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What consolidation means for County high school sports

Sports, Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports June 2, 2020 , by Jake West

The long awaited vote for the consolidation of the three Cherokee County High Schools was conducted on May 28th, where the Cherokee County School Board voted 4-2 in favor of consolidation. Thanks to a $15 million dollar grant that the county received back in 2018, Murphy, Andrews and Hiwasee Dam High Schools will all be joined as one on a campus in Peachtree, across from the Tri-County Community College.

There will be 821 total students at the new high school which puts them as of now in the 2A bracket for athletics with the likes of Pisgah, Franklin, and Smoky Mountain. As it is right now, the school should be able to stay in the Smoky Mountain Conference even though they are moving to 2A, as the Western Highlands and Mountain Valley conferences have teams that are in the 1A and 2A classification.

Conference realignment happens every four years including this coming year so this could all change very quickly, and since the school is not projected to be open until 2025 at the earliest we could see 2 different conference realignments before the school opens its doors.

These three schools on their own have been fairly successful against 2A competition when they have met in the past.

Last year Murphy’s football team defeated both Pisgah and Franklin in back to back weeks, and in 2018 defeated both Hendersonville and Gilmer county. Andrews’ basketball team also defeated Brevard in a Christmas tournament just this past year.

Murphy head football coach David Gentry is the first of the 3 consolidated

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schools to publicly come out and say that he will not be a part of the County school. Gentry told the Asheville Citizen Times that it would be an option if he was younger, but that he is on the backend of his career and does not want to coach until he dies. Gentry has already confirmed that he will be leading the Bulldogs for the 2020 season, a season in which he hopes to claim his 9th state title.

The plan for the new consolidated school is to build a new sports complex alongside the high school, complete with a new football stadium. This means that the historic Murphy football field named after David Gentry will be no more, and that seems to be okay with him, as he told the Citizen Times that he hopes the new school will build new traditions.

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Cherokee NC County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 6/21 – 6/27

Arrest Reports, Police & Government June 30, 2020 , by Content Admin

Arrest report provided by the Cherokee County NC Sheriff’s Office without images. Pursuant to the state open records law, North Carolina General Statutes Public Records § 132-1, Criminal investigations, § 132-1.4, Access to Records, § 132-9, allows for FetchYourNews.com to obtain and post the arrest records of any and all individuals arrested in Cherokee County, North Carolina. Those arrests are posted on FetchYourNews.com for your viewing pleasure. Please remember that all individuals listed have been arrested and charged, however, they are presumed innocent until guilt has been proven in a court of law.

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Cherokee NC County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 6/14 – 6/20

Arrest Reports, Police & Government June 23, 2020 , by Content Admin

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Cherokee NC County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 6/7 – 6/13

Arrest Reports, Police & Government June 15, 2020 , by Content Admin

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Cherokee NC County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 5/31 – 6/6

Arrest Reports, Police & Government June 8, 2020 , by Content Admin

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Cherokee NC County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 5/24 – 5/30

Arrest Reports, Police & Government June 1, 2020 , by Content Admin

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Cherokee NC County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 5/17 – 5/23

Arrest Reports, Police & Government May 26, 2020 , by Content Admin

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Cherokee NC County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 5/10 – 5/16

Arrest Reports, Police & Government May 18, 2020 , by Content Admin

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Murphy lifts several restrictions as N.C. begins reopening

Konehete Park, Murphy NC, News May 7, 2020 , by Lauren Souther

MURPHY, N.C. – In a May 6 executive order, Murphy Mayor David Ramsey lifted several previous restrictions to ensure accordance with Gov. Roy Cooper’s Phase One order.

Recreational basketball courts, tennis courts, baseball fields, soccer fields, and pickleball courts located at Konehete Park can open as of 5 p.m. on May 8. These areas have been closed since March 23.

However, all playground equipment, rock gym, and playground areas within city limits and at Konehete Park will remain closed.

People engaging in outdoor activities must maintain social distancing of six feet and mass gatherings of more than ten people are still prohibited by the state of N.C.

Religious services are exempt from the 10 people rule but should take place outside unless impossible.

Short-term rentals and lodgings can begin taking new reservations and accepting guests on Friday as well.

Finally, any non-resident of Murphy is no longer required to self-quarantine for 14 days once arriving at their second home.

The State of Emergency continues to exist in Murphy and the order issued on March 20 is still in place. As a result, the pedestrian curfew between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. is still in effect. It doesn’t apply to employees or customers who are traveling between business and car or vehicle traffic. Offenders are subject to a fine of $100 at most or up to 20 days in jail.

Read the entire order here.

For more information about restrictions being eased in Phase One, click here.

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Cherokee NC County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 5/3 – 5/9

Arrest Reports, Police & Government May 11, 2020 , by Content Admin

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Cherokee NC County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 4/26 – 5/2

Arrest Reports, Police & Government May 4, 2020 , by Content Admin

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Cherokee NC County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 4/19 – 4/25

Arrest Reports, Police & Government April 27, 2020 , by Content Admin

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Cherokee NC County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 4/12 – 4/18

Arrest Reports, Featured Stories, Police & Government April 20, 2020 , by Content Admin

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New Cherokee resident tests positive in isolation

Health, News April 15, 2020 , by Lauren Souther

CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C. PRESS RELEASE – One resident of Cherokee County has tested positive for COVID – 19 and is currently isolated in their home in Cherokee County. This individual was tested after presenting to a local Emergency Department requesting care for a respiratory type illness and has remained isolated since being tested. The Cherokee County Health Department is performing a contact investigation in an effort to identify close contacts of this individual and perform testing, as indicated. This individual has not had contact with anyone known to be infected with COVID-19 or linked to other ongoing investigations.

