Cherokee County
Recent News About Cherokee County
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Nantahala region's unemployment rate in June falls to 7.8%
While economic indicators for the Nantahala region are down versus last year, the latest round of statistics shows promise of recovery.
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Cherokee County social service employee, ex-director cleared for return to work despite being indicted
The indicted former director of the Department of Social Services in Cherokee County can return to work, a department official said.
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Ex-Cherokee County social service director indicted on multiple felony charges
The former director for Cherokee County's Department of Social Services Cindy Palmer has been indicted by a Cherokee County grand jury on three counts of felony and three misdemeanors, the Carolina Public Press reported on May 18.
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Democrats lose ground in North Carolina's westernmost counties
Fewer residents of North Carolina’s westernmost counties are registering as Democrats than four years ago, according to a recent WFAE report.