FCC establishes Native Office

WASHINGTON – In order to develop and advance an agenda aimed at bringing the benefits of a modern communications infrastructure to all Native communities, the Federal Communications Commission has established an Office of Native Affairs and Policy.  The office...

Three Country Stars, One Great Cause

Three of country music’s fastest rising stars-Jason Michael Carroll, Josh Thompson and Lee Brice-are performing at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort Event Center on Thursday, Aug. 26, to raise funds for the Development Foundation of the North Carolina Center...

Marion Dillard Cucumber – Obituary

Marion Dillard Cucumber, 55 of Cherokee passed away Friday August 13, 2010, after a courageous battle with cancer. He is the son of Everette “Ed” Cucumber and the late Letha Saunooke Cucumber.  A 1973 graduate of Sylva Webster High School, he was an honor student as...

New Letterpress arrives at OICA

The keystone of the printmaking program, a Challenge Proof Press, arrived at the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 12.   Although there was no fanfare or ticker tape, this is a monumental event, said Jeff Marley, newly-hired OICA...