JV Braves end season in 4th place

 By Scott McKie B.P. One Feather staff                   The JV Braves ended their season on Thursday, Oct. 15 much the way it began – in the rain.  On a rainy, cold night, Cherokee took on the Murphy JV Bulldogs in the game for third place in the Smoky Mountain...

MIDGET BRAVES WIN TITLE!

                One Feather staff report                  Braving the cold, the Cherokee Midgets won the Smokey Mountain Youth Football Conference title by beating the Robbinsville Black Knights 40-0 on Saturday, Oct. 17.  The Midget Braves squeaked out an 18-14 win...

Swain tops Cherokee on Chilly Night

 By Scott McKie B.P. One Feather staff  BRYSON CITY – Cherokee’s William Carmichael electrified the crowd with a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the second quarter of Friday’s rivalry game between Swain and Cherokee.  But, that would be it for the...

Final Enrollment Audit Report submitted

By Scott McKie B.P. One Feather staff                  After pouring through more than 18,000 file folders and over 115,000 documents, the staff of the Falmouth Institute is finished with the audit of the enrollment files of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.  A...

Candlelight Vigil held for DV Month

    By Scott McKie B.P. One Feather staff       “I’m thankful to God that I got out of it,” said a domestic violence survivor as she spoke of her multi-decade struggle at the hands of her ex-husband.  She was speaking at a candlelight vigil held at the Birdtown Gym on...