by Anthony Brown | Nov 21, 2012 | SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yi
Cherokee basketball is off to a great start as both the boys and girls varsity teams routed Nantahala in the season opener on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Led by Dustin Johnson with 17 points, the Braves (1-0) won 97-8. The score was 42-3 after the first quarter and 64-4 at...
by Anthony Brown | Nov 21, 2012 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Park Resource Managers recently confirmed the Smokies first backcountry emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation. According to Great Smoky Mountains National Park Biologist, Glenn Taylor, “The emerald ash borer is a 1/2 inch-long metallic green beetle that lays eggs on the...
by Anthony Brown | Nov 21, 2012 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
The New Kituwah Parent Association sold raffle tickets on a 16GB IPod Touch that was donated by the Cherokee Indian Police Dept. All proceeds from the ticket sales will go toward Christmas gifts for the students. The drawing was held on Friday, Nov. 16. The...
by Anthony Brown | Nov 21, 2012 | OBITUARIES
Wilma Beck Lambert, 89, of Cherokee passed away Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 in Tsali Care Center. A native of Swain County, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Sarah Sneed Beck. She and her husband Fred were house parents for Cherokee Boys Club Children’s Home. She...
by Anthony Brown | Nov 21, 2012 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Fire management personnel at Great Smoky Mountains National Park reported on Tuesday, Nov. 20 that the Raven Fork Fire is now 100 percent contained. Firefighters from the Park and the Bureau of Indian Affairs worked jointly to manage the wildfire which was first...