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The court has made its decision in the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office’s request to dismiss many of the complaints in a lawsuit stemming from the 2022 shooting of Jason Harley Kloepfer at his home near Murphy.
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A low-income housing complex in Cherokee County is underway after receiving over $3.4 million dollars from the state. Murphy Town Manager Chad Simons says the 56-unit project will be available for families that make between 40% and 60% of the median income.
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Members of the public get a rare opportunity for panoramic views of multiple mountain ranges.
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Rep. Karl E. Gillespie (R-Macon) was elected to House Majority Whip in the North Carolina House of Representatives on August 16. He is in his second term representing the 120th House District, which includes Cherokee, Clay, Graham, and Macon Counties.
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A Cherokee County grand jury indicted Thomas Vann Clayton on five additional felony charges, and the judge declined to raise or lower million dollar bond.
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Cherokee County Sheriff's Department refuses to release body camera footage of event while Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Council moves to prohibit release of any footage from Tribal law enforcement.
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Leader at Murphy hospital arrested and charged with felonies including sexual contact under pretext of medical treatment.
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Erlanger Health System, which operates seven hospitals, announced that CEO Dr. Will Jackson’s last day on the job was June 10. The health system has been working to become a private 501(c)3 since February. A new wound care center opened today in Murphy.
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Cherokee County’s former Department of Social Services director pleaded guilty to felony obstruction of justice at the end of October. The charge focuses…
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A hospital at the western end of North Carolina is expanding psychiatric services through a pilot program that is the first of its kind in the…