Free tax preparation in Cherokee

The VITA program for free tax preparation is once again available in Cherokee.  If you make $57,000 or less, you are eligible to have your taxes done at no cost.  Married filing jointly also has a $57,000 cap.  This year, the program is returning to “live return”...

Smoker pleads guilty to embezzlement

Amanda Smoker, an EBCI tribal member, has pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from a tribal organization according to the U.S. District Attorney’s Office.  She faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. She was originally indicted on...

Wendell Wayne Howard – obituary

Wendell Wayne Howard, 68, of the Birdtown Community went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 12, 2013. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Tinker and Ethel Mae Howard. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Dewayne, Sam, Lloyd, and Donald...