Cherokee County TDA unanimously approves Visitor Center phone and recurring ad buy

The Cherokee County Tourism Development Authority met Aug. 11, 2025, at the Murphy Visitor Center and unanimously approved a pair of routine expenditures intended to support the county’s visitor services and marketing.Lede: At a 4:12 p.m. meeting called to order by Sandra Daley, chair, the authority approved purchase of a new phone for the Murphy Visitor Center and authorized a recurring advertising buy in the North Georgia Vacation Guide.Nut graf: Both measures passed without debate and were approved unanimously; the phone purchase is intended to maintain visitor‑center communications while the ad buy is meant to sustain multi‑season marketing presence for the county.Body: The meeting opened with attendance called and a moment of silence followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Hank Parker Jr. moved to approve the July 14 meeting agenda; Cal Stiles seconded and the motion carried unanimously. Parker then moved to approve the July 14 minutes; Joan Posey Nuemann seconded and the minutes were approved unanimously.Cal Stiles moved to approve the presented plan to purchase a new phone for the Murphy Visitor Center, authorizing up to $400 for the device and up to $45 per month for service “unless the county had a discounted plan to our advantage,” according to the minutes. Sandra Daley seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.Steve Dickey moved to approve a multi‑season half‑page advertisement in the North Georgia Vacation Guide at $305 per issue; Joan Posey Nuemann seconded and the motion was approved unanimously.The meeting closed after a motion to adjourn by Joan Posey Nuemann, seconded by Hank Parker Jr., which passed unanimously. The minutes include a signature block reading “Clerk to the Board Casey Verr” dated Sept. 8, 2025, and an approval line referencing Joan Posey; the signature lines contain a formatting inconsistency compared with the membership list.Ending: The actions taken were procedural approvals and limited purchases; no further votes or follow-up tasks were recorded in the minutes.