Cherokee Scout

The Cherokee Scout
The Cherokee Scout newspaper's main office
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerCommunity Newspapers, Inc.
PublisherDavid Brown
EditorRandy Foster
Founded1889
HeadquartersMurphy, NC, 28906
United States
Circulation5,748 (as of September 2023)
OCLC number10012322
Websitecherokeescout.com

The Cherokee Scout is a weekly newspaper in Murphy, North Carolina, and Cherokee County. It is one of the largest newspapers in far-west North Carolina.

The newspaper goes to press and is published online on Tuesdays. Its print edition is mailed on Wednesdays. The Scout had a paid circulation of 5,748 in 2023. The paper is published by Community Newspapers, Inc. (CNI), Athens, Georgia.

The Scout publishes a number of special sections throughout the year. It has published "Readers Choice Awards" since 2005. The newspaper also prints an annual football guide named "Pigskin Preview," an annual basketball guide, "Mountain Hoops," and other guidebooks on schools, health, and veterans.