Salute to Local Heroes

Salute to Local Heroes

Day after day police officers encounter daunting situations while serving our community. They tackle the roles of social workers, protectors, counselors, community organizers, mediators, and even medical-care providers. They often meet us in our worst moments, and...
Cherokee Drama Wins at State Literary Competition

Cherokee Drama Wins at State Literary Competition

“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” — Oscar Wilde From comedies to tragedies, the ancient Greeks were especially fond of the fine...
Warriors & Lady Knights Head to Battle

Warriors & Lady Knights Head to Battle

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” — Michael Jordan. For two teams in Cherokee County—River Ridge High School 6A Lady Knights Girls’ Basketball team and Cherokee High School 7A Warriors Boys’ Basketball team—this statement holds...
Filmmaking: A Family Business

Filmmaking: A Family Business

Filmmaking, for many people, is a distant dream, one unable to be fulfilled. To Ken Merritt, this lifelong “crazy dream” has become reality. The dream of being a filmmaker emerged in him at an early age, but Ken initially pushed the idea aside. It seemed too...