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Local man dies after Cherokee County crash

Charlie Benton
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Murphy – A Robbinsville man has died from injuries sustained in a four-vehicle collision on Old Ranger Road in Murphy.  The death of 56-year-old Robbinsville resident Kenneth Blevins was confirmed by the N.C. Highway Patrol. Blevins succumbed to injuries sustained in the Dec. 17 crash at 7:33 a.m.

William Albritton

News Staff
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
William Bradford Albritton, age 81 of Andrews, N.C. passed away Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, at his residence. William was a native of Auburn, Maine and the son of the late John and Deborah Bradford Albritton. He owned and operated a knife shop, and was a knife grinder by trade.

Peggy Sutton

News Staff
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Peggy Roena Nichols Phillips Sutton, 84 of Elizabethton, Tenn., went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020 at her residence.   Peggy was born in Cherokee County, N.C. to the late Frank Thorton and Mary Phillips Nichols.

Virginia Dockery

News Staff
Friday, June 12, 2020
Virginia Dockery, age 95 of Marble, N.C., passed away Friday, June 5, 2020 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home in Hiawassee, Ga. She was the daughter of the late John Rellie Hall and Betty Elizabeth Ditmore.
A GoFundMe account has been started to help the Sowell family of Marble.

A GoFundMe account has been started to help the Sowell family of Marble.

Father drowns, son missing in lake

News Staff
Thursday, May 14, 2020
By Penny Ray Cherokee Scout Murphy – A local father drowned last week during a fishing trip with his son, who remains missing as of the Cherokee Scout’s press time Tuesday.  A kayaker found the elder man’s body near the shoreline of Hiwassee Lake around 6:15 p.m. May 7.

Clyde Chapman

News Staff
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Clyde Kent Chapman, Jr., 88 of Andrews, N.C., formerly of Whitney Point, N.Y., went home to be with His Lord on Monday, April 20.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde Kent Chapman Sr. and Anna Neal Chapman, and brother, Richard Neal Chapman.
K-9 Bowie poses with his findings after Saturday’s stop on the Cherohala Skyway. Photo courtesy of Graham County Sheriff's Office

K-9 Bowie poses with his findings after Saturday’s stop on the Cherohala Skyway. Photo courtesy of Graham County Sheriff's Office

Traffic stop leads to meth bust

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Cherohala – A pair of Cherokee County residents learned the hard way late Saturday night that you do not ignore Graham County’s ID checkpoints.

New Community Info Line Set to Open

News Staff
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Cherokee County Health Department — in conjunction with Clay County Health Department, Graham Country Health Department and Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital — has opened a Coronavirus Community Information line.
Belvie’s Curve has wrecked many a vehicle, most recently including the stolen car of an alleged armed robber. Photo by Robbi Pounds/rpounds@grahamstar.com

Belvie’s Curve has wrecked many a vehicle, most recently including the stolen car of an alleged armed robber. Photo by Robbi Pounds/rpounds@grahamstar.com

The curse of Belvie's Curve claims another victim

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Andrews – I was walking down the hill to visit my horses and was about to cross the road Wednesday, Jan. 22, when a white Volkswagen came around the bend and into the short straightaway, going so fast it was wagging back and forth across the asphalt, passing by me completely in the wrong lane.