Posted by: Julie Chautin on: May 24, 2010
The black lab’s name is Murphy and his elderly owner desperately wants him back. She had to leave him behind when rescuers pulled her from her home in New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina did not only harm people. Some of its victims were cats and dogs. They can’t tell their stories, but a filmmaker can. This Thursday [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: May 20, 2010
Eleven sixth, seventh and eighth graders sat patiently waiting for the 2010 Cherokee County Schools Spelling Bee to begin. No one realized at that moment they would break records. However, when the final word was called, the students had spelled over 325 words, the most in the four years of the bee’s existence. The bee [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: May 20, 2010
The Cherokee Scout’s Newspaper in Education program and Friends of Murphy Library are cosponsoring the Cherokee County Schools Spelling Bee for the fourth year in a row. Students from sixth, seventh, and eighth grades compete for prizes by spelling words from the National Spelling Bee word list. Martins Creek Middle School is hosting the final [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: May 17, 2010
Some of the fun watching “Playing by Heart” is seeing how Jon Stewart and Angelina Jolie acted twelve years ago. As well as Ryan Phillippe, Jay Mohr, Sean Connery, and the rest of the well-known ensemble.
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: May 9, 2010
A father goes off to war and a mother is left to care for their four daughters, though money is scarce. But Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy console each other playacting in their attic room they call the garret.
