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Since 1889
2021 Media Kit
Real. Local. News.
Published every Wednesday in print and everyday online. Thanks for reading!
Our mission: To make Cherokee County, N.C., 2021
an even better place to live and work.
P.O. Box 190
89 Sycamore St.
Murphy, NC 28906
Phone: 828-837-5122
Fax: 828-837-5832
Email: advertising@cherokeescout.com
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Peachtree – It’s a cliche that there’s a
good woman behind every good man for a
reason – mostly because it’s often true.
Kelly Gentry has been there for all but 16
of her husband’s victories at Murphy, which
make up the lion’s share of
his North Carolina-best 413
wins. But like every great
coach, David Gentry did not
get to the top of the high
school heap alone.
Kelly Thompson played
basketball and volleyball,
as well as running track, for
Murphy until graduating
in 1982. The Lady Bulldogs basketball team
made the fourth round of the state playoffs
Noah Shatzer/sports@cherokeescout.com in her senior year, when she was coached by
Murphy coach David Gentry is No. 1 alone as North Carolina’s all-time wins leader after defeating Swain County on Friday night. Karen Watson.
As for football, the Bulldogs were not too
Gentry cements himself as North Carolina’s top Dog strong during her time. Murphy went 0-10 in
See GENTRY, page 10A
u More on Murphy’s big win, 1B. high school football coach in do this year.” winningest head coach against
state history. Gentry’s record-breaking the Smoky Mountain Confer-
By Noah Shatzer “It’s a big number, and it 413th win was one for the ence team that’s given him the
sports@cherokeescout.com means a whole lot to us as a ages, which he described as an most trouble since he came to
team, as a program,” Gentry said “instant classic” after the game. Murphy in 1983 was the cherry
Bryson City – David Gen- in his office Monday after Mur- The one-point win over on top.
try didn’t start coaching football phy’s practice. “To me personal- Murphys’ biggest rival, Swain, “That’s just been the best rival
setting out to break any records. ly, I never thought when I first took place in Bryson City, since I’ve been here,” Gentry
He just set out to win football started this position … I just try where Gentry and the Bulldogs said of the record coming
games. and win the next game.” hadn’t won a game since 2005. against the Maroon Devils. “So
Nearly 50 seasons later, Mur- He paused, taking a moment It would have been a monu- to beat your rival, at their place
phy’s head coach finds himself to think. “I don’t know if I can mental victory for Murphy even for the record … that’s probably
holding one of North Carolina take it all in until after the sea- without the historical aspect. as good as it gets.” Kelly and David Gentry have been married
football’s most prestigious re- son,” he added. “We’re concen- For Gentry, establishing The record didn’t come nearly 33 years, all of which time David has
cords – the all-time winningest trated on what we have left to himself as the state’s all-time See RECORD, page 10A been Murphy’s head football coach.
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Brasstown – Despite The public’s misdirected anger prompt- ties, as well as the Cherokee tribal area. A
cool temperatures and ed a local official to pen a light-hearted Services were restored by 4:30 a.m. Friday.
intermittent rain, several Noah Shatzer/sports@cherokeescout.com poem that mirrors “Twas the Night Before Around 2 a.m., Cherokee County
hundred people converged Some contestants in the pumpkin pie eating contest had Christmas.” Emergency Management broadcasted an
on Settawig Road to watch unique methods, including flipping the pie out of the “Those Nixle alerts don’t come from the alert via Nixle, notifying local subscribers
pumpkins fly Saturday. plate for more efficient scarfing. sheriff ’s office, they come from emergency that emergency communication lines were
Even more came out Sun- management, and you specifically have to not working. Nixle, which is designed to
day, when warmer weather Commerce, which sponsors days. This includes volun- sign up for them,” said Theresa Creasman, help emergency professionals communicate
and dry skies prevailed. Pam the annual Punkin Chunkin teers, vendors and attendees, 911 communications director for the Cher- with the public, can call landlines and cell
Roman – director of the – said about 16,000 people both paying and non-paying. okee County Sheriff ’s Office. “That’s what phones or send emails and text messages,
Clay County Chamber of attended during the two See PUNKIN, page 10A prompted my poem.” See 911, page 10A
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Beloved reporter says goodbye to Andrews. Page 4 Hayesville sweeps
Nantahala in hoops.
