by Leana Conway | Sep 1, 2022 | Issue Sept-Oct 2022, Stories
Model Citizen, Courteous and Kind “Courteous and Kind” is the motto of Cherokee County resident and Eagle Scout Andy Meredith. The eldest son of Stephanie and Justin and brother to Kate and Lily leads a busy and fulfilling life. At twenty-two Andy works two jobs,... 
by Leana Conway | Sep 1, 2022 | Issue Sept-Oct 2022, Stories
The average person who hears the word forensic will think of forensic sciences, thanks to the prevalence of television shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS, and others, which show investigators solving ghastly crimes. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary,... 
by Leana Conway | Jul 7, 2022 | Issue July-Aug 2022, Stories
“Life is too short for bad books, bad baking, and bad coffee,” proclaims Cherokee County resident Nanette Wesley. Most people would enthusiastically agree, but with prices sky high for everything and a coffee shop on every corner, avoiding poor-quality... 
by Leana Conway | Jul 7, 2022 | Issue July-Aug 2022, Stories
Cherokee resident Augie Olsen is a first-generation American. He was born in 1943 in Utrecht, Holland, as WWll churned through Europe. Although Holland was initially neutral, Germany invaded Holland in 1940 and sent all local men between eighteen and forty-five to... 
by Leana Conway | May 5, 2022 | Issue May-Jun 2022, Stories
Anthony Hall had every excuse to fail. With a drug-addicted mother and absent father, he grew up in a neighborhood blighted by poverty and crime. The odds were that he would be in jail, on drugs, or dead. But he’s not. A father, husband, life coach, productive member...