Shorty (John) Kirkland – obituary

Shorty (John) Kirkland Shorty (John) Kirkland, 47, of the  Wilmont Community, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, August 16, 2010 in a Jackson County Hospital. A Native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Charles and Dolly Dover Kirkland. He had been...

No Recognition for Central Band of Cherokees

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF  The group known as the Central Band of Cherokee, located in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., will not be receiving federal recognition if a “Proposed Finding Against Acknowledgment”, filed Monday, Aug. 16 by Assistant Secretary – Indian...

Groups aid Housing Summer Repair Program

  Housing & Community Development’s Summer Repair Program completed 78 projects in partnership with three church groups that volunteer their services, free of charge. The church groups assisted in improving housing conditions by doing minor construction jobs, roof...

Murder occurs in Cherokee over Weekend

ONE FEATHER STAFF REPORT A murder occurred in Cherokee on Saturday, Aug. 14, but many of the details are being withheld at the moment.  According to a Criminal Complaint filed in U.S. District Court on Monday, Aug. 16, Bridgeo M. Phillips Sr., 28, allegedly did...

Jill Catherine Lozano – obituary

Jill Catherine Lozano Jill Catherine Lozano, age 47, of Cherokee, died Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva. Mrs. Lozano was born January 23, 1963 in Appelton, WI. She is the daughter of the late Clayton and Shirley (Leclaire) Mikkelson. She...