Knights of Columbus make coat donation. Page 3 Page 8
Andrews Journal
Serving the communities of Andrews, Marble, Nantahala and Topton
Volume 59, Number 25 8 pages www.myandrewsjournal.com Thursday, December 6, 2018 75 cents/38 cents mailed
Time ‘Pint-sized hero’
to get
Electric
Christmas parade moved
to Friday night at 7 p.m.
By Kelsey Richardson
krichardson@myandrewsjournal.com
After the sun sets in Andrews, Christ-
mas music and dazzling lights will illumi-
nate downtown for the Magic on Main
Electric Christmas Parade on Friday.
More than 50 floats will pass through
downtown for the 43rd annual parade,
which was moved from Saturday to
Friday night because of a forecast of rain
and sleet. The parade will be hosted by
the Andrews Chamber of Commerce Ben Katz/news@myandrewsjournal.com
and JMF Events, and presented by your Lochlainn Ledford and Pat Ackerman reunite one week after the young Ledford’s persistence to see his friend saved Ackerman’s life.
local newspapers, the Cherokee Scout and
2-year-old saves woman’s life
Andrews Journal.
Dave Bristol, Cincinnati Reds Hall-of-
Famer, will be the grand marshal of the
parade. Julie Farris, owner of JMF Events,
said a Chick-fil-A cow will accompany
Bristol, and attendees will get the chance By Kelsey Richardson of the art class, noticed how The next memory she has of
to receive free Reds gear. Maintaining krichardson@myandrewsjournal.com persistent Lochlainn was during the incident is when she woke
an electric theme, all of the floats are re- his third attempt. “Finally, he up in the ambulance. Ackerman
quired to incorporate lights in some fash- Heroes come in all shapes and grabbed Peggy’s (Yon) hand was taken to Mission Hospital
ion. A panel of judges will vote on a Best sizes. Pat Ackerman’s hero hap- and pulled her outside and said, in Asheville and tested for any
in Show. First- and second-place awards pens to be 2-year-old Lochlainn ‘Come see what Pat is doing,’ ” indicators of a stroke.
will be given to floats in the categories of Ledford of Andrews. Anderson said. “Peggy screamed, After conducting a CAT scan
a nonprofit, church or business. Every Tuesday evening, and we all went running.” and MRI scan, Ackerman said
Farris said this year’s business to watch Lochlainn’s mother, Alaina Anderson called 911 immedi- her doctors found out she had a
See PARADE, page 2 Ledford, takes him to his grand- ately. She stayed on the line until serious inner-ear viral infection
mother’s art class to greet all of an ambulance arrived, and was and pneumonia in her right
the women in attendance with instructed to check Ackerman’s lung. She was released from the
Lochlainn Ledford
the smile. The college course is pulse and breath. After a couple hospital Saturday and is heading
held at Andrews High School. Ackerman needed help carrying attempts, a slow pulse was found. toward a full recovery.
Kandy Barnard, Lochlainn’s supplies, Barnard looked out into Ackerman said all she can Ackerman said she was blessed
grandmother and teacher of the hallway. Not seeing Acker- remember is parking in the high that Lochlainn noticed her in the
the class, said one of his favorite man, she told Lochlainn she school’s lot, then experiencing parking lot. If he hadn’t gotten
activities in the week involves wasn’t here yet. swirls of blackness. their attention, she could have
visiting ladies in class. One of his Lochlainn then turned to “I thought, ‘I’ve got to get out remained in the parking lot for
most cherished people in partic- Gladys Hughes and told her of here and get some help,’” three hours in 20-degree cold.
ular is Ackerman. Pat had arrived. Hughes did the Ackerman said. “I got out and “He’s my pint-sized hero,”
Ben Katz/news@myandrewsjournal./com Around 6 p.m. Nov. 27, same as Barnard, looking into the kind of fell between Kandy’s car Ackerman said. “I absolutely love
The Possum Drop was represented in Barnard said Lochlainn walked hallway only to not find Acker- and my car. I got up again, start- that child. That is the sweetest,
the Murphy Gets Lit Christmas Parade into the classroom and told her man anywhere in sight. ed to the door and that’s when I most precious child I have ever
on Sunday night. to, “Come see Pat.” Figuring Lynnie Anderson, a member blacked out.” been around in my life.”
Andrews students compete in robotics tourney
By Samantha Sinclair Later, as teams waited for the re-
scoutingaround@cherokeescout.com sults of the competition, Andrews
Middle students led an impromptu
Robotics teams from four game of “Duck, Duck, Goose,”
Cherokee County schools traveled eagerly going to each team in the
to Blairsville, Ga., for the FIRST gym and inviting them to join.
