/tags/cherokee-county Cherokee County en-US Copyright Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:15:43 GMT /politics/2024-01-19/murphy-noise-cryptomining-north-carolina-western-regulations One of the state’s only cryptocurrency mining operations is located a few miles outside Murphy at North Carolina’s far-western tip. And it’s driving the locals crazy. Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:15:43 GMT /politics/2024-01-19/murphy-noise-cryptomining-north-carolina-western-regulations Colin Campbell /health/2022-05-10/nc-law-minimum-standards-dss-hires-unenforced-carolina-public-press One county faces millions in liability due to actions under director hired without meeting qualifications, despite having at least one applicant who met standards. State agencies say they can’t do anything to stop this. Tue, 10 May 2022 11:05:58 GMT /health/2022-05-10/nc-law-minimum-standards-dss-hires-unenforced-carolina-public-press Kate Martin, Carolina Public Press /law/2020-05-26/cherokee-county-dss-indictments-shed-light-on-unlawful-family-separations In North Carolina it is unlawful to separate a child from a biological parent without the oversight of a judge. But in Cherokee County, a grand jury has… Tue, 26 May 2020 19:49:46 GMT /law/2020-05-26/cherokee-county-dss-indictments-shed-light-on-unlawful-family-separations Stacia Brown, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-26/cherokee-county-dss-indictments-shed-light-on-unlawful-family-separations In North Carolina it is unlawful to separate a child from a biological parent without the oversight of a judge. But in Cherokee County, a grand jury has… Tue, 26 May 2020 19:49:46 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-26/cherokee-county-dss-indictments-shed-light-on-unlawful-family-separations Stacia Brown, Frank Stasio /politics/2020-05-07/meet-ncs-mayors-james-reid-of-andrews He personally put up the barricades to keep visitors out in order to protect his mountain hometown from the coronavirus. But James Reid remembers when the… Thu, 07 May 2020 15:58:54 GMT /politics/2020-05-07/meet-ncs-mayors-james-reid-of-andrews Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-07/meet-ncs-mayors-james-reid-of-andrews He personally put up the barricades to keep visitors out in order to protect his mountain hometown from the coronavirus. But James Reid remembers when the… Thu, 07 May 2020 15:58:54 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-07/meet-ncs-mayors-james-reid-of-andrews Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /law/2019-12-16/federal-investigators-may-have-their-eyes-on-cherokee-countys-document-shredding For more than a decade, Cherokee County Department of Social Services (DSS) workers took children from their parents with no judicial oversight, using a… Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:46:47 GMT /law/2019-12-16/federal-investigators-may-have-their-eyes-on-cherokee-countys-document-shredding Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-16/federal-investigators-may-have-their-eyes-on-cherokee-countys-document-shredding For more than a decade, Cherokee County Department of Social Services (DSS) workers took children from their parents with no judicial oversight, using a… Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:46:47 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-16/federal-investigators-may-have-their-eyes-on-cherokee-countys-document-shredding Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /business-economy/2019-06-19/the-hungry-of-western-north-carolina Carolina Public Press is taking a year-long look at hunger and food insecurity in Western North Carolina. “The Faces of Hunger” addresses many widely… Wed, 19 Jun 2019 16:54:53 GMT /business-economy/2019-06-19/the-hungry-of-western-north-carolina Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-19/the-hungry-of-western-north-carolina Carolina Public Press is taking a year-long look at hunger and food insecurity in Western North Carolina. “The Faces of Hunger” addresses many widely… Wed, 19 Jun 2019 16:54:53 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-19/the-hungry-of-western-north-carolina Dana Terry, Frank Stasio