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Dwight Otwell, former editor of the Cherokee Sentinel, started working as a staff writer for the Cherokee Scout in December 2007. He will cover, primarily, public safety and county government.

Laura Woodring started writing at the Cherokee Scout in January 2008. She will cover education and city government, primarily.

Christie Rayburn has returned to the Cherokee Scout and will design display advertisements.

They can be reached at the Cherokee Scout via their contact us page or you can call 828-837-5122 or fax 828-837-5832.

According to an article in the June 13, 2007, edition of The Cherokee Scout, the newspaper set a new record by winning eight awards in the 2007 NC Press Association Advertising Contest.

The Cherokee Scout has been Cherokee County’s local newspaper since 1889.

The eight awards, including four first-place awards in several categories, were twice as many as the Scout has won before in Division B. Only one newspaper in the division won more awards than the Cherokee Scout.

(As quoted in the newspaper,) “This is a tremendous accomplishment for our team of creative graphic artists and advertising sales associates,” said David Brown, publisher of the Cherokee Scout. “I’ve always known they were more than capable of first-class work, and it’s nice to see that also appreciated by their peers in the newspaper industry. I’m very proud of all of them.”

Congratulations to all the sales associates and graphic artists who won awards.

Fame Conley, a sales associate at the Cherokee Scout for over two years, was named an advertising All-Star during Community Newspaper Inc.’s annual advertising meeting on March 9, 2007.

She also helped the Cherokee Scout earn first place for Increase in Display Ads.

Of the 30 newspapers in CNI, only eight sales associates received All-Star recognition for 2006, and two of them were from the Murphy Region.

On May 1, 2007, Thomas Roskelly joined the Cherokee Scout as a sales associate.

He has an extensive background in newspaper advertising. Roskelly was the classified advertising manager of the St. Petersburg (Florida) Times and Evening Independent, retail advertising manager of the Lakeland (Florida) Ledger, and corporate advertising director for the new York Times Affiliated Group in Florida.

He also served as advertising and marketing director for several businesses.

Roskelly will work with Sales Manager Donna Cook and Sales Associate Fame Conley on the Cherokee Scout’s sales team.

You can contact Thomas Roskelly at his office at 828-837-5122, on his cell phone at 828-361-2210, or via email at advertising@cherokeescout.com .