Recent contact investigations related to (previously) reported cases in Cherokee County have left no clear source of infection and are an indication that community spread is occurring. According to the CDC, community spread means people have been infected with the virus in an area, including some who are not sure how or where they became infected.

In an effort to slow community spread, Cherokee County Health Department is continuing to urge anyone who does not have an essential need to go out into the public to Stay at Home and limit all unnecessary contacts.

Cherokee County Health Department also emphasizes that anyone who becomes ill with a respiratory type illness to isolate until the following criteria are met:

At least 3 days (72 hours) have passed since recovery defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath), AND
At least 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.

It is also recommended that household and close contacts of persons with a respiratory type illness should quarantine to the extent possible for 14 days and monitor for symptoms of a respiratory illness. If household or close contacts become sick during the 14 day monitoring period, it is advised that they then isolate until the criteria for discontinuation of isolation (listed above) are met.

In addition to isolating as instructed above, if you become sick with a respiratory type illness and are in one of the following categories, please contact the Cherokee County Health Department at 828-837-7486 or your primary care provider to determine if you need to be tested:

Healthcare worker
65 years and older
Underlying health conditions such as chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma; serious heart conditions; people with weakened immune systems, severe obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis, liver disease.
- First Responder
- Essential worker

Because COVID-19 is most commonly spread through respiratory droplets, individuals should take the same measures that health care providers recommend to prevent the spread of the flu and other viruses, including washing your hands, avoiding touching your face, staying home if you are sick and covering coughs and sneezes with your elbow. It is also recommended that all individuals only go into public areas for essential activities. The CDC now recommends that cloth face coverings be worn in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies).

It is important to make sure the information you are getting about COVID-19 is coming directly from reliable sources like Cherokee County Health Department, CDC, and NCDHHS. For more information, please visit the CDC’s website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus and NCDHHS’ website at www.ncdhhs.gov/coronavirus, which will also include future positive COVID-19 test results in North Carolina.

Cherokee County Health Department regularly updates our Facebook page with accurate and current information regarding COVID-19, we encourage the public to check our Facebook page for up-to-date information.

Symptoms for COVID-19 are fever, cough, and other lower respiratory illness (shortness of breath). If you are having a mild respiratory illness, isolate yourself from others until the criteria above is met. If your illness becomes severe requiring urgent or emergent health care, call and inform your health care provider or emergency services of your symptoms prior to arrival.
If you have questions, you may call the Health Department at 828-837-7486 during regular office hours which are Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM.

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Lowe’s Employee in Murphy, N.C. tests positive, employees asked to self-monitor

Business April 10, 2020 , by Lauren Souther

CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C. – Earlier today, the Cherokee County Health Department released details about another positive COVID-19 case, who worked at Lowe’s in Murphy and asks employees to self-monitor.

A resident of Cherokee County has tested positive for COVID – 19 and is currently isolated in their home in Cherokee County. This individual presented to the Cherokee County Health Department seeking evaluation for symptoms of COVID-19 and was tested. This person was informed of the need to isolate at the time of testing, however, this person had been symptomatic for close to two weeks prior to seeking care. Cherokee County Health Department is working to notify close known contacts of this individual.

Due to the individual continuing to work and be in the community prior to and after becoming symptomatic, public health officials anticipate there to be potential for additional exposure who are not easily identifiable. This individual works at Lowe’s in Murphy, NC. It is now advised that everyone self-monitor for a respiratory type illness and isolate immediately if symptoms begin. However, if you have been to the Lowe’s located in Murphy, NC any time between March 22nd and April 7th and you had contact with anyone who was less than 6 feet from you for 10 minutes or longer, it is advised that you quarantine yourself and monitor for symptoms of illness for 14 days from the date of potential exposure.

Lowe’s employees in Murphy, N.C. are asked to self-monitor for respiratory illness symptoms.

If you become sick during this time, you should isolate yourself and your household in an effort to stop the spread of this virus. Persons should remain isolated when sick until the following criteria are met:

At least 3 days (72 hours) have passed since recovery defined as resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications and improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., cough, shortness of breath), AND
At least 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared.
If household or close contacts become sick during the 14 day monitoring period, it is advised that they then isolate until the criteria for discontinuation of isolation (listed above) are met.

If you become sick with a respiratory type illness and are in one of the following categories, please contact the Cherokee County Health Department at 828-837-7486 to speak to a provider to determine if you need to be tested:

Healthcare worker
65 years and older
Underlying health conditions such as chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma; serious heart conditions; people with weakened immune systems, severe obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis, liver disease.
First Responder
Essential worker

Cherokee County Health Department is working closely with Lowe’s of Murphy, NC in order to determine dates and times this individual was working. Coworkers of this individual are being notified, assessed and tested as indicated based on risk. The infected individual has not had contact with anyone known to be infected with COVID-19. To our knowledge, no residents of Cherokee County are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19.

This serves as an important reminder that Staying at Home and practicing social distancing when necessary to go out into the public are the most effective interventions that we as a community can take to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

If you have questions, you may call the Health Department at 828-837-7486 during regular office hours which are Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM.

Here’s more information on yesterday’s confirmed case.

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Cherokee NC County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 4/5 – 4/11

Arrest Reports, Police & Government April 13, 2020 , by Content Admin

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