Lego League regional qualifying For the last two years, Cherokee
tournament Saturday. County schools have participated
Andrews Middle School had in the North Carolina tourna-
67 kids initially sign up for the ments, with the first round in
school’s robotics team at the begin- Cherokee and state championship
ning of the year, but nine students in Greensboro. This year, the dis-
were able to make the team for trict decided to send the county’s
Andrews Journal
the tournament. Ernestina Gon- teams to the Chattanooga/North
zalez, Calab Raymond, Charles Georgia tournaments.
Dickerson, Caleb Stillwell, Greta “It’s a little different, but I like
Whisonant, Daisy Sargent, Rileigh it,” said Caleb Stillwell, a student
Lequire, Electa Tallant and Alexis on Andrews Middle’s team who
Beasley made up the team, while competed last year, too.
Amber Ledford and John Worden Alecia Frizzell, who organized
were the coaches. Samantha Sinclair/scoutingaround@cherokeescout.com the Blairsville tournament, thought
Both Andrews and Hiwassee Andrews Middle School students Electa Tallant and Caleb Stillwell (from left) high-five after their best and it was amazing to see more North
Dam students showed some of the final robot run. Carolina teams in the Chattanoo-
core values of the tournament – ga/North Georgia tournament.
gracious professionalism and coop- Dam brought their practice game weren’t enough practice boards they shared their board with other “It’s nice because it cuts down on
merger
eration – in their actions. Hiwassee board, and when they learned there provided in the pit for every team, teams. See ROBOTICS, page 2
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Our mission: To make Cherokee County, N.C., 2021
an even better place to live and work.
P.O. Box 190 Advertising rate schedule
89 Sycamore St. $14.95 per column inch without contract
Murphy, NC 28906 Cherokee County Marketplace
Phone: 828-837-5122 cherokeescout.com
Fax: 828-837-5832 Email: advertising@cherokeescout.com
Circulation
Zip codes
Murphy 29806..............................................................................................................................................4,568
Andrews 28901...............................................................................................................................................770
Marble 28905 .................................................................................................................................................354
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Hayesville 28904............................................................................................................................................168
Blairsville 30512..............................................................................................................................................128
Brasstown 28902............................................................................................................................................111
Topton 28781....................................................................................................................................................57
Warne 28909....................................................................................................................................................35
Turtletown 37391..............................................................................................................................................24
Culberson 28903...............................................................................................................................................34
Ducktown 37326...............................................................................................................................................27
Affiliate newspapers Primary market total – 6,296
year-round circulation All other zip codes – 729
Clay County Progress / 28904 3,378
Total paid circulation – 7,025
The Graham Star / 28771 2,372
The News Observer / 30513 5,785 Primary market households – 11,095
Times-Courier / 30540 3,957 Primary market penetration – 53%
To Knoxville
To Franklin
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To Gainesville
Our mission: To make Cherokee County, N.C., 2021
an even better place to live and work.
P.O. Box 190 Advertising rate schedule
89 Sycamore St. Open rate – $14.95 per column inch
Murphy, NC 28906 Cherokee County Marketplace
Phone: 828-837-5122 cherokeescout.com
Fax: 828-837-5832 Email: advertising@cherokeescout.com
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to revise advertising rates. Agreement holders will be notified in writing 30 days prior to rate adjustments. The advertiser may terminate the agreement on
the effective date of the new rates upon written notification to the publisher. All advertisements are subject to approval. Advertisements that simulate editorial
content must be identified as advertisements. Liability for errors in ads shall not exceed the cost of the space occupied by the error. Errors should be brought to
our attention within seven days of publication.
Deadlines
All advertisements are due by 3 p.m. Monday. Preprinted inserts are due 7 days prior to publication.
Our mission: To make Cherokee County, N.C., 2021
an even better place to live and work.
P.O. Box 190 Advertising rate schedule
89 Sycamore St. $14.95 per column inch without contract
Murphy, NC 28906 Cherokee County Marketplace
Phone: 828-837-5122 cherokeescout.com
Fax: 828-837-5832 Email: advertising@cherokeescout.com
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All rates are net to newspaper. Classified ads – $7.45*
Church/non-profit rate.....................$7.95 per column inch 10 words, 20¢ for each additional word.
Legal or political advertising............ Open or contract rate The same ad also receives a multi-newspaper discount.
Borders and headlines available for a small extra charge.
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an even better place to live and work.
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