Cherokee Scout
The Cherokee Scout is a weekly newspaper in Murphy, North Carolina, and Cherokee County. It is one of the largest newspapers in far-west North Carolina. The newspaper won numerous awards from the including news photography in 2016 as well as sports and religion reporting in 2016. The paper won second place in the "Best Niche Publication" category that year as well. In 2019, photographer Ben Katz won Hugh Morton Photographer of the Year in the Community Newspaper Division.
The print edition is published on Wednesdays and had a paid circulation of 8,000 in 2018. It is published by Community Newspapers, Inc., Athens, Georgia. It merged with The Andrews Journal on January 1, 2019.External Links
