Jan 15 26 - Murphy Morning Show: Land Resolution, Andrews Updates, Cold Snap Ahead

Start your Thursday with Sara on the Murphy Morning Show, coming to you from Murphy, North Carolina, with the latest local headlines, community updates, and a three day weather lookahead.Cherokee County leaders are highlighting a new resolution pushing back on what they call misuse of the federal Antiquities Act, raising questions about land designations, property rights, access, and the local economy. Over in Andrews, officials continue building on a strong year of improvements, from Valley River cleanup efforts to grant funded upgrades at Ferebee Park, including a new fishing pier designed to boost recreation and community connection.We also revisit recent wildfire concerns, including burn bans and emergency preparedness reminders as dry conditions raise risk across the region. On the arts side, Mountain Wordsmiths kicks off its Two Thousand Twenty Six season with poetry and prose, while the Murphy Art Center rolls out kid friendly classes like “Murphy the Yeti” and “Mountain Wooden Coasters,” plus an adult workshop for handmade holiday and birthday cards. Plus, a special storytelling weekend with Donald Davis at the John C. Campbell Folk School during its one hundredth anniversary year.Weather turns sharp: showers today shifting toward snow overnight with plunging temperatures, followed by a colder, sunnier Friday and a chilly Saturday with lingering snow chances.