Amanda Elaine Smoker – Obituary

 Amanda Elaine Smoker, born December 13, 1916, passed away on February 18, 2010, at the age of 93. She was the beloved mother of Betty Jackson of Robbinsville, NC, and Mollie Lossiah and Joyce Gregory, both of Cherokee, NC, and grandmother to 14 grandchildren, 13...

Rebecca ‘Becky’ Ledford – Obituary

Rebecca “Becky” Hunter Ledford, 62, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late James William Hunter and Mildred Davis Hunter Blue. Ms. Ledford was of the baptist faith and loved doing bead work. Becky was deeply loved and...

Murphy tops Lady Braves in Semis

 By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF After crushing Andrews the night before, the Cherokee Lady Braves couldn’t find their shooting range on Thursday, Feb. 18 as they lost by 10 to the Murphy Lady Bulldogs in the semifinals of the girls Smoky Mountain Conference...