by family members. The Cherokee County Sheriffs Office Patrol Division responded […]
Read More »Happy New Year From Fetch Your News
Happy New Year from Fetch Your News to you and yours! We are so excited to be ringing in the New Year with the support of the communities! Here we come 2022!
Read More »Traffic Stop and Search Nets Two Drug Traffickers
Murphy, NC—The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office reports the December 21, 2021 arrest of 42 year old Barron Jermel Sudderth and 49 year old Tommy Vaughn Dockery Jr both of Murphy North Carolina for violations of the North Carolina Controlled Substances Statutes. A week long investigation by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office culminated in a traffic […]
Read More »Clarkesville Man Arrested on Multiple Frauds
Murphy, NC—The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office reports the December 11, 2021 arrest of Robert James Allen, a 63 year old male who listed a Clarksville Georgia address for numerous fraud charges as well as fugitive from justice. In July 2021, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office began a joint investigation with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office […]
Read More »Absconding Sex Offender Captured
Murphy, NC—The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office reports the December 08, 2021 arrest of convicted sex offender Anthony Wayne Dendy, a 44 year old male of Murphy North Carolina for Violation of the North Carolina Sex Offender registry. In July 2021, Anthony Dendy was arrested for violations of the North Carolina Sex Offender Registration statutes for […]
Read More »Murphy Man Arrested for Secretly Peeping
Murphy, NC—The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office reports the December 10, 2021 arrest of Shawn Michael Robinson, a 34 year old male of Murphy North Carolina for Child Sex Charges and Secretly Videoing a Child. In August 2018, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into an allegation in which Shawn Robinson had secretly placed […]
Read More »Three Million Dollars Worth of Processed Marijuana Seized
In the early morning hours of Thursday, December 9, 2021, the Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD) responded to a domestic violence call at Harrah’s Valley River Casino. Upon arrival CIPD Patrol Officer Christopher Harris spoke with a male and female subject on foot near the casino and the casino hotel entrance. After speaking with both […]
Read More »Burn ban Lifted for 67 North Carolina Counties as Conditions Begin to Improve
RALEIGH – The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning effective at noon Wednesday, Dec. 8, for the following counties in North Carolina: Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Cabarrus, Camden, Carteret, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Clay, Cleveland, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gaston, Gates, Graham, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, […]
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Fentanyl, Cocaine and Heroin Delivered in the Mail to a Young Harris Residence
The Towns County Sheriff’s Office has received information through various sources that drugs are being delivered through the US Postal Services to Towns County. On December 6 , 2021 the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office received a call to report that a North Carolina State Trooper has turned in drugs which had been received by mail […]
Read More »Fifteen Students Pass Their Microsoft PowerPoint Associate 2019 Certification
A special shout out to all fifteen students in Mrs. Julie Hughes’ Microsoft Word/PowerPoint class. They passed their Microsoft PowerPoint Associate 2019 certification last week. They are Jaiden Hamby, Kinslie, Campbell, Elizabeth Cowan, Carson Phillips, Cameron Deas, Gracey Sneed, Lauren Hyde, Alex Parker, McKynzie Simmons, Chelsea Dockery, Bailey Greene, John Allen, Treci Deas, Anna Brinke, […]
Read More »Absconding Sex Offender Captured
Murphy, NC—Sheriff Derrick Palmer reports the December 01, 2021 arrest of convicted sex offender Justin Ryan Barber, a 32 year old male of Murphy North Carolina for Violation of the North Carolina Sex Offender registry as well as multiple charges including theft and failure to appear. In January 2008, Justin Barber plead guilty of the […]
Read More »New Classes Offered for Murphy High Starting in 2022
New classes offered to Cherokee County High School students starting in Spring 2022
Read More »Burn Ban Issued for all North Carolina Counties Due to Hazardous Forest Fire Conditions
RALEIGH – Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide effective at 5 p.m. today until further notice. “It is fall wildfire season in North Carolina, and we are seeing wildfire activity increase due to dry conditions,” said Agriculture Commissioner […]
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