Stories from Monday, December 5, 2016

Just like the TV reality show “Swamp People,” Cherokee’s Rich Hinkhouse recently bagged himself an alligator with a 4-pronged grapple hook from a small boat in the Louisiana swamps, all thanks to his wife, Peg, who arranged for the surprise hunting trip of a lifetime for her avid hunting husband...

Dave Scott is retiring at the end of this month After serving as Cherokee County Sheriff since 2000, After being appointed by the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors in May 2000 to replace retiring Sheriff Al Bofenkamp. Scott subsequently won election as sheriff in November of 2000 and was re-elected in 2004, 2008 and 2012. Scott did not seek reelection in 2016...