CHS Principal addresses bullying

By WOODREEN CALDWELL, EdS CHS PRINCIPAL Cherokee High School is off to a great start with the New Year. Cherokee Central Schools hosted an all staff in-service on Jan. 2. The keynote speaker was Chris Campbell from Campbell Shatley Law Firm that hails from Asheville....

CCS Superintendent addresses bullying

By WALTER SWAN CCS SUPERINTENDENT I would like to wish everyone a safe and successful New Year for 2013. It seems the start of a new year brings hope and excitement to begin new classes or see teachers recharged to get ready for the best half of the school year. I...

Harvey Boyd Chekelelee – obituary (updated)

Harvey Boyd Chekelelee, 48, of Sylva went home to be with the Lord Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 in a Swain County hospital surrounded by all his loved ones. A native of Graham County, he was the son of the late Boyd and Edna Wachacha Chekelelee. He was a member of Zion Hill...

Cherokee Boys Club Report – week of Jan. 10

CLUB SCHEDULE Wednesday, Jan. 9 – Managers’ Meeting – 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9 – Board Resolution Deadline – 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 – Health Screen – Club Lobby – 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 – Board of Directors Meeting – 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan....

Ronald Cooper to discuss Trail of Tears book

Jan. 12 at 6pm at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva.  Cooper, a member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, will discuss his book It’s My Trail Too.  In January 2011, Cooper began walking the northern route of the Cherokee Trail of Tears for personal reflection and...