[6][7] A 1910 map shows the Scout's office on Peachtree Street near the Cherokee County Courthouse.

In January 1946, the Scout offices and printing plant relocated to a newly constructed flag stone building on Hickory Street.

[8] An offset printing plant was installed in March 1961 on Hickory Street to replace the letter press.

[9] Four years later in March 1968 the paper installed a new Goss offset press to print the Scout and five other western North Carolina newspapers: The Andrews Journal, Clay County Progress, The Franklin Press, Highlands Highlander, Smoky Mountain Times, and Graham Star.

The church, which is believed to be the oldest existing structure in the county, had its cupola removed to protect it from further disrepair.

[18] The newspaper has won numerous awards from the North Carolina Press Association including news photography in 2016 as well as sports and religion reporting in 2016.