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Brady Jones, No. 22, and Brady Reynolds, No. 14, share a joyous airborne bump after Hayesville surprised Murphy, 62-54, Friday.

GBI charges former Towns County deputy

Staff  Reports   A former Towns County Sheriff’s Deputy faces multiple charges in connection to an alleged incident in which the officer claimed he had been shot by a suspect during an early morning traffic stop.  The GBI arrested Austin Bradburn, 26, of Blairsville, on Jan.

Marble plant turns to AI to expand

By Randy Foster Cherokee Scout   A 250,000- square-foot factory that once produced thread for garments before converting to industrial-strength crypto mining is switching to the growing artificial intelligence industry and will become part of one of the world’s largest supercomputers.

GOP justices block certification of Democratic justice’s re-election

By Sarah Michels   Carolina Public Press   Election certification in a razor-thin race between Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin and state Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs, a Democrat, had been scheduled for Friday. But that’s apparently not going to happen.   The N.C.

Winter in Clay County: A season of scenic serenity

Clay County, North Carolina as in general experiences each winter as picturesque as they are mild which is vastly different than northeastern Ohio where this writer grew up or down east Maine where I was born.

Now is the time to join your local American Legion

By Mitchell Shields Guest Writer   January is the beginning of a new membership year for the American Legion. Nearly 106 years ago saw the birth of the largest veteran’s service organization in the U.S.

Man killed in accident

By Randy Foster Cherokee Scout   A Young Harris, Ga. man was killed in a single-vehicle crash off of N.C. 141 on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 22. Ronnie Massey, 51, was found dead at the scene. It is believed he may have fallen asleep at the wheel. The crash was reported about 10 a.m. at N.C.

New year brings in new laws in North Carolina

By Lorrie Ross Staff Writer   As we turn the calendar page to a new year, more than a dozen new laws will take effect in North Carolina for 2025. From Hurricane Helene relief to tax changes and modifications in juvenile justice, several are highlighted here, with brief descriptions of each.

Towns Co. deputy shot in traffic stop

By Shawn Jarrard Towns County Herald Editor   The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Towns County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s help in locating a man who allegedly shot Deputy Austin Bradburn following an early morning traffic stop on Friday, Dec. 13.

The new year always brings a variety of good luck traditions

By Deby Jo Ferguson Staff Writer   As the new year is creeping upon us many are planning parties, new year resolutions, waiting patiently as the ball drops in Time Square in New York City or locally in the past I went to the opossum dropping at Clays Corner in Clay County.