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

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

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

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

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 ...

Fire trucks from departments countywide were big, bright and loud as they moved along the Christmas parade route in Murphy on the night of Dec. 6. Kids appeared to enjoy the fire dog riding atop one ...

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

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 ...

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

Murphy – There are no contested races among District 43 seats on the March 2026 ballot. The district includes Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain ...