Cherokee Scout

The Cherokee Scout
The Cherokee Scout newspaper's main office
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Community Newspapers, Inc.
PublisherDavid Brown[1]
EditorRandy Foster
Founded1889
HeadquartersMurphy, NC, 28906
United States
Circulation5,748 (as of September 2023)[2]
OCLC number10012322
Websitecherokeescout.com
Black and white image of the entire front page of the newspaper.
Front page of the Cherokee Scout (Murphy, NC) from October 21, 1890.

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 print edition is published on Wednesdays and had a paid circulation of 5,748 in 2023.[2] The paper is published by Community Newspapers, Inc. (CNI), Athens, Georgia.[3]

The Scout publishes a number of special sections throughout the year. It has published "Readers Choice Awards" since 2005. The newspaper also prints an annual football guide named "Pigskin Preview," an annual basketball guide, "Mountain Hoops," and other guidebooks on schools, health, and veterans.[4]

  1. ^ "North Carolina Newspaper Directory". Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  2. ^ a b Brown, David (2023-10-04). "Statement of ownership, management, and circulation". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, N.C.: Community Newspapers, Inc. p. 5A.
  3. ^ "Community Newspapers, Inc". Cninewspapers.com. Community Newspapers, Inc. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  4. ^ "Older Archives". Special. Cherokee Scout.