by Anthony Brown | May 21, 2012 | OBITUARIES
Jerry Wayne Boone, age 63, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at home in Sylva. Mr. Boone was born June 6, 1948 in Avery County. He is the son of the late Jeter and Myrtle Johnson Boone. He was preceded in death by a daughter Kara Lianne Boone. He was a veteran of...
by Anthony Brown | May 21, 2012 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Twenty-six people representing the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians left Cherokee on Friday, May 18 on their way to Tahlequah, Okla. They were welcomed in Oklahoma with festivities including a pig fry and stomp dance hosted by the Cherokee Nation and the United...
by Anthony Brown | May 21, 2012 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Indian Country upset with House version of bill By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The House of Representatives passed its version of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization bill on Wednesday, May 16 – a version far different than the...
by Anthony Brown | May 21, 2012 | A&E, Happenings, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Principal ChiefMichell Hicksstarted the Chief’s Challenge two years ago to encourage physical fitness on the Qualla Boundary. The Chief’s Challenge is a Run/Walk that takes place just prior to the Cherokee Indian Fair Parade in October. A logo contest is being...
by Anthony Brown | May 21, 2012 | COMMUNITY sgadugi, Front Page
Cherokee High School Forestry students have been actively participating with a citizen science project which encourages students and visitors in national parks to collect dragonfly larvae for mercury analyses. The study connects people to parks and provides...
