Opossum Drop News Today

In this week’s archives of the Cherokee Scout and Andrews Journal:

Sunday night, about a billion of our friends and neighbors gathered around the world to watch the crystal ball drop from high atop Times Square in New York City. About

This story begins with a device that signaled the time to sailors at sea and ends with revelers kissing a fish, among other oddities.

The City of Perry rings in the new year with a plastic buzzard made with real feathers to keep them away.

    Andrews – After a quarter-century, the North Carolina Possum Drop will be officially retired.

There won't be a Peach Drop in Atlanta when the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31, according to the mayor's office.

Surfing Santas, possum drops, and more singular events

The Cherokee Scout is the largest publication in far-western North Carolina, serving residents and visitors since 1889. Building on that long history of providing accurate and fair local news and information in print, the Scout also operates the most dynamic website in Cherokee County.  

The Cherokee Scout is the largest publication in far-western North Carolina, serving residents and visitors since 1889. Building on that long history of providing accurate and fair local news and information in print, the Scout also operates the most dynamic website in Cherokee County.  

On the Friday Dec. 30 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia judge accused of misconduct faces state judicial discipline panel, UGA researchers are helping farmers, good news about sea turtle populations