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🌱 See how Cherokee’s girls soccer dominated in Monday night’s regional action
Cherokee, North Carolina Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning to you Cherokee! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See how Cherokee’s girls soccer dominated in Monday night’s regional action
Also on today's calendar: Earth with Wind & Fire and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: Knock-knock! Who’s there? Irish. Irish who? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.
- Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 71, low: 62.
- Thursday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 73 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• High School Round Up: May 4, 2026 (wlos.com) — Cherokee High School’s girls soccer team notched a big 7–0 win over Blue Ridge Early College, highlighted in this roundup of Monday night scores. The piece quickly lists final results from across Western North Carolina, including Smoky Mountain, Swain County, Murphy, and other familiar rivals your local teams face throughout the season. 
📸 Around Cherokee
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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2026 Visitor Celebration Day →
Cherokee Welcome Center, 498 Tsali Blvd, Cherokee
10:00 am
Saturday May 16
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Other local events
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Earth with Wind & Fire →
The Cherokee Convention Center, 123 Harrahs Service Dr, Cherokee
7:30 pm -
Earth, Wind & Fire →
The Cherokee Convention Center, 123 Harrahs Service Dr, Cherokee
7:30 pm -
Jeff Dunham →
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort - A Caesars Rewards Destination, 777 Casino Dr, Cherokee
8:00 pm
Saturday May 16
Friday May 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Baseball vs. UNCA
Hennon Stadium
5:00 pm -
Elements on the Dragon 2026 →
Smoky Mountain Meadows Campground, 755 E Alarka Rd, Bryson City
9:00 am -
Commencement
Catamount School Sylva, NC 28779
6:00 pm -
Spring Craft & More Fling →
Great Smoky Mountains Event Park, 1130 Hyatt Creek Rd, Bryson City
10:00 am -
Mini-mester Starts
Catamount School Sylva, NC 28779
8:00 am -
Overmountain Trout Unlimited Spring Camp Out →
Deep Creek Tube Center & Campground, 1040 W Deep Creek Rd, Bryson City
12:00 pm -
Sherapy Sugar Therapy @ Strawberry Jam →
Darnell Farms, 2300 Governors Island Rd, Bryson City
10:00 am -
Bryson City Brewery — Rock Holler Band →
Bryson City Brewing, 234 Deep Creek Rd, Bryson City
7:00 pm
Tuesday May 5
Friday May 8
Saturday May 9
Monday May 11
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Cake Decorator in Sylva. Apply here.
- Western Carolina University posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty - Construction Management in Cullowhee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cherokee here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bryson City
- Frost Advisory in Effect Until 9 AM Sunday for Western North Carolina Mountains Including Asheville, Waynesville and Surrounding Counties (chicagomusicguide.com)
Cullowhee
- Highest number of North Atlantic Right Whale births recorded in 15 years (bpr.org)
- 6 new Restaurants Opening Across North Carolina [May 3, 2026] (businessdebut.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Irish you a happy St. Patrick’s Day! (Thank you Eileen C. for sending it in!)
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