Cherokee County NC Veterans Service Office

08/22/2026

08/12/2026

Consider this your sign to use the VA benefits you earned. 🪂

Visit choose.va.gov 🇺🇸

08/09/2026

The hardest part of doing this job is having to say goodbye to some really awesome heroes! Rest easy Jerry. 🇺🇸

08/07/2026

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07/10/2026

07/04/2026

06/26/2026

Cherokee County America 250 Festival in downtown Murphy, NC will be Saturday, July 4th. Several locations are available for parking during the festival hours. Parking is listed with closest options first:

Public Parking Lot on Bill Hughes Avenue
United Community Bank
Nantahala Bank
1st Citizens Bank
County Parking Lot (corner of S Church and W Central)
Street Parking outside the road closure area
L&N Depot (do not block Depot St)
Hiwassee Street Boat Ramp
409 Building
Konehete Park
River Walk Trailheads
Murphy's 1st Baptist Church

Thank you to these businesses and churches for allowing your parking for this special event! Thank you to Visit Cherokee County visitcherokeecounty_nc for all the planning!

For full event details: https://www.townofmurphync.com/community/page/cherokee-countys-america-250-heritage-festival

For America 250 full weekend details: https://www.townofmurphync.com/home-page/page/independence-day-activities

06/20/2026

TSA works with the Department of Veterans Affairs on the Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act which provides free TSA PreCheck® enrollment to veterans with qualifying service-connected disabilities.
Check out their website for more information.

https://www.tsa.gov/precheck/military/vets-safe