Cherokee elementary teachers will be available tonight, Aug. 8, to meet students and parents from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Principal Ruth Richmond told the Cherokee Board of Education Monday night that 221 students, not counting the 3-year-old program, are enrolled in elementary classes. Fifteen students have moved but the school has 19 new students.

High School Principal Jeremy Hickman said around 130 completed enrollments have been turned in with ten new students. The Miss Cherokee Pageant was set for Tuesday, Aug. 7. The first day of school will be Thursday. The FFA will be hosting a Back to School S...