Aroundabout Local Media (ALM) was given the 2019 Excellence in Customer Service award on Jan. 24 by the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce for "consistently demonstrating exceptional service that differentiates them from their competitors." ALM also earned the chamber’s Small Business of the Year award in 2016.ALM was awarded Small Business of Year in 2016 and Excellence in … [Read more...]

We have exciting news about Readers’ Choice 2019! We’ve added a dedicated nomination period, Feb. 1-28, followed by voting from April 1 to May 10.Nominating a business is as simple as 1-2-3!Starting Feb. 1, visit our website. Click on the Readers' Choice logo on the home page.  Find the proper category and nominate your favorite by typing in the business … [Read more...]

Maintaining a healthy weight, eating healthy, and physical activity often are associated with a healthy lifestyle, but these are also the recommendations to help ward off Type 2 diabetes — the most common.More than 29 million U.S. adults have diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those affected, 25 percent, or one in four, doesn’t … [Read more...]

This is the season when we run around searching for the perfect gift, arranging holiday parties and busting our budgets doing both. We stress ourselves during a time that should be about peace and celebration.I have been guilty of spending too much money on gifts, only to find out that they were not really appreciated. I have realized the gifts that really matter do not … [Read more...]

Your kids have been begging you for a dog. After going back and forth about what to do, you decide to surprise your family, and you head down to the local shelter. You see a cute mutt and decide he is the one. When you first meet the pooch, he seems playful and well adjusted. The new rescue is a hit with the family. Everyone immediately falls in love. However, after … [Read